A court ought not be affected by the weather of the day, but will be by the climate of the era.

A very culturally significant movie that should be seen by the youth and elderly alike. It is quite ridiculous how people today can look at the racial counterpart of this issue and be so sympathetic and stand up for the history of minorities, yet fail to see how similar that issue is to the oppression of the modern-day woman's rights.
My takeaways can be summed up by two regular, yet distinct moments in the film.

When Ruth picks up the case and goes to the ACLU office, Wulf is immediately on the defense against it. Not only does he seem to be belittling Ruth's ideas and aspirations, he doesn't even give it a chance or thought. And then when they go to step to his office, while he is spewing borderline sexist arguments, he holds the door for her. That moment right there is representative of how men thought (and still think) about their obligations to women. They hide behind chivalry and use it to prove they are doing what is best for women, they know what is best. 'See? I am holding this door for you the same way I would pull a chair for you, so I do what is best for you. So when I say you can't work and you can't go to university you should remember we know best', that little gesture during that particular conversation just sums up the entire era. He didn't necessarily mean ill towards her by rejecting the case or acting the way he did, it is just the culture that was built.
When the judges told Ruth that 'the woman stays at home and the man works and thats the way it has been for decades', they failed to see that it is this way because of the system you built. No, the woman doesn't stay at home because that is natural, she did because she was forced by the standards built by unconstitutional, unethical laws.

Judge Doyle: The word 'woman' does not appear even once in the US Constitution.
Ruth Ginsburg: Nor does the word 'freedom,' Your Honor.

Another brief moment is when Bozarth shows Professor Brown the computer room that is reading all the discriminatory laws and he says:

Without any human beings actually reading the laws.. What a horrifying age.

We have manufactured a system of justice that had the human factor stripped from it. Sure it is quicker and more efficient but it assumes times don't change. Computers take a set of instructions and run with them until they break, that's not how time works. Humans change, our values and ethics change. Sixty years later and it is still quite the horrifying age.

A beautifully chosen story told and an important message conveyed. The shots were beautiful, acting was great from the protagonists to the antagonists to the little, rebellious Cailee Spaeny who put in a commendable effort at such a young age. I am becoming quite the fan of Felicity's works.

A court ought not be affected by the weather of the day, but will be by the climate of the era.

A very culturally significant movie that should be seen by the youth and elderly alike. It is quite ridiculous how people today can look at the racial counterpart of this issue and be so sympathetic and stand up for the history of minorities, yet fail to see how similar that issue is to the oppression of the modern-day woman's rights.
My takeaways can be summed up by two regular, yet distinct moments in the film.

When Ruth picks up the case and goes to the ACLU office, Wulf is immediately on the defense against it. Not only does he seem to be belittling Ruth's ideas and aspirations, he doesn't even give it a chance or thought. And then when they go to step to his office, while he is spewing borderline sexist arguments, he holds the door for her. That moment right there is representative of how men thought (and still think) about their obligations to women. They hide behind chivalry and use it to prove they are doing what is best for women, they know what is best. 'See? I am holding this door for you the same way I would pull a chair for you, so I do what is best for you. So when I say you can't work and you can't go to university you should remember we know best', that little gesture during that particular conversation just sums up the entire era. He didn't necessarily mean ill towards her by rejecting the case or acting the way he did, it is just the culture that was built.
When the judges told Ruth that 'the woman stays at home and the man works and thats the way it has been for decades', they failed to see that it is this way because of the system you built. No, the woman doesn't stay at home because that is natural, she did because she was forced by the standards built by unconstitutional, unethical laws.

Judge Doyle: The word 'woman' does not appear even once in the US Constitution.
Ruth Ginsburg: Nor does the word 'freedom,' Your Honor.

Another brief moment is when Bozarth shows Professor Brown the computer room that is reading all the discriminatory laws and he says:

Without any human beings actually reading the laws.. What a horrifying age.

We have manufactured a system of justice that had the human factor stripped from it. Sure it is quicker and more efficient but it assumes times don't change. Computers take a set of instructions and run with them until they break, that's not how time works. Humans change, our values and ethics change. Sixty years later and it is still quite the horrifying age.

A beautifully chosen story told and an important message conveyed. The shots were beautiful, acting was great from the protagonists to the antagonists to the little, rebellious Cailee Spaeny who put in a commendable effort at such a young age. I am becoming quite the fan of Felicity's works.

RBG legacy cooked 💔💔

RBG legacy cooked 💔💔

what a good day to watch this in women’s month

what a good day to watch this in women’s month

idk much about law yet but its pretty badass to say the law is wrong and actually be correct after everyone doubting you constantly and constantly.

idk much about law yet but its pretty badass to say the law is wrong and actually be correct after everyone doubting you constantly and constantly.

The whole reason of the movie was not for ruth to be understood but to be able to see how everyone’s opinions can shape the world

The whole reason of the movie was not for ruth to be understood but to be able to see how everyone’s opinions can shape the world