Due to the lack of interest in the straightforwardness and "boring" of the documentary, the first time I watched The Judgment of the Century, I only watched the first episode, and 90 minutes was all about how Simpson went from the ghetto to an American hero. For this kind of history and personal I didn't have any curiosity, so I deleted it.
Coincidentally, after reading "The Details of Democracy", a friend just recommended "The Anxiety in the Deep History" to me. The second half of this book spends a lot of time describing this very famous century in American history. The grand trial scene. The characters in the book, the trend of events, the lasting influence, etc., naturally revived my curiosity, so I downloaded the deleted documentary again.
It may be the beginning that made me feel boring and boring, but in fact, it has made such a documentary even more good reputation. Because the occurrence of events has the specific influence of the background of its big era, the best way to judge a historical event is to look at and compare it according to the limitations and causes of that era and the more comprehensive and cautious perspective of the present.
At the same time, this documentary also deliberately interviewed a lot of people around the incident, with different positions and viewpoints, and impartiality, which can more objectively show the incident, or the overall image of Simpson. After reading it, I can feel the power of people's irrationality under the background of a specific history, how much and how reliable a seemingly unmistakable event process can really stand up to scrutiny, people's memory and narrative, With so many mixed emotions, experiences, subconsciousness, ambiguity and affirmation, how much credibility is there. But the public significance of this century's trial is to allow future generations to reflect on and promote the improvement of the system.
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