There are certain movies that influence our decision on what wanted to do for a living. There of movies that earn that reputation and influenced my decision to go law school and pursue my dream. The Paper Chase earn that distinction of showing how to deal law professors and their line of questioning. I believe seeing this movie is again and see what goes in law school class.
The one of the movies is where John Houseman tells Timothy Bottoms there is serious doubt about him becoming a lawyer and hands him a dime. He tells Timothy Bottoms. John Houseman as Professor Kingsfield gives a speech about doing brain surgery and having skull full of mush and leaving thinking like a lawyer.
The second film is the Tom Cruise movie the Firm.
I was intrigued by the character was uncovering corruption from the firm he was working for and the firm had threaten to blackmail him. Mitch McDermott, the character Tom Cruise played had graduated from Harvard Law School. The firm was working for the Mafia. The character of Mitch Dermott had uncovered evidence of mob activity and had to prevent himself from being disbarred.
There is Time to Kill where plot takes place in a Mississippi town has to defend a man whose daughter was violently hurt and killed. Samuel Jackson plays the father that sought revenge against the killer of his daughter. Matthew McConaughey plays the lawyer to defend Samuel Jackson. This movie led in the direction I am on now.
My other favorite is A Few Good Men with Tom Cruise as a Navy Lawyer and Jack Nickolson as the Marine Colonel Nathan R. Jessep that gave order that killed a solider on a naval base.
The best scene of the movies was the cross examination that was heated. Movies like this do have a profound impact.
The final nail in the coffin as movies is the classic to To Kill A Mocking Bird
I know from my own experience that these movies did affect my wanting to go law school and want to become a lawyer. Most people have seen these movies at one time or another. It is that reason they have such an emotional impact and it changed they the way I saw things. To this day I still enjoy watching them. If you have not see any of them. It is a good idea to see them a least one time and see how much impact it does leave on your pysche.
Movies do affect the way we feel and think about the world at large. They influence our career decisions most of the time.
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