Let’s first summarize the differences between the film and reality:
?Ruth didn't go to class instead of Marty, but collected class notes from his classmates for him
?It wasn't Ruth who went to see Charlie for the first time, it was Marty
? Rival lawyers never turned to the Pentagon for help, but a DOJ team did. All legal summaries that differ by gender were submitted by the Harvard law department chair after losing the case, hoping to overturn the verdict
?Never moot court, RBG never got emotionally out of control--in her whole life (with a side note, my biggest complaint about this movie is that it doesn't show her rare composure at all, but instead tearful, speechless)
?Half the couple's debate was decided early on, not because of worry about her ability
?There is no final rebuttal, because she has already persuaded the judge and does not need extra time (this is her strength!)
? RBG has never blundered or flustered in her court statement - and in her entire life
?Mel Wulf was sacrificed. He and Ruth were friends who had known each other since childhood. They understood each other. Ruth joined him within a few days.
?Ruth proposed to speak to the Supreme Court himself, without any recommendation. She convinced Wulf that it would be beneficial to the case to have a woman present.
?The senior female lawyer who helped her in the film has never participated in the defense of women's rights cases, and this role is only placed in general to pay tribute to women in the legal profession who have worked hard for this before.
Personally, I feel that it has greatly reduced (if not completely unshown) the power of RBG? ♀️And it's really too similar to "Legal Blonde"...
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