Miscellaneous Notes

Rylan 2022-04-19 09:02:31

The ending is a bit abrupt, it may be that the endless court hearing will tire the audience, so make an omission. Maybe blank. What followed was immature rant.

When Robert persuaded the lawyer of the firm, he said, you have not seen it with your own eyes, you have not felt it, and you cannot experience the real persecution brought about by this chemical factory. He witnessed the cattle mounds with his own eyes, like small hills, and the farmers who killed the sick cows with their own hands, which strengthened his determination to stand on the side of the weak. What he has done as a lawyer has been chosen beyond the scope of his responsibilities, more like with a sense of mission to save the common people, and an aura of self-sacrifice. It is his pattern and consciousness that make him extremely powerful. Against chemical factories, he has a kind of awe-inspiring righteousness that knows that there are tigers in the mountains, and prefers to walk in the mountains. He didn't complain when faced with a room full of materials, and he didn't shrink from the unfamiliar field of chemistry. As he dug deeper and deeper, he carried more and more burdens. He moved forward with heavy loads, and he didn't give up when there was a problem with his body functions. . This spirit moved me, and the image became more and more tall.

An indispensable role in this is her wife, and she understands that behind every successful man there is a woman. The whole film does not create too many conflicts in the family, but creates an image of a wife who never leaves. Every time Robert came home when he was out and overwhelmed by the case, there would be a warm hug waiting for him, and that eye contact when he got home after the chemical report was really worth a thousand words. When you are exhausted, you can save yourself the effort of verbal explanation. Having such a wife is really a consolation. This is not the focus of the film, but it makes the image of a lawyer more three-dimensional.

Blacker than black water is the human heart. There is such a person who will not reveal his faults unless he is forced to die in a corner, but has the heart to force others to death. His silence is for the maintenance of the factory, and more for the money in his pocket.

The truth is in the hands of the winner, which reminds me of a Japanese drama "The Winner is Justice". Only the winner has the right to speak. Before the truth that C8 is a harmful substance is made public, the factory can beautify it as much as possible. There is a scene where the advertisement is endorsed, and all the ignorant are kept in the dark and willing to pay the bill. After thinking about it, I looked around, and it was not you and me who were deceived.

This kind of film must finally reveal the truth of the lawyer's victory to the world. There are very few such great lawyers in real life. In other words, in various societies, people who can achieve this level can be described as noble in morality. So there are few lawyers like this, and how many black waters are there like this undercurrent? I think there are many, and there are many shadows that I have not seen in the sun-drenched world.

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Dark Waters quotes

  • Robert Bilott: The system is rigged. They want us to believe that it'll protect us, but that's a lie. We protect us. We do. Nobody else. Not the companies, not the scientists, not the government. Us.

  • Teddy Bilott (3-5): What's a hooker?

    Sarah Barlage Bilott: Where did you learn that?

    Teddy Bilott (3-5): He told me that Mary Magdalene was a hooker.

    Charlie Bilott (11-12): What? She was.

    Teddy Bilott (3-5): You're supposed to say prostitute.