Review Summary
An interracial couple moves into their California dream home, only to find themselves the target of their volatile next-door neighbor -- a racist LAPD officer -- in this tightly wound thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
After seeing a commercial for this movie on TV, I immediately remembered a concept that we talked about in class, the Royal law society. The concept of this movie is that a cop is harassing his neighbors, but the neighbors can't do anything about it because no one would ever believe the cop could never do anything wrong. This entire viewpoint is pre-enlightenment, where the idea that the King or any other royal figure could do anything wrong was immediately preposterous, and people could never think it at all. Really in today's society this would never be a problem, because everybody must follow the same laws no matter what.
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3 comments:
I completely agree with your connection to royalty. I also think that people in the government feel like they cant be touched and can do anything without getting in trouble even though when someone gets caught it is extremely published.
Wow. This is the first time I've ever seen the whole 'King can do no wrong' concept in one of our blogs. Good job thinking a bit outside the box…the movie sounds interesting.
Interesting entry! However, I'm not sure I specifically mentioned the phrase "royal law"... There is "rule of law" (what the US strives to be), and that contrasts royal societies, especially during the colonial period. Perhaps that was the source of the confusion?
The movie looks like it could have an interesting premise, and your thoughts about it are a creative link to class!
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