In 1968, when the U.S. Democratic Party held the 35th Democratic National Congress in Chicago, anti-Vietnam War organizations applied for a peaceful protest rally. After their application was rejected, anti-war activists still held a protest on the day of the meeting. During the protest, they clashed with the police on a large scale, and 8 people were arrested. Among them, Bobby Sill, the founder of the black organization "Black Panther Party", was sentenced first; the rest were tried by Abby Hoffman, Tom Haydenother seven people are called "Chicago Seven Gentlemen." They dressed casually in the courtroom, and it was even suspected that some of the seven gentlemen deliberately disrupted the seriousness of the court to interfere with Judge Julius Hoffman. In 1970, the verdict came out and five of the Seven Gentlemen were found guilty. They appealed immediately, and the verdict was reversed in 1972, and all the seven gentlemen were released from prison and punishment.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 movie plot
2021-11-27 08:01
Extended Reading
-
Alessandro 2022-03-23 09:01:48
Sorkin's textbook-level performance, although the amount of information at the beginning is too full, and the scheduling skills are slightly monotonous, but the narrative method of the pro-democracy movement brought out by the flashback of the public trial is Sorkin's forte. How the angry pro-democracy movement turned violent, and how the public power used power to suppress dissent to force the other side to use violence, was also explained in a popular and easy-to-understand format in 2 hours. In an age of turbulent global conditions, the film comes too timely, using a '60s story to prove that history moves in cycles.
-
Darren 2022-03-23 09:01:48
【YVR-Park】Samsung and a half. Maybe because I am a political student, I have extra expectations for this film. The struggle for rights and identity in the film is also reminiscent of the current situation. It is true that history is a cycle, but I also hope that it is a spiral rather than a repetition of a single plane. And Sorkin may still be more suitable as a screenwriter, the film is a bit long and dull. But then again, how can there be so many verbal tensions in reality? Sometimes the outline in a sentence is more powerful.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 quotes
-
Detective Deluca: [to Tom] Don't fuckin' move.
Detective Bell: [also to Tom] On your feet.
Tom Hayden: Those are two contradictory instructions.
-
Agent Daphne O'Connor: Jerry, do you know why the French only eat one egg for breakfast?
Jerry Rubin: No.
Agent Daphne O'Connor: Because in France, one egg... is un oeuf.