Paper Chase, don’t just chase a piece of paper

Aidan 2022-12-29 20:04:39

A true record of Harvard Law School students. A group of pretentious law students cooperate and compete in this higher education institution where everyone is equally good. In the end, it was just for the pursuit of that piece of paper. First of all, it is affirmed that this film encourages law students to think independently and strive for upstream ideas through hard work. In the three-tiered kingsfield classroom, some people brush their faces and answer questions to train their thinking, some are decadent and uninspiring, and some are drifting between the two. I have to say that all the status quo comes from personal efforts. If you do not prepare before class, you will not be able to perform well in class. This effort is not a flash in the pan. Even if you tirelessly soak in the sea of ​​books and know everything about him, Kingsfield still won't remember you, even if you were once close to helping him prepare a thesis.

The next thing to talk about is the shortcomings of this film. Discrimination against female legal professionals is undoubtedly the most eye-catching. In the class, there was only one female student who could be named and answered by Kingsfield. There was also Hart’s disrespect for Kingsfield’s daughter, but she played a vital role in breaking the shackles of Hart, taking her ex-husband as a warning. .

Furthermore, the most offensive is Kingsfield's Socratic education. Kidnapped students in the name of thinking about midwifery. He said that no one prevents you from expressing yourself. That's right, but the so-called performance is to read Kingsfield's mind like hart, take a peek at his previous notes, and narrate the contents of Kingsfield's previous notes in class. And hart was ridiculed by Susan, so easily controlled by her father. I completely lost my soul. Until the last hart shouted that sentence, I would raise my hand when I had something to say, and finally saw the most depressing part of the whole show.

At the end of the film, he didn't even read his transcript. He folded it into a paper airplane and threw it into the far-reaching sea...

ps male protagonist is really ugly

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The Paper Chase quotes

  • William Moss, Tutor: So you flunked all your practice exams, huh? Every one?

    Kevin Brooks: Yeah, every one.

    William Moss, Tutor: Aww man, don't look like that, you'll be saved. Every person in this house almost flunked out of law school in their first year. It's not hard to see why; they had broads on the brain. It's the worst thing that can happen to a first-year law student. I don't suppose that's your problem?

    Kevin Brooks: No, no. I'm married.

    William Moss, Tutor: Well, the vote's split on that, but I've saved all kinds. I moved in here and saved all these dum-dums. They'll all graduate, all from Harvard. Did you bring any samples of your work?

    Kevin Brooks: Yeah, I brought some notes...

    William Moss, Tutor: Notes don't mean a thing.

  • [first lines]

    Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.: Mr. Hart, would you recite for us the facts of Hawkins versus McGee?

    [looks up]

    Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.: I do have you name right? You are "Mr. Hart"?

    James T. Hart: [mumbles] Yes, my name's Hart.

    Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.: You're not speaking loud enough, Mr. Hart. Will you speak up?

    James T. Hart: Yes, my name's Hart.

    Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.: Mr. Hart, you're still not speaking loud enough. Will you stand? Speak louder, Mr. Hart! Fill the room with your intelligence!