Justice for the privileged

Michele 2022-12-10 13:45:56

There are many judicial-themed movies, which are basically based on the conflicts in the individual cases. In my impression, And Justice for All is a rare "trivial" judicial theme movie.

To be trivial, it's just because the main line of the movie is weak, and many small cases have been covered in one go. But every stroke makes people feel the individual's powerlessness in this random and absurd judicial environment because of the proliferation of corruption. Lawyers with a strong sense of morality like Arthur and Jay witnessed the weak and innocent people being imprisoned or even to a dead end, while the rich and powerful were playing with justice and other people; on the other hand, they were acting as their own. When the guilty defends successfully, the moral guilt and professional accomplishment are fighting. They go crazy in the workplace, go crazy in the trial, and then they still have to succumb in peace. In his life, the judge Rayford, who takes suicidal risks from time to time, even shoots at the ceiling during court sessions, sees everything calmly like an old fritters, faces everything, and does not want to change everything; young lawyers think this system is Farce, when he is rarely serious, he says that your idea of ​​rebuilding this system is farce.

As for the main line, this system is only presented in a more dramatic way: Judge Fleming himself was prosecuted for rape and abuse, and Arthur, who had a relationship with him, was strategically called as a defense lawyer, but this was just a pawn— -He has his own handle on chess pieces, and he also laid out other chess pieces such as false testimony and false polygraph records. At the end, Arthur put an end to the fate of the chess piece and sued the judge in court and accused the system. It was different from the roar that allowed Pacino to acquire the little golden man. He was just a roaring pawn, and was dragged out because of loss of control.

The movie itself is not heavy; but when you think about it, it is as easy as black humor. Passionately substituting into our context is already an overused discussion method. How much progress has been made in the US judicial system over the past 30 years is certainly a major topic. In the process of mankind, will utopia such as justice for all come true?

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And Justice for All quotes

  • Judge Francis Rayford: Now, just relax, Arthur. Just relax and enjoy it. The old Chinese proverb.

  • Arthur Kirkland: They want me to defend Fleming because of my moral integrity. And if I don't defend him, they're going to have me disbarred for being unethical.