Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant, is based on the true story surrounding the film's protagonist. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) personifies a young and energetic, unemployed single mother who has neither money nor education to back up her unshakable principles and her determination to support her family. It is a film in which there is a very strong feeling of two scenarios; these being the notorious 'American Dream' so often utilised
movie describes the story of Erin Brockovich who is a struggling single mother who becomes connected to Ed Masry’s law firm because of an unfortunate car accident, and begins working at the law firm out of desperation for an income. As she spends time filing papers as a clerk, she becomes interested in the human nature of the medical cases and persuades Ed Masry to allow her to investigate further. Empathy; the movie is plenty of scenes and situations where Erin Brockovich shows her ability to put herself
Erin Brockovich is an environmental activist and writer who became well known after she won a 330 million-dollar lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric in 1996. In 2000 the film Erin Brockovich came out and made her even more recognized. Erin has made many accomplishments in her life. I think the three key accomplishments in her life are overcoming being a single mother of three, winning the lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and becoming and environmental activist. The first key
An Analysis of the Opening of Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich is a film based on the true story of a poor single mother who becomes a lawyer. The film is basically a comedy drama, although not laugh out loud funny, just ironically funny. Steven Soderbergh directs it, and it is his 12th film after his hugely successful film 'Traffic'. The first scene is in some sort of doctor's office; she is applying for a job. The first thing I noticed when watching this is the position of the camera
Erin Brockovich is a feel good movie based on the true life pursuit of justice for the people of Hinkley, California who were being slowly poisoned by contamination to their water supply caused by Pacific Gas and Electric. The movie focuses mainly on the journey of Erin Brockovich a young, single mother of three who is at a low point in her life. At first, she is rarely respected until she discovers the injustices the people of Hinkley are suffering while searching through a box of old case files
Summary Of The Movie The movie Erin Brockovich, directed by Steven Soderbergh, is based on a true story, and is an award winning film, starring Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich), Albert Finney (Ed Masry) and Aaron Eckhart (George). Erin Brockovich is an unemployed single mother of three, who has been looking for a job but does not get accepted, as she is not professional, in terms of image and communication, and does not have the necessary skills. Driving home to fetch her kids from the nanny, she
Ethical Issues in film Erin Brockovich There are many ethical issues in the movie Erin Brockovich. This movie is about a mother of three who uncovers a water poisoning case by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) in southern California. Once it was proved that the company had knowingly dumped hexavalent chromium into the ground water, the utility company was found liable for a $330 million dollar verdict. Erin has the responsibility to feed and educate her three children and she has a
Nicholas Louis Vauquelin. Since its discovery, scientists uncovered that chromium is available in four common oxidation states meaning there are four types of known chromium including chromium 2, chromium 3, chromium 6 and simple chromium. The film Erin Brockovich explicitly mentions three of the four types of chromium and their impacts on the living environment. The film further goes on to outline the chemistry behind how harmful toxins used by the industry impact the ecosystem and humans directly. WHAT
“Erin Brockovich” is a film that was based on a true story. The movie is based on Erin Brockovich, who is a struggling single mom, with two young kids and an infant; and who is in a desperate need of a job and trying to make ends meet. During the movie, Erin lands a job at the Ed Masry’s Law Firm, the same law firm in which her attorney works at. While working at the Ed Masry’s Law Firm, she becomes interested in investigating further on a real estate case about Donna and Peter Jensen and their involvement
Introduction Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) was a three time divorcee struggling with three young kids. She was involved in a hit and run accident and was badly injured thus hired a lawyer, Ed Masry (Albert Finney) to assist her in this case. Unfortunately, Ed Masry loses the case and he offered Erin a job as a file clerk in his small legal firm. She came across a file regarding Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and the people of Hinkley, which caught her attention and went on her investigation. After
At the opening of the film we see Erin struggling: as a single mother, as a human being with potential, courage and individuality, and as a sexual being as well. Erin is a St. Joan of the white underclass, a Green Guerrilla, Mother Jones and Madonna all rolled into one. Unlike the image of second wave feminism which distanced itself from any robust sexuality it felt to be reductive at best or degrading at worst, Brockovich's iconic status is post-"third wave" feminist, that is, eroticized, as it
ERIN BROCKOVICH In the first scene of the movie Erin is giving a job interview where she has no relevant experience and qualification . Here Erin is motivated by the stage 1 and 3 of Kohlberg’s model of moral development as she is she wants the job to ‘Ethics of Care’ as she is concerned for her kids. At the beginning of the movie Erin is shown giving interview to the doctor where she tries to impress the doctor with her knowledge. At this time she is at stage 1 of moral development because she
option. Erin Brockovich understood this when she, along with attorney Edward Masry, tackled a case involving the deliberate negligence of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company that resulted in drinking water contaminated with hexavalent chromium. In Erin Brockovich, the film’s namesake refuses to stay on the sidelines as carcinogenic hexavalent chromium wreaks havoc on the town of Hinkley, California. Brockovich, along with others like her, understand that heroes do not wait for
Case History: Cristina Yang Late 30s Father died while she was 9 from a car crash Ignores her biological family, not close with her mother and her father is deceased While living in seattle and creates a new family with her best friend Meredith Grey Left at the altar, a ectopic pregnancy, strangled in her sleep, abortion that ruins her marriage, cheated on, a hospital shooting, and a plane crash. During the plane crash she faced extreme dehydration, fear, and freezing. Witnessed wolfs eating her
to take her seat. There are two women in particular who stood up to their issues regardless of their setbacks. Antigone and Erin Brockovich were both women who took a stand against the different stereotypes that people have placed on them. They showed how they do not care for the consequences, instead they continued to fight harder to gain respect. Antigone and Erin Brockovich faced adversity but still demonstrated their levels of strength even though the outcome may not be what they expected. Antigone
It seems like every year – right about this time – I’m using the same old line: Cate Blanchett is the best actress on the planet. Such a proclamation isn’t uncommon when you include Blanchett in that statement, either. In fact, that line is likely used so often that its gotten to the point where you don’t even need to waste time making a case for anyone else. Yeah, she’s that spectacular. However, her roles aren’t always as spicy as the talent she possesses. Truth be told, her smug, albeit
Erin Brokovich, based on a true story, is a story about an intriguing single mother named Erin whose actions eventually lead to the biggest lawsuit against any corporation in history. Struggling, the ball starts rolling for Erin when she gets into a car accident. Her lawyer thinks she will win in a court case from her accident, but they lose. In compensation for the loss, Erin is given a job at the law firm and begins to dig into a case against Pacific Gas and Electric when she finds out they are
Economists often talk about letting the economy work through the mechanism of the free market versus government control and regulation. Some believe that if the market is allowed to "do its thing" unprohibited and without government interference, then resources will be allocated efficiently, equilibrium will be found, and so on… However, this is not always possible. Of course, government control is not perfect either. Thus, it would seem that at times the market may be more appropriate than the government;
Erin Brockovich: Erin Brockovich is the mother of three children; unemployed and desperate for a job she joins a small law firm forcefully by convincing Ed Masry that she is smart and bright who can do a better job than those with a law degree. When Erin gets the job she is in the second level, stage three of moral development known as Interpersonal Concordance. She is trying to be a good mother, who could support and provide the best for her children. However, as the story progresses she enters
The chromium caused multiple types of cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, miscarriages and bone deterioration. Small business owner: 11. His first risk was hiring Erin Brockovich because he did not know what qualifications she had and she was dressed very inappropriate for the job. His second one was taking on the case Erin Brockovich suggested because they were a small law firm while PG&E were a very successful company, so if he had lost the case, he would have stood the chance to be bankrupt. He