Young Thurgood Marshall tries a case in 1941. Compare this movie to "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." Both are well-acted, well- directed, well-edited, and artistically filmed. But, one film (Three Billboards) is trash and one (Marshall) has heart and soul.
Well, so I have a problem. I actually like movies with a "moral compass," to use a popular term these days. It doesn't mean I'm a Pollyanna oblivious to the "dark side." But, I do have a problem with movies that seem to relish nihilism and smear your consciousness with over the top visions of violence. This is what Three Billboards does all over you.
So, when upwards of 4,000 lynchings in the U.S. went virtually unpunished, its a breath of fresh air to see a movie about a young Thurgood Marshall who was for a while a one man crusader fighting against the tide.
Well, so I have a problem. I actually like movies with a "moral compass," to use a popular term these days. It doesn't mean I'm a Pollyanna oblivious to the "dark side." But, I do have a problem with movies that seem to relish nihilism and smear your consciousness with over the top visions of violence. This is what Three Billboards does all over you.
So, when upwards of 4,000 lynchings in the U.S. went virtually unpunished, its a breath of fresh air to see a movie about a young Thurgood Marshall who was for a while a one man crusader fighting against the tide.