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11. Stunning

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 01:24 AM

Oct 2020

I watched it last night and it blew me away! I couldn't believe how the trial was run. Frank Langella was excellent as well as the rest of the cast. Now I want to go read more about it all and see how true to events the film is.

I would have been around 19 when this happened and when watching I kept thinking 'how did I not know about this at the time?' I was just starting college and I guess was overwhelmed with all of that and it didn't register with me. I do remember campus protests and Kent State etc but somehow this trial was not on my radar. It almost doesn't seem like we've come very far since then.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7..Now on Netflix...Sasha Baron Cohen as Abby Hoffman [View all] asiliveandbreathe Oct 2020 OP

I knew this was Sorkin but Cohen???? underpants Oct 2020 #1

Cohen is masterful...n/t asiliveandbreathe Oct 2020 #2

I'm glad they did a good job eleny Oct 2020 #3

The actual footage of them working the draft lottery, like bingo balls .. asiliveandbreathe Oct 2020 #4

I forgot about that! eleny Oct 2020 #5

Reviews catchnrelease Oct 2020 #6

Sasha Baron Cohen is just so talented..another serious Cohen is in the asiliveandbreathe Oct 2020 #7

He channeled Abby Hoffman, IMHO. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2020 #10

Really enjoying it. bif Oct 2020 #8

1/2 way through it and took a break..... OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2020 #9

Stunning catchnrelease Oct 2020 #11

Entertaining, rousing and relevant nuxvomica Oct 2020 #12

I'm late to the party on this,,,, We watched The Trial of the Chicago 7 last night,,,, KarenS Dec 2020 #13

just watched it tonight. brilliant movie - and chilling to how similar things are now and then, in NRaleighLiberal Jan 2021 #14