Most movies talk about lawyers who never existed and legal stories that never happened. All these untrue things unfortunately give great amusement to the audience.

In these false narratives, lawyers do not have to work hard and spend most of the time socializing in bars. Lawyers like to date each other during office hours. Lawyers take the place of private eyes to gather evidence when they handle a case. Audiences enjoy believing what they want to believe about lawyers.

The good thing of these myths, if not lies, about lawyers is that such legal novels, films or plays that portray the imaginary life of lawyers have encouraged a lot of young people to study law and become lawyers. Law is one of the most popular subjects at university. Law graduates may regret their choice after they turn out to be busy lawyers swamped with work. But, it is too late!

Some members of the public presume that lawyers are heroes who can help them fight any unjust big giant that may be a weighty corporation. Too much such expectation gives birth to avoidable disappointment with lawyers.

I flee for life when I come across a bad legal story. I luckily have watched a very compelling legal film these days. The film, On the Basis of Sex, in all respects correctly describes life in the law. I cannot agree more with the correct details of the film about lawyers, judges and court proceedings.

On the Basis of Sex is a biographical drama that follows the early life and career of the great U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (露絲金斯伯格). The film highlights the systemic gender bias that she faced as a law student and attorney in the 1960s. The movie climaxes with her arguing a landmark gender discrimination case in front of a federal appeal court in order to overturn a century of sex-based discrimination in America.

Ginsburg was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Cornell University, and started her law education at Harvard. Later, she transferred to Columbia Law School. She then became a law professor as well as an attorney.

Ginsburg spent much of her legal career as an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights. She won many such cases before the Supreme Court.

Ginsburg’s recognised success as a female lawyer stems from her dedication to dismantling gender discrimination. Her wise and visionary dissents on the Supreme Court when she served as a judge and also reshaped the U.S. legal landscape to establish equal protection under the law for both men and women. This wonderful hero was born in 1933 and passed away in 2020.

The film is very enjoyable due to the strong chemistry and performances of Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer (who plays her husband, Marty). It is also exceptionally educational and inspirational. It explains the legal principles about discrimination in an interesting way. It also does a superb job of highlighting the real life of lawyers, the difficulties that they face, and tough battles which do happen in courtrooms.

The film is valuable for a man in the street if he wants to know what is true and authentic in the actual legal world. I am a lawyer and can assure you of the credibility of the contents of this impressive legal film.

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