Just Mercy (2019)

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Just Mercy was released on January 10, 2020, in the USA. The American drama film was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie storyline was written and directed by Destin Daniel Critton. The movie was based on the book named Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption which depicts Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer who is devoted to revealing miscarriages of justice in the far south of the States.

Plot

Just Mercy follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his fight for equality to change the world. Bryan should have had his choice of prestigious positions after graduating from Harvard. Instead, he goes to Alabama to defend those falsely sentenced. One of Stevenson’s first cases is Walter McMillian cases in 1987. Amid mounting evidence supporting his innocence, McMillian was sentenced to death in Monroeville, Alabama, for the murder of a young white woman.

Stevenson during Trial in Just Mercy. Photograph: Warner Bros/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock[1]

Controversy

Just Mercy is a movie that's certain to refute any misconception that America is the 'home of the free' one may still retain. It's a movie that's right on time as the world (including many Americans) wakes up to what's been portrayed as the 'original sin' of America, which is the enslavement of Africans. It depicts racism and the mean-spirited manner to which white people would go in one way or another to keep black people enslaved. Though it also shows the power of optimism and the importance of patience and grit, qualities that Stevenson has. Despite all favors, he defiantly baffles the whole colonial scheme by ultimately trusting the rule of law as well as a higher force.[2].

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