A Time to Forgive

Randy 2021-11-15 08:01:27

After dragging on the eMule for a week, the download was completed, and it was difficult to find English subtitles that fit the source of the film, so I planned to just watch it "naked".

Because American legal films are always related to various gangster crimes, they usually have a lot of slang and speak very fast. Unexpectedly, the atmosphere at the beginning of the film led the audience to the plot. Not only did they not have time to worry about whether they would not understand it, but also found that the pronunciation of the whole film was clear, pure, slow and dignified.

The film is handled very well. Compared with another rape-themed film-"The Accused", the naked depiction that I was worried about never happened. But when the splicing of a series of shots tells us that the inevitable terrible facts have happened, depression, anger, confusion, and sadness have already implied that this is another glorious hymn of individual humanity overcoming the evil of the group. Similar to "Amistad", white people must first transcend their own limitations and then save black people. But one of the highlights in the film is that defense lawyer Jake is always inspired by the defendant Karl Lee, and finally overcomes his own fears. Also defeated the inherent prejudice of the jury.

The most touching thing is the participation of assistant girls. If you don’t know much about the black movement in the United States, you probably think this kind of dedication is quite incomprehensible. Why is a girl with a superior family background, outstanding ability, outstanding appearance, knows well and has personal contact Why are you still optimistic and naive to believe in liberalism when it comes to the narrow, barbaric and brutality of a closed southern town? This is the faith and belief in justice, and this is why the United States was able to struggle out of the era of such chaotic race conflicts, North-South divisions, and rampant lynchings, and always defended the dignity of the law and the belief in building a nation.

The KKK Party, which is all white, is notorious for constantly discrediting the history of white Americans suppressing blacks, but it is also a white jury and lawyer, and judges have worked tirelessly for the rights of blacks. For hundreds of years, people's conflicts, misunderstandings, and prejudices will not come for no reason, nor will they disappear for no reason. The compromise and introspection of the whites are indispensable, and the progress and tolerance of the blacks are indispensable. At any time, as long as we still have humanity and affirm the value of life, family, and peace, ignorance will not raging and spreading.

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Extended Reading
  • Major 2022-03-26 09:01:04

    Seems like I just remembered it at the beginning

  • Tara 2022-03-26 09:01:04

    The cast is very strong so far, and the jury's internal decision is a little interesting, but unfortunately it didn't unfold well.

A Time to Kill quotes

  • Jake Tyler Brigance: If this is a party, boys, where's the chips and beer? Otherwise, your being here seems a bit like illegal client solicitation, what with Carl Lee already having a lawyer and all.

  • Lucien Wilbanks: You wanted this case, well you've got it. It isn't easy saving the world even one case at a time, but you stick with it. You just might have a knack for it. Don't do what I did. Don't quit.

    Jake Tyler Brigance: What are you talking about, quit? You're a hero, Lucien.

    Lucien Wilbanks: Hero my ass. Do you think the world needed me beating cops heads on that picket line? I was needed here. In that courtroom. And I let them push me, I gave them an excuse to kick me out and now I can never plead a case in there again. But you can. You're an attorney. Be proud. You job is to find justice no matter how well she may hide herself from you. So you go on in there and you do your job.