Redemption Day

We watched the movie "Redemption Day" in class today. It is a film based on a true story, starring Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich and the story of her biggest case. Erin was a woman with three kids, two ex husbands, a heated temper, and no job. As awful as this might sound, there were some amazing sides to her aswell. She had a very strong understanding of ethics and moral, was very compassionate, and she had a unique way of expressing herself. Even though it may not always have beeen expressed in the most decent and appropriate way, she somehow managed to gain other people's attention and respect.

In the movie, after struggling for a long time, she eventually stumbles upon a job that she is good at. With no law education, she finds herself working for a small law agency. After an obviously tough start, she finds her true purpose in life, and she finds it within this job. Making use of her exceptional traits she works hard and well, and and the work starts taking over her life.  She becomes so passionate in a case that she is forced to make tough choices and sacrifices in order to succeed. Among the sacrifices are valuable time with her kids and her boyfriend. However, the sacrifices give her large amounts of recognition in return, not to mention trust from her clients. Her passionate work actually ends up making this case a success. By winning this case against the 28 billion dollar company, she secures the lives of more than 600 people, and as a bonus she turns the formerly small law agency into a rich and famous one.

Erin Brockovich was a woman working within law business with no law education. Nevertheless, this did not stop her from becoming a key person in several court cases. Watching her being able to play such an important role in a huge law case while relying only on her own ideals was truly inspiring. This film shows how strong passion for ones' ideals and true compassion for other people is all you need to serve justice.