I have seen a lot of American dramas, many of which are quite exciting. But no one has influenced me as deeply as "Boston Legal". It can even be said that it has changed me a lot in a subtle way. When I started watching it during the winter vacation, Justice suddenly discovered that he had a strong interest in American law dramas, so he dragged it off from BT and watched it slowly, episode by episode. As a result, the more you look at the taste, the more you look, the deeper the experience.
This play mainly tells the legal issues that occurred in the law firm Crane, Poole & Schmidt. The protagonists are a pair of very successful lawyers, Alan Shore and Denny Crane. Alan is in his forties. He has an unusual style and a perverse behavior. He suffers from weird diseases such as sleepwalking and aphasia. However, he has outstanding abilities and is good at closing long and long stories. He has the ability to detect the darkness of people’s hearts and is uniquely attractive to women. A typical liberal; Denny is in his seventies and has won more than 6000 lawsuits. He is a legend in the legal world. However, he is troubled by mild dementia and struggles between being outstanding and crazy. Guns are an absolute conservative; however, these two men have become irreversible friends.
This American drama is quite rich in connotation. Through judicial cases, it is involved in the cultural, social, legal, religious and human nature of the United States. It is said that the average income of viewers of this drama is the highest among American dramas. . I can't cover all the content one by one, I can only talk about the aspects that I am most impressed with. I will talk about the influence of this American drama on me in the following parts:
1.Frindship and Love
As a man, Alan is not outstanding in terms of appearance. In terms of his talent, humor and wit, he attracts a lot of women to surround him. Love does not have a large share in this drama, and Alan did not even have "love" in the fourth season. In general, there are three girls that Alan has seriously dated in the play: Sally, Tara and a certain Judge. Sally, is a girl who has just entered the legal profession. Alan seems to have pity and love for her, but she is afraid that the dark part of her body will hurt her, so she hints that she is breaking up. Tara, in my opinion, is Alan's perfect lover, courageous and self-confident, and quite measured in life; however, Alan may be out of a man's self-esteem, when Tara's ex appeared, he stopped moving and hurt Tara's heart.
In my opinion, Alan is overly cautious, unwilling to pay too much in his relationship, and is not ready to bear it. In comparison, Denny is a romantic old man who wants to get married when he sees a woman, but Shirley is his best Love. It's a pity that Shirley is always avoiding him. Fortunately, feelings are not the focus of this play, otherwise it would not be very interesting. The most outstanding thing in this movie is the friendship between Alan and Denny. They go fishing, travel, and even watch movies, eat popcorn, and sleep together.
Two men spend half an hour almost every night on the balcony of the building, facing the busiest night view of Boston, lighting two cigars, tasting two glasses of whiskey, talking about women, life, and work. . .
When I started watching this American TV show, I was in a period of emotional entanglement. Seeing Alan and Denny leisurely tasting wine on the balcony, I often have an impulse in my heart. I feel that I need a space to interact with friends, and I need space to think and fight. Denny said a sentence to the effect that "marrying is a bit bad, they won't let you hang out with friends again." More than that, sometimes the bondage of feelings makes it difficult to move.
2.American Culture
The friendship between Denny and Alan often has problems. Denny is a typical conservative and a patriot; while Alan is a Democrat and a liberal. Alan will take some lawsuits against the U.S. government and the military. At this time, Denny will either put on the boss's pretense or use friendship as a threat to make Alan abandon these cases.
In general, the legal issues in Boston Legal are strange; but for one thing, they all promote a sense of freedom and tolerance. For example, Jerry Espenson of Crane, Poole & Schmidt, "Weird Hands", has communication difficulties. When he is nervous, he puts his hands on the trousers, pacing around; there is also a "transvestism" preference. Clare, the big black man, likes to wear women's clothes and speaks in an arrogant tone.
There is a case in BL. In order to comfort a child, a gay "Santa Claus" told him not to lose confidence in himself and told the child "I am gay too", but was fired by the company. Alan can't win this lawsuit because people's prejudice against gay is deeply ingrained. He needs a powerful and persuasive person to shout in the court with unquestionably light and illuminate the gloom of everyone's hearts. Alan, find Denny's friend, a black priest who was one of the Democratic Party's former presidential candidates. The priest shouted in the courtroom, a kind of penetrating power and shocking force, sweeping away the prejudice in people's hearts in the courtroom, and thus impressed the judge in one fell swoop.
Denny, is a gun lover, he has an indescribable fascination with guns. A congressman broke his campaign promise and did not support the gun ban; when Denny was defending him, wearing an old military uniform from the War of Independence and carrying an old rifle slung, he told the jury in an unshakable manner that the gun was every The guarantee that individuals defend their own freedom, this right has been granted to every American since the time the United States became independent. When he finally raised the gun and shouted "For freedom!", he had already won the lawsuit.
I am not trying to praise American culture. A tolerant attitude is indeed what our time and society need urgently; and the feelings of freedom and democracy, please allow me to retain it. At least in my opinion, only a fair legal system can guarantee all this. Runs smoothly.
3. Is Human Nature
dark or kind? Personally I feel that there may be both. As far as the defendant's lawyer is concerned, it is necessary to reveal the darkness of the public's heart and the goodness of the defendant's heart in front of the jury chart, so as to justify the defendant. Schmidt said to Alan that you have the ability to reveal the darkness in people's hearts. Alan also told a black female lawyer that you can discover the kindness in people's hearts and make people believe.
In a case of torturing a criminal suspect, Alan told the jury that, in fact, each of us believes in our hearts that if we can get useful information from the criminals and save more people, lynching is acceptable. That’s why There will be a "Guantanamo base"; it's just that none of this can be revealed. Sentencing such a policeman is not because he did something wrong, but because we can't accept the "gloom of our own heart."
There is also the case of a "black widow". Without conclusive evidence, a young woman was sued for the death of an elderly rich husband, and everything seemed to be against her. Alan shouted in the court, "Send my client guilty!" "Why not? Every one of us wants her to be guilty!" "She is young and beautiful and married to a rich husband." Alan said bit by bit. The darkness of human nature is revealed in front of everyone, allowing the jury to face the dark part of their hearts, let them abandon those prejudices, and then return the ruler of justice to the jury.
4. Man
What makes a perfect man? When I watch this American TV show, I often ask myself these questions.
Alan, brilliant, full of compassion and sense of justice, persistent pursuit of career, caring for friends; and Denny, although he is more than seventy years old, occasionally crazy, but every move is quite imposing, and he gives people a calm expression. Complete deterrence.
Listening to Denny’s closing, it’s concise and hit the nail on the head. Under his aura, this needle is deadly enough to contrast with Alan’s endless chatter, and all this is undoubtedly derived from the accumulation of his life and the precipitation of confidence, just like that Sentence "Denny Crane".
After watching this American TV show, career, friends, and freedom are becoming more and more important in my mind. I suspect that I have been Alanized to some extent. I hope the final season will give Alan a good home and a happy ending for Denny and Schmidt. At least I am sure that feelings are very important to us.
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