Analyse af filmen 'A Time To Kill'

A Time To Kill is a sad story, and it was a horrible experience for me to watch in so many ways. The movie tries to fit in the Hollywood form and be politically correct, it doesn’t really get too the core of the topic, we are floating on the surface. I felt that everything was too “made” and I could not and can not still take it serious. I can only accept the movie as what it really is, good entertainment and nothing more. The big subject in this movie is whether black and white people are equal in America, but the subject has been done simplistic and naive, which is another problem with this movie. Another thing is that the story is very subjective. All white people are pure evil, and black people are the only good guys, that is almost sickening especially in Brigance's defense speech (which is well played by Matthew McConaughey). I think the worst thing with this movie, in my point of view is that it shows the audience, that vigilantism is justice, and vigilantism has no consequences at all. It also shows us that even in the most racist and cruel legal system in America, a black man can win a trial and walk free. I do not think that this is necessarily true I am not buying it any way. USA has the largest prison population in the world, and most of them are Afro-American. If you asked them what they think about this movie, they would probably say something as: “Nice dream!” So when I saw Carl Lee walk free form the court I suddenly remembered that this is a Hollywood picture! This is the stuff that dreams are of. Black or white doesn’t matter the law is equal for all, and we can all live as one! The American dream blah blah blah! The only positive thing, yes! I said positive thing! About A Time To Kill is the actors performance! Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey had done it well. Despite the script I think especially these three actors delivers some credibility that is indispensable to their characters in this movie. Again I do not agree with the premise of the movie, I think it sends a wrong message, and it presents a romantic and untrustworthy picture of America. Yes, I did felt sad for Tonya, and thousands of girls like her! But creating a story where vigilantism is something you can do for free without consequences, and it all ends very happy with black and white people side by side, how am I supposed to take this serious? It is unrealistic!