The right to think and to express ones opinion is on trial
in a state where teaching anything against The Bible is a punishable offense. This
is the premise of our movie “Inherit the wind.” The movie is an adaption of the
play of the same name, and the title comes from the bible verse “He who brings
trouble on his family will inherit only wind…” Proverbs 11:29. The main setting
of the movie is in the courtroom where two notable lawyers fight for the case.
There are some great scenes in the movie, acted out superbly by all the actors.
The tension and the thoughts of the common folk on the matter are clearly
depicted in the movie.
It happens to all of us, we start believing in our thoughts
so firmly that regardless of the validity of the facts presented in front of us
against our believe we hold on to it and fight for it. We believe that people
should be able to see our point and should think like we do. But that is not
the case, we all have our own thoughts and we have the capability to think.
This makes us unique and different from each other. Then how can we expect
others to think and be like us. It takes courage to admit when one is wrong and
move on in life, to be open to new ideas and thoughts. As Aristotle said it “It
is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it.” Regardless of what you believe in remember that everyone has the
right to believe in what they want to, forcing someone to accept something unwillingly
or punishing them for thinking differently doesn’t quite feel like living our
life for the truth.
The movie is entertaining on its own right as a courtroom drama;
the bonus is the topic in debate. “Inherit the wind” is a movie worth watching.
Regards,
TracerBullet
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