Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

My husband and I went to see a matinee of "On the Basis of Sex", and though RBG is a hero of mine, and I loved the documentary, the film was a bit disappointing.  I'd loved the film "Marshall" about Thurgood Marshall and an NAACP case that defined him early on in his career, but though "On" is a similar formula, it doesn't have the power or drama of "Marshall".  Maybe I knew too much from the documentary, or the acting, though adequate, just isn't fiery.  It will make a good film to show for informational purposes though, in high schools, and for those who don't know the history.  Felicity Jones, or the writers, just didn't capture RBG.  Anyway, seeing the real RBG at the end did bring tears to my eyes, and the case itself is interesting to this day.  Jones wasn't able to show us how persuasive RBG must have been in court.  I'd like to see video from it, if it exists.  She must have been something else!

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