Movie proves Hollywood is runaway liberalism

Daily Egyptian ^ | Brian Smith

[darkness78]

As if America needed more proof of Hollywood¡Ás unabashed liberalism, here comes the liberal feel-good movie of the year, "The Runaway Jury." What starts as an interesting plot slowly unravels to reveal a not-so-hidden agenda about gun control. However, the movie reveals much more about Liberals than intended.

In "The Runaway Jury," actor Dustin Hoffman plays a lawyer suing a gun manufacturer for millions of dollars, claiming they are responsible for the shooting death of his client's husband. This part is a bit confusing since guns do not possess the ability to enter buildings, aim themselves and pull their own triggers.

A jury specialist played by Gene Hackman, who has been retained by the gun company to "secure" a verdict, opposes Hoffman. Liberals don't believe anyone is against them unless they¡Áre manipulated by some "vast right-wing conspiracy."

Actor John Cusack manages to get on the jury for this trial. Cusack seems able to steer jury opinion in any direction he pleases. He and his girlfriend hit up both sides for $10 million ¢¨ whoever pays first is guaranteed a jury verdict in their favor.

The bottom line ¢¨ evil Hackman pays the money, noble Hoffman refuses to pay and the gun makers still lose.

Surprise! John Cusack is an ultra-Liberal anti-gun nut! Hoffman¡Ás side is awarded millions, and Hackman ends the movie chugging whiskey.

This movie used an interesting storyline to advance liberalism and demonize Conservatives. The evil cheater Hackman is constantly portrayed sitting in smoke-filled rooms with gun makers plotting how best to manipulate the system. And Hoffman, struggling throughout the entire movie because he so passionately believes in "a world without guns," fears the only reason he'll lose is because the trial is unfair.

[StoneWall Brigade]

HollyWood sinks to a new low.

[metesky]

Movie is 3/4 years old...

[Anti-Bubba182]

John Grisham

"..In 1983, he was elected as a Democrat to the Mississippi House of Representatives, where he served until 1990. During his time as a legislator, he continued his private law practice in Southaven..."

Grisham wrote the story.

[StoneWall Brigade]

ohhhh I See

[GregH]

Just wondering... isn't this movie released a couple of years ago.

[Jezebelle]

That movie is several years old.

[agere_contra]

Its an old film but Eygpt obviously only just got it.

[Coldwater Creek]

This says more about John Grisham than Hollywood liberalism.

He was a pretty conservative fellow when he sat in his little brick nondescript office in Southaven, Miss. and represented the good ole rednecks.

[poobear]

The Rainmaker was about evil insurance companies. Most of his books have at least a small twist of big corp. vs. the small guy. He IS a lawyer after all. But I just finished The Summons. Now this was a good read.

[Hardastarboard]

Never read the book (barely time and energy to read worthwhile books, much less legal pot boilers) or saw the movie, but I understand that the original defendant was not gun makers. Hollywood made it gun makers to suit their own agenda.

[Coldwater Creek]

Tobacco companies were the original defendants.

[Alas Babylon!]

I'm sorry but I never could figure out how one argues successfully that a gun maker is guilty when it comes to a shooting death. A gun is properly working if it fires when the trigger is pulled. This is not a malfunction but a core feature of said product. Now if something or someone is in the way, or "line of fire", it/they is/are going to get a hole put in them. So how does one argue malfeasance in this case of a product doing what it was supposed to do? If I design a knife to cut meat and instead it is used to cut flesh is that a improper function of the knife or the knife wielder?

Silly ole me for using logic!

[Auntie Toots]

How can it be the feel good movie of 2006 when the movie was released a couple of years ago? Weird. I read the book when it came out, I like John Grisham, and I tried to watch the movie, but I couldn't get past the first ten minutes.

[n230099]

"I tried to watch the movie, but I couldn't get past the first ten minutes."

I know the feeling. I had taken some folks to it and had no idea what the agenda was but couldn't just leave. Hoffman was sickening because he wasn't acting.

[sportutegrl]

Grisham is a hack. He keeps rewriting the same plot line and nobody notices. Does anyone remember the Third Rock from the Sun episode where all three main characters tried to become yuppies. They were all reading 'Grishams' and dscovered that all of the books had the same plot:

"My Grisham is about a Southern Lawyer who is fighting the system."

"My Grisham is about a Southern Lawyer who is fighting the system."

"So is my Grisham!"

[Uncle Vlad]

And I still haven't seen it.

[Clock King]

Far too many of the public are sheeple and don't want to think, just feel. Democracy and the Republic won't last.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I have read most of Grisham's books. He is a liberal, but his books are entertaining. As I understand it, he started writing his books while on the subway in Chicago (commuting to work).

[Coldwater Creek]

John Grisham is from Southave, Miss. and his law office was on Stateline Rd. until he made it big with his first published books.

John was just a SMALL town lawyer that was really pretty conservative, back in the 80's when he was first elected to the Miss. State House. Back then Miss. Dems were a different breed.

He was a Deacon in his Southaven So. Baptist church.