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COURTROOM DRAMA 5 : 10 RILLINTON PLACE 1971

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  "This movie analysis contains spoilers" This blog is not owned by a professional movie reviewer. 10 Rillington Place directed by Richard Fleischer, adapted from the story of Ludwic Kennedy (1961).  Based on a true story. As usual, most courtroom dramas are based on criminal cases. 10 Rillington Place is also one of it. This real-life criminal case made film is located in London at the time of post-second world war (1944-1949) Three-quarters of the film has the screenplay of how Mr Christie (Murderer) kills/murders pitiful women. Most of his victims are young, going through a midlife crisis. He has a specific toxic gas and other apparatus, apparently used during the war. The method of him attracting young women is as usual a kind of trap. Where he pours “ British ” tea and talks buttery smooth. One victim portrayed in the film was Mrs Evan. Her husband is illiterate and so much proud and pretends he was rich. In reality, he earns only seven pounds a week. They move into Mr C...

COURTROOM DRAMA 4: REVERSAL OF FORTUNE (1990)

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"This movie analysis contains spoilers"\ This blog is not owned by a professional movie reviewer. Directed by Barbet Schroeder , story adapted from the 1985 book Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case, written by law professor Alan Dershowitz.   The literal meaning for Reversal of Fortune is 1. the act or an instance of reversing. 2 a change for the worse; reverse. a reversal of fortune. 3 the state of being reversed. In this case, the fortune of Mrs Sunny (the extremely wealthy wife) (On the left of this above poster).  This story (based on a true story) is about the mystery of Mrs Sunny falling into a coma, still unsolved if I can give some spoilers. This is one technique I found, to keep the story more interesting. Until the end, the director nor the writer discloses how exactly Mrs Sunny fell into a coma. On the other side, Mr Claus is trying to escape from the verdict of him guilty of the attempted murder of injecting her wife with insulin injection.  Th...

COURTROOM DRAMA 3: THE PAPER CHASE (1973)

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"This movie analysis contains spoilers"\ This blog is not owned by a professional movie reviewer. The Paper Chase,  an English film   directed by  James Bridges  -in  1973. Story by  John Jay Osborn Jr. My initial thought on this movie after reading the synopsis was that this is not a courtroom drama, but just a plain drama that revolves around a hardworking law student, who struggles between his studies and relationship. I had second thoughts on watching this film, as I was expecting more of hardcore like the previous film, 12 Angry men, or killing a mocking bird. Then I thought why not.  I was correct of course, this story was plain drama. We still can get the juice of it.  The lead character, James.T.Hart ( Timothy Bottoms ) a first-year student join a study group to share outlines of their course. A group consisting of six, each chooses a subject, works on the outline (notes) and shares with the rest of the group for the final exam. However, t...

வழக்கறிஞர் மதியழகனுடன் ஒர் உரையாடல்

கடந்த இரண்டாம் திகதி மார்ச் 2022, நானும் என் சக தோழி பவித்திராவும் வழக்கறிஞர் திரு மதியழகன் அவர்களை ஈப்போ, பேராக்கில் அவரது அலுவலகத்தில் கலந்து பேசிய உரையாடலை கீழே எழுதியுள்ளேன். இது ஒரு நேர்காணல் அல்ல. இங்கே, எங்களுக்காக நேரம் ஒதுக்கிய வழக்கறிஞருக்கும் இந்தச் சந்திப்பைத் தடங்கலின்றி ஏற்படுத்தி தந்த திருமதி அனித்தாவுக்கும் தகுந்த நன்றிகளைத் தெரிவிக்கும் வாய்ப்பிது. வழக்கறிஞர் மதியழகன் பற்றிய சிறு முன்னுரை; இவர் 2008 தொடங்கி 2015 வரை நயணம் பத்திரிக்கைக்கு எழுதி வருகிறார். இவரின் தனிச்சிறப்பு இவரின் எழுத்து நவீன இலக்கியத்தில் சேருவதாகும். அதாவது மக்களை நோக்கி எழுதக் கூடிய எழுத்து. இவரது சாமானிய வார்த்தைகளும், அவ்வப்போது வரும் கேளிக்கைகளும் மக்களை அதிக ஈர்க்கச்செய்யும். தனது சொந்த அனுபவங்களையும் வழக்குகளையும் எழுதி வரும் இவர், சமூதாயத்தின் அடிப்படை பிரச்சனைகளான நிலம், கல்வி, குடும்ப சிக்கல்கள், வணிகம் போன்ற துறைகளில் நாம் அறிந்திருக்கவே முடியாத பொக்கிஷங்களை எழுதி தள்ளுகிறார். படிப்பது நமது விருப்பம். அவர் அலுவலகத்தில் எங்களை வரவேற்று, நாங்கள் மூன்றாம் வருட சட்டக் கல்லூரி மாணவிகள், ஞாயிறு ...

LEGAL MOVIE 2 : 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)

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  "This movie analysis contain spoilers"\ This blog is not owned by a professional movie reviewer 12 Angry Men, a English film   directed by  Reginal Rose -in  1957. 12 juries  The story evolves around twelve juries with their perspectives, ideas, opinions and backgrounds to decide whether a minor Spanish boy from the slum is innocent in a murder trial. Each jury has their own characteristics, in fact they are all grown men. The most important jury is jury number #8. The story reveals the name, as Davis in the end. The taste of the movie is that, the effort of jury #8 being creative and logic to think and persuade others to stand by the justice.   Personally, I could understand the story well, of course certain scenes are deep, has to be read from other sources for better understanding. My favorite is jury #9. He is the only reason to flicker the flame of justice. Which means that, when juty #8 was struggling alone to say his thoughts, this old man her...

LEGAL MOVIE 1 : TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD

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 'This movie analysis has spoilers' As a legal enthusiast, I reminded myself to read and watch the classics before I can comment or critic in any of the current legal situations. For a start, I watched this famous movie [have not read the book yet] and decided to write down my reflection after watching it based on two forms; First, reflecting on legal basis. Second, reflecting overall in life. [Socio-Politic-Economy] I would like to divide this movie reflection into two.  Overall Reflection  This movie was based on Harper Lee's 1960 novel 'To Kill a Mocking Bird. Some backstory about the author is that, his father was a lawyer and he has defended two negroes on murdering a white shopkeeper.    The movie starts with Scott (Jean Louis Finch) a girl and daughter of Mr Finch (The lawyer) and her brother Jem living in the hot Maycomb, Alabama. The story is narrated by grown Scott as a voiceover. They hear about a man named Boo, who eats rabbits and cockroaches, ugly ...

OVERSIMPLIFIED CASE REVIEW: SURAINI KEMPE & ORS v. KERAJAAN MALAYSIA & ORS

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  CASE REVIEW ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SURAINI KEMPE & ORS v. KERAJAAN MALAYSIA & ORS HIGH COURT MALAYA, KUALA LUMPUR AKHTAR TAHIR J [ORIGINATING SUMMONS NO: WA-24NCVC-2356-12-2020] 27 SEPTEMBER 2021 [2021] CLJ JT(12) In Physics; Dispersion of Light by Prism In Legal Terms; Prismatic Interpretive Approach BACKGROUND FACTS  The President of the Association of Family Support & Welfare Selangor & Kuala Lumpur (Family Frontiers) is the first plaintiff, followed by mothers who are Malaysian citizens are second to the seventh plaintiff. The defendants consisted of the Government of Malaysia, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Director-General of the National Registration Department.  The case is about the plaintiff seeking a declaration on the impugned law regarding children born out of the Federation, to mothers who are Malaysian citizens, to be conferred citizenship by operation of law. Registration Department.  The said impugned law refers to art. 14...