When Jack needed help most, Ellen Rock, a female law student, stood firmly on Jack's side and helped Hurley. They believed that the real criminal was not Hurley, but the two white men, and decided to plead not guilty.
When Jack defended Hurley, his own life, his family and colleagues were in danger. Jack received constant death threats, and the arrogant Ku Klux Klan even burned the cross in front of Jack's door and threatened to blow up his house. Despite the help of senior lawyer Luson Wilbank, Jack still doubts whether he can face the ruthless prosecutor.
What is unexpected is that a greater racial commotion is brewing in this small town in the south. Jack and Carl Lee have bridged the gap, united, and fought together for justice, after going through a series of arduous difficulties and obstacles. After that, Karl Lee Hurley won the lawsuit and the judge acquitted him.
The deepest impression left by the film is undoubtedly that the small person/the weaker has defeated the innate advantage through his own efforts. If it is a story that occurs in real life, the ending is undoubtedly unexpected, but as a feature film , It is a bit too cliché, although it is a happy ending that meets everyone's expectations.
When faced with a choice, the protagonist undoubtedly chooses to persist, but also chooses danger. Even if he pays the price of his life, he must insist on justice to the end. However, it is thought-provoking that who judges justice or not? Is it justice for Hurley to kill with a gun? Here, where is the effectiveness of the law? Thinking outside of the film, think about it from another angle. If it was not a lawyer who was as persistent and wise as Jack defending Hurley, but an ordinary and ordinary little lawyer, would the ending be completely opposite to the one in the film? "What on earth do we use to pursue the truth? Our brains or our hearts?" It was only when he saw that Jack claimed that Hurley was insane at the time of the shot in order to win the lawsuit, and Hurley admitted to it in the court that he realized that it was not the truth. It is useful to speak out, and the one who firmly believes that he is the righteous party sometimes has to use some eye-popping methods to win. The law seemed so pale and feeble at this time, as if it was just a piece of empty paper. He never knew how many strange and absurd ideas people thought behind him to prove that they were applicable to the law and could win the favor of the law. "People's eyes control the law." Law is a dead thing, formulated by people, and it must be determined by people in accordance with the regulations recognized by the public, that is, the law. Then whether justice is only in the possession of competent defense lawyers and dozens of lawyers. In the hands of a jury member? No matter how objective and fair jurors are, they have their own prejudices, and people are often consumed by their own prejudices. Prejudice is caused by many factors such as the age, personal growth experience and education received. As long as one lives in the social world, prejudice is an inevitable major defect of human beings. Jack’s final statement in the film tells the truth: “Judicature will not be truly impartial, and justice will only reflect the prejudice in our eyes.”
"So before that day comes, we are all responsible to seek the truth." What is the truth? Jack finally shed tears of compassion with this emotional speech made many people, including the jury and the judge, and also won the lawsuit. It turned out that ten days of verbal battles could not be more than ten minutes of moving emotions. Is the so-called truth measured by reason, by perceptual judgment, or by both? We can't know that even if most of our lives follow the rules and regulations, there will always be some surprises in the long river of history. We cannot predict or define. I can only comfort myself. With the improvement of the legal system, one day, the truth is restored to the essence, and justice appears in its most primitive form. At that time, everyone may be convinced of the result and become no matter what. No suspense disputes.
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