The Trial of the Chicago 7

Trial of the Chicago 7 is a movie based on a true story that takes place in the late ’60s during a trial of seven people who were accused of conspiracy inciting a riot. The 7 people who were accused of inciting riots were because of the Vietnam war starting and partially because of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.

I think Jeremy strong did a fantastic job playing Jerry Rubin did a very good job portraying the hippie aspect of his character. I think he fits in well with the character. He is a guy who tries to fight for peace and anti-war although some of the protests become escalated. The Judge also plays his role perfectly. He conveys real emotions in the watcher which is a sign of a great actor.

The thing I liked about the movie was the ending of the trial. Tom Hayden states that 4,752 U.S.A. troops have died since the trial began. He then goes on to name them name by name and their age. After he reads about 5 names the judge tries to stop him but he keeps going. After about a minute everyone stands up for him while the judge is trying to get an order in the court. This is a very powerful scene and he shows incredible respect to all the troops that were lost in the war.

The lesson I learned through this is to be an advocate for peace. Even if situations get escalated and things become out of your control always fight for the good, especially if it is for the good of our U.S. troops.

I think a lot of different groups of people would like this movie. I would recommend it especially to people who have a relative that fought in Vietnam or if you are interested in that war in general. This movie is also rated R for language, blood, and drug use. Overall I would say this is a solid film.