This is not a legal drama in the standard sense, although the protagonist is a lawyer. Most mainstream legal subjects have become empty exhibitions, filled with advertising-like smiles, the lifestyle of the upper class, and the dramatic confrontation in court. Therefore, there are always people who are willing to become rebels. In this Discover some more interesting and broader meanings in the classic setting. From this we were able to see Sol in "The Coquettish Lawyer", John Stone in "A Night Run", Patty and Allen who mirror each other in "The Rift", and this "Legal Law" Billy, the actor in "Giant".
Regardless of the character setting or the rhythm of the story, "Legal Giant" reminds one of Lawrence Bullock's Matthew Scudder. Billy indulged in alcohol, fell into a motel, and was abandoned by his wife. But he was once the most popular elite in the lawyer industry. He deliberately let himself fall in order to escape his previous life. His appearance is sloppy, his heart is proud, and he still has In awe of the law, he teamed up with a prostitute and faced a huge machine like Don Quixote.
Like all stories involving murders and conspiracies, "Legal Giant" starts from a seemingly ordinary criminal case, involving a shady, and a deeper human and moral duel. An employee of a military industry company died unexpectedly. The company determined that it was a suicide. They used a huge amount of compensation to settle the matter, but the deceased’s sister still wanted to find out. Billy took the case, and the law firm he was confronting with was the one he founded in the past and will be stubborn in the future.
Compared with the suspense and reasoning types in the standard sense, "Legal Giant" is a standard hard-line socialist style. It focuses more on tracing and shaping characters instead of entangled in piles of tricks. In other words, this type of case does not want to pass. Design more brain-burning mazes, but to show people a huge, ubiquitous conspiracy, and the fickleness of everyone's heart and human nature exposed in this.
The narrative of "Legal Giant" has two obvious inner and outer layers. The first layer is about the truth of the case, what the arms dealers and government departments want to cover up, and the inner logic is about the spiritual world, which means that as Lawyer Billy is helping others to safeguard their rights and justice, but at the same time he is regaining his confidence, vitality and hope. In this sense, Billy is regarded as a rescuer by others, salvaging the truth, and in the process, he is salvaging himself-from excessive alcohol and world-weary emotions.
The interesting thing about this type of story is that there are only gray characters, not black and white. In the huge law firm that confronted Billy, everyone was well-dressed, but everyone could see the lurking and trading in them. And Billy, you admire his moral courage and tenacity, but he can only I live on alcohol, sleep with my clients, steal newspapers from neighbors every day, feed other people's bacon to dogs, and use all kinds of methods that can't be used to obtain information. There is no hero in the full sense, and no sinner in the stubborn impression.
As the story progresses, you will discover that in addition to the inner and outer story lines, there is a deeper clue. Hidden behind it is a secret duel between two heroes. Billy and Don Nord Cooperman, they founded the law firm together, but the former banished himself voluntarily, while the latter became a simple weird, hiding in a dark office with heavy curtains and monitoring his subordinates through cameras. Everything works. The life outlook and choices of these two men are the real focus. Once a good friend, now an enemy.
In the first half of the story, the two men did not meet at all, but the spiritual connection between them has always permeated, and they are the true ultimate confronters. No one knows, at first, whether the decadent Billy decided to take the case out of the inspired sense of justice, professional instinct, or the pleasure of revenge when he learned who his opponent was.
The most moving scene of "Legal Giant" is not in the eloquent courtroom, but in the Chinatown restaurant full of wandering warriors, Billy and Donald Cooperman sit opposite each other and say a few words. Telling everything about the two of them, this dirty restaurant has witnessed the friendship they met with Hanwei, the collapse of their relationship in the future, and the complete incompatibility now. Billy's tears and Donald Cooperman's arrogance are really embarrassing.
Don Nord Cooperman sat in the shadows and said to his assistant, "I want to see Billy, the old place, he knows where." At this time, people will understand that for many years, they just don’t seem to be anymore. Connection, and never forget each other, the emotions between them are too complicated, mixed with longing, respect and hatred. Few people in this world can penetrate the hidden Donald Cooperman. He lives in legend, and no one can really enter Billy's heart. He lives in a cynical disguise. Only the two of them are each other's confidant, and the only confidant in the world is also the greatest enemy. What kind of sadness is this?
Through this case, some people have found justice, some have found themselves, and some have lost everything. It is more like a catalyst, changing the course of everyone's destiny.
(This article first published "Beijing Youth Daily")
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