(1) ‘The Verdict’ | Critics’ Picks | The New York Times – YouTube
I’m highlighting The Verdict this week because to me it is a connection to what is transpiring in our country currently. At somepoint you become numbed to what is happening from within our own country… it drains a little from our collective American souls every day. We can’t deport every person who’s still defending Donald Trump. Building a wall or impeaching Donald Trump won’t solve this either.
When there is a constant assault on the truth we begin to lose fatih and trust in our institutions. We lose faith in our communities and our neighborhoods. We lose sight of the very core beliefs of which should be steering our lives. In the end… if we’re not careful we lose ourselves in the process.
This NY Times movie reviwer had a different take on the ending of The Verdict than I did. I actually found the ending somewhat uplifting and somewhat aspirational. It actually gave me some reaffirmation in the good which is in all of us if we seek the truth.
So given the condition our country finds itself in currently–I thought I would feature this movie review on my blog this morning.
I would hope every American is in deep inner inflection this week moving forward as we seek the truth and the best which is in all of us.
Here’s the complete ending scene of the movie and why I’ve held this movie close to my heart ever since I saw it the first time.
There is justice and goodness in all of us…we just have to relocate it as a group.
(1) The Verdict by Sydney Lumet – Final Scene – Paul Newman – YouTube