Movie Review : A Few Good Men

As a group, we selected The Other Guys, a comedy movie taking place in the New York City police department. The story involves two mismatched detectives that attempt to seize an opportunity in the department. In the movie, The Other Guys, the department is run by Captain Gene Mauch. The atmosphere in the department runs in a way that focuses on two main detectives doing most of the action outside the office. These two-star detectives are Danson and Highsmith, who are played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson. However, a shootout with robbers results in the deaths of Danson and Highsmith, leaving a hole in the department. After mourning the death of the detectives, everyone in the office desires the opportunity to be the lead detectives of the department. The movie follows two of the detectives in the department as they attempt to fill the role of lead detectives. These characters are Allen Gamble, played by Will Ferrell, and Terry Hoitz, played by Mark Wahlberg. Both Allen and Terry have pasts that have been plagued by bad luck. Allen was once a pimp turned detective after being rushed to the hospital from poison ivy in his butt. Terry shot Derek Jeter during the Major League Baseball Playoffs. Even though Allen and Terry have been plagued by bad luck, they hope that making the arrest of all time would turn their life around.

In the movie, “A Few Good Men”, two types of reactions are shown in response to being part of a person’s wrongful death. Philip Zimbardo in his work, “The Stanford Prison Experiment”, provides the perspective of the guards who initiated a harsh prison environment and how they reflected upon the experience. Meanwhile a real-life scandal is analyzed by Marianne Szegedy-Maszak in “The Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal: Sources of Sadism”. This piece reviews the actions of soldiers in controversial situations shortly after the infamous 9-11 attacks. Repeating the military topic, Herbert C. Kelman and V. Lee Hamilton addressed Lt. Calley’s steadfast belief that he did no wrong in the Vietnam War scandal in “The My Lai Massacre: A Military Crime of

First impressions are not always right. This is what this essay is about, and my opinion is that you should not judge even though it's hard not to. I've stereotyped and judged a person by their looks, but I was wrong and it made me feel bad. He was a good guy and he became one of my best friends. This is a 12 Angry Men essay about all the stereotyping and judging someone by their looks that is on trial in the

A few good men starring Jack Nicholson Tom Cruise and Demi Moore is about ethic in the marines. Many characters in the movie are faced with moral dillemas Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholsons characters are faced with moral dillemas. The movie is about two marines who are accused of murdering there fellow officer, during the incestigation it is discovered that there is a practice called “code red” this is a unethical and unofficial disciplinary measure by the marine squad when a member goes against the unit. The offender is gagged, beaten, and then they are killed by their fellow officers. The accused put the blame on someone they said was higher up from them. They carried out the “code red” order because the officer was not living up to the

Everyday, people are forced to face with vicious circle of decisions: whether to stick to their morals or obey the authority figure. But it’s a fact that people have a propensity to obey authority, more than to preserve their own morals. A Few Good Men is a film that illustrates the struggle every marine faces-- to follow orders, good or bad. But why would marines follow the orders without hesitation if that order questions the principles they live by? Because the orders in the navy are meant to follow all for the reason of making everyone in Navy into good marines and to be strong enough to defend the nation. It required unquestioning commitment and obedience to orders. The articles, “The Perils of Obedience” by Stanley Milgram and “The

The movie, "A Few Good Men," is a story about a pair of U.S. Marines that are charged with murder. They feel that their innocence prevails because their acts were committed as direct orders from their superiors, and these types of orders are not disobeyed. As the story unravels, there are many legal issues that we have covered in our class, BU11, The Legal Environment of Business. In this paper, I plan to go over the main legal elements which occur throughout the film.

The movie, Brotherly Love, came to the theaters in a cape saving the public from a never ending trilogy of movies similar to The Notebook. In all honesty, it seems like Hollywood adapted Nicholas Sparks as the go to author to adapt story plots from. Whenever a new romantic film came out you can get bet your bottom dollar to sit through a film of old lovers who reconnected through a weird circumstance and spend the whole film trying to get back. The director, Jamal Hill took it upon himself to create a film that single handedly brought back the natural and pure essence of Romantic films. Brotherly Love brought a beautiful splash of melanin to the screen while bringing together minorities from different backgrounds. The film is set in Philadelphia, where the heart of the problems takes place in an all too familiar setting, the high school. Overbrook high is a place where many inner city kids can relate to since it highlights the two major problems that is very much evident and a problem around high schools today, drugs and crime. The separation of “The Hilltop” people from the “Bottoms” is all too common and the fact that the recent death of Omar from The Hilltop is still fresh you can almost sense a war arising.

A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama directed by Rob Reiner. The story follows the court-martial of two U.S. Marines, who are charged with the murder of a fellow marine and the problems faced by the lawyers, of the accused, while preparing their defenses. The Marines are on a murder trial for carrying out a “code red” order. The movie refers to “code red” as a type of extrajudicial punishment used for an alleged crime or offense, which is carried out without a legal procedure.

Throughout history, the United States Military has faced numerous scandals. From its role in the Vietnam War, to the Iran-Contra Affair, to the Iraq War, to the abuse and denial of due process rights to detainees currently held indefinitely at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the Department of Defense has undeniably raised many questions about its ethics and treatment toward both civilians and fellow members of the Armed Forces alike. One recent scandal, which would now appear to be becoming the standard, is that of sexual assault within the military. However, due to a campaign of awareness, grassroots activism, and pressuring elected officials to do what is right, things are now beginning to change.

They utilized specialized legal terms that only individuals in the legal profession would understand. Espoused values as illustrated by Schein (2009) are: “strategies, goals, philosophies” (p.21). For the Marines at Guantanamo Bay, their purpose was to provide security for the Unites States of America under the guidance of the commanding officer (Col. Nathan R. Jessep). During the trial, Capt. Jack Ross provided two manuals that Marines are to follow: The Marine Guide and General Information Handbook for New Recruits and The Marine Corps Guide for Sentry Duty at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba which provided the basic outline for Marine actions, responsibilities and duties. As for the lawyers involved, they shared a pre-requisite fundamental knowledge of the law. They all had law degrees as well as being members of the Armed Services. These two cultures, attorney and military produces a unique culture, having its own terminologies and decorum practices. They had specific responsibilities and guidelines that had to be followed, as both council and officers. As for underlying assumptions or shared tacit assumptions, Schein (2009) provides the following description about them: “unconscious, taken for granted belief, perceptions, thought and fillings (ultimate source of values and action)” (p. 21). The Marines as described by Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson followed a code: “Unit, Corps, God, County” (Brown & Reiner, 1992).

Uniform Code of Military Justice (USMJ) is what the military uses to prosecute and court-martial its members. Yet in the UCMJ, Commanders have the authority to overturn a guilty verdict in the case

A general court-martial consists of no less than five members and a military judge, or the soldier can be tried by military judge alone upon the request of the solder being tried. A general court-martial is often classified as a felony court. The general court-martial can try all persons subject to the UCMJ including officers. A general court-martial may consider any sentence allowed by the UCMJ. This could include lengthy incarceration, hard labor, life in prison and the death penalty. (Manual for Courts Martial, 2002, pg A2-6)

I recently attended an academic lecture Comparing Military and Civilian Justice Systems, presented by Krystal Capasso, JD. Krystal Capasso has a Masters of Law degree (LLM), and has served in the military as an attorney. She has worked with numerous military cases, and in this lecture she compares the two justice systems.

This article exposes the inequity amongst the ranks, points to the extreme measures taken by the chain of command and examines the way in which soldiers are punished by analyzing the existing paradox of authority between the UCMJ and the judiciary, the history of the laws and authority within the U.C.M.J., and the need for Therapeutic Jurisprudence (“TJ”) when adjudicating within the Military.

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American courtroom drama film adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. Written and co-produced by Rose himself and directed by Sidney Lumet, this trial film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt, forcing the jurors to question their morals and values. In the United States, a verdict in most criminal trials by jury must be unanimous. The film is notable for its almost exclusive use of one set: out of 96 minutes of run time, only three minutes take place outside of the jury room.