The Trial of the Chicago Seven is a masterpiece constructed with mature techniques and can be learned from.
The two-stage method of first incident and then trial is the most common storytelling method for legal subjects. Such as "Law and Order", hundreds of episodes are in this mold. During the court trial, the facts of the case have to be repeated over and over again. In this case, the matter is simply dismantled and interspersed in the court trial. Two in one, the whole is more refreshing, and there are more twists and turns in the stomach, isn't it more fun?
Also, the characters need to follow the plot. Two-stage, rhythm peak-valley-peak. So, in the middle, do the characters have to go down too? Interspersed, the characters can always go up the double helix narrative, which looks more comfortable.
Such as Tom Hayden, the two-sidedness of the bourgeois intellectuals, which is both stubborn and stubborn, is carried out in one go. Another example is Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, the two hippies. In the first part, they were two jokers (taking the laughs of this serious film); in the back, they became serious. Continue to write "Funny Biography", you can leave two seats for the brothers.
A major character is portrayed a little differently, the reactionary old judge Julius Hoffman. As soon as A Huo's "father" appeared on the stage, his image was drawn by a few strokes. However, with the development of the plot, the reactionary old judge is also three-dimensional. The audience found that his arrogance was, in essence, a bluff.
The reactionary old judge is the most functional character in the whole film. The finishing touch of "The Trial of the Chicago Seven", the emotional outburst in the last scene, it is really blood and tears. And 70% of the anger accumulated in the front is the result of the reactionary old judge brand bulldozer intensified. (The film fully demonstrates the role of a common law judge in a trial.)
Storytelling, character building, and emotional stacking are the good-looking answers to The Trial of the Chicago Seven. Traditional, not trendy, simple, not dazzling, and only a veteran like Alan Sorkin can lay out a lively historical drama.
When it comes to history, I really want to talk about two historical backgrounds. Some people compare the two years since 1968 when the Chicago incident happened. In fact, they are quite different, except for the messy appearance. Taken separately, 1968 was at the end of an era; these two years may have been the beginning of an era. From the perspective of the whole, 202X is the back wave of the back wave of 196X. People in 196X want rights, and people in 202X still want rights. The appeal of the street points to the most prominent contemporary issues of the time, and the appeal of 202X points to deeper and more decisive issues, such as distribution.
The greatest practical significance of "The Trial of the Chicago Seven" is that it celebrates the courageous, rational, and loud voices who confront injustice and injustice. This is relevant until injustice disappears.
This short article seems to show that the interspersed style is better than the two-stage style, but it also becomes a two-stage style.
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