Imagine this film, but the races were reversed. You'd all be calling this film hateful and racist lol. Don't pretend you guys care about racial equality.
@@spenser9908 I mean, of course the movie wouldn’t have any merit to it, and it probably would be called racist, but not because of us seeing black people as better. It’d be a straight stealing of historical context, we as white people in America don’t have the history of enslavement so recently (except in subgroups by religion.) Imagine a movie that took such an important statement in such a recent historical context (as in, actions like this actually happened against black children,) but it was all about white people being the underprivileged and abused and black people the abusers. It’’d be really damn stupid. That argument doesn’t work because of our history.
Not all dad's unfortunately. Mine sexually abused me when I was 20 ten years ago this year and even though he touched me inappropriately and looking back, one miracle that came out of it was I didn't fully orgasm. My body reacted in a way when he fingered me and touched/massaged my breasts, but not once did I cum even though I'll admit the rest of it did feel great, but I was so ashamed my body reacted and liked the feeling. I'm over it now and know it wasn't my fault, he didn't care what he did because 2 years ago after 8 years of getting away with it (he only touched me for 2-3 months and was under thr radar for 8 years as if nothing happened) and when he and mom were divorced 2 months at the time, his first words he said apparently when he called her thr day he was arrested was, "I wish Nichole would have kept her mouth shut." So in other words, he's not a real dad and no dad would ever say that to his child ESPECIALLY when I'm the oldest. He doesn't deserve to be dad anymore. But I've moved on, I don't contact him anymore even when he and mom split and he filed for divorce which was a good thing because he was also mentally, emotionally, verbally abusive nd Manipulative like none other. Oh and he was a sex addict we all later learned too. So to have him use me as a sex object for his pleasure just makes me sick inside. He wasn't physically abusive thank goodness, but it was a toxic life growing up and as soon as he left the house, the spirit and atmosphere of itchanged, we weren't walking on egg shells and could actually BE OURSELVES and happy. So this is why I love this film and not that I'd always say Samuel's reaction is always the best way but it shows what a true parent is. YOU HAVE TO EARN THE RIGHT TO BE CALLED MOM AND DAD. And my dad unfortunately lost that privilege. My mom also put up 30 years of all that abuse (except physical as much as I know) and if there's a word beyond saint, that's her. I'm just glad he's out of our lives
This is actually true there are people like this and I couldn't agree more he should have got recognition for that role in a way that Samuel L Jackson Reacted as a father any father who has a kid like that would react the same way and there's somebody out there every day walking amongst people not knowing who kids can trust and who they can trust The sad thing is this is only a movie but it portrays real life situations
@@richardpowers2622Samuel L Jackson's acting is fantastic. The way it erupts from him "Yes, they deserved to die and I hope they burn in hell!" is so raw and powerful, it's inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time.
It's also pathetic that there are people out there who will play the race card to get what they want, even getting a man who knowingly and willingly committed first degree murder. I've said this before and I'll say it again: Don't dare use what happened to his daughter as an excuse, I would have given the two rapists the death penalty if I could have but society cannot survive if ordinary citizens are allowed to just decide who gets to live and who gets to die. That is opening a pandoras box I know you don't want to open.
That boy good... Totallly underrated actor... I call him the crying man...This scene and 2 scenes in the movie "Interstellar" are the definition of bone chilling...
I haven't seen this film (too young when it came out and it just showed up in my shorts today) but DAMN DN DAMN, I AM AT THE EDGE OF MY SEAT, AND WAS SPELLBOUND! And that mic drop at the end DAMN! I need to watch this now
A couple of weeks ago I rewatched it and when he uttered "Imagine shes white " I was like you got them, you got them all .... brilliant line delivery, brilliant movie
This scene is all about McConnaughey, but everyone does an amazing job, with special recognition to Sam Jackson. As soon as he starts telling people about the story, his eyes shift into fury mode. He looks like he could kill his lawyer just because he's speaking vivid enough about it after a second. That mother, hearing about how physical horrible her two sons really were too.
I don't think a lot of the negative comments on this scene are coming from people who understood the movie, let alone the law. I suggest some of those people educate themselves on the Temporary Insanity defense, which has been used successfully in court in cases very similar to this one.
Funny thing, the asshole DA all but destroyed the “temporary insanity” excuse with Carl Lee saying “Yes they deserved to die and I hope they burn in Hell!” I think the point of this scene is show that sometimes vigilantism is necessary!
Temporary insanity is when you lose control and have remorse. There's no cover up or premeditation and you can't make any statements about being thrilled people are dead. Temporary insanity is when you're schizophrenic and go of your meds and believe people are talking to you through the fillings in your teeth telling you to kill your neighbor. Once on your meds, you are horrified and would rather be dead than know that you killed Mrs. Sweet who came to all your baseball games. I'm a lawyer (not criminal defense) but I still hear all types of cases.
I don’t give a shit about race. Anytime a child is abused in such an unspeakable fashion, it becomes the duty of decent people to take action and blow these pieces of shit away. This is why I think the Menendez Brothers should receive clemency. They were sexually abused.
Just goes to show how racist those men are, they don’t want Black Americans to reproduce. This was a really intense movie and I felt it really brought up a great question; “What justifies killing?” Usually my answer would be never, but if it were my daughter that had gone through what that sweet little girl had gone through then I’d probably do what Carl Lee had done too.
***** rape no matter what race is raped white or black is deplorable. And sweetie statistics on rapes are not accurate at all because a majority of sexual assaults go unreported.
McConaughey got a lot of abuse for his acting before Dallas Buyers Club and Mud came out, but this just shows that he's always had the talent, such raw power and emotion in this performance! Glad he finally got the recognition he deserves.
That "now imagine she's white" carries fucking monumental emotion and power to another level, so well written and the acting could not be better, I'm glad MM finally has recognition for his greatness today.
White or not, killing two rapist out of anger is cold blood murder, and its not justice, his daughter is still alive, if he cut off balls of those two men thats 'probably' acceptable as he ruin the girl womb, but take their lives away after they were arrested ? thats not justice at all.
Sarkastik Leader As you say I never forgot the intensity of this scene and I watched this movie 24 years ago His words, his expression, his interpretation in this very scene made this movie unforgettable for me
I'm disappointed with some of the comments here saying that Carl Lee (Samuel Jackson) is guilty. The all-white jury had pretty much made up their minds to find him guilty of first degree murder. But this wasn't some hardened criminal, but a father who lost it upon seeing the horrifying brutality meted out to his innocent little girl. Thank GOD Jack Brigance (Maconnaughey) was able use their racial bias against them, making then realize that Carl Lee did no more than what they would do if it had been their own daughters who suffered the brutal rape. But I agree that he should have won an Oscar for this scene; he executed it so brilliantly.
Depends on what he was charged with. Growing up i never understood how he could be completely innocent since he clearly and obviously killed those guys. Now that i understand the law better, if the state just went after 1st degree murder as the only charge, i suppose that he didn't meet the standard for murder 1. It's been a while since i've seen this movie, but unless i'm mistaken, they never talk about the charges, and the judge never really gives the jury any instruction, and we don't see the foreman actually read the charges...just the little boy running out of the courtroom yelling "Carl Lee is innocent." So yeah...if the state went after a bunch of lesser charges, he certainly should have been charged with something, but it's possible that the state overplayed their hand and went for the max.
He was guilty. This was not meant to be an illustration of temporary insanity or even overcharging by the D.A. Rather, it was an illustration of jury nullification.
@@brandonbuchner1771 dawg no one's gonna care what he was charged with as ajuror after they hear the story. just like no juror will forget when a judge tells them to strict that from there memory.
Am not a mother but I will do the same I would want to kill him or them as a victim of sexual abuse I think it hits me more hard he always makes me cry. No matter ur race skin color religion exact we’re alll the same inside we all have the same organs and everything we like different color flowers why can’t we love everyone the same
Bit made me cry is when the little girl is in the arms of her father after she had been beaten and raped and she says " Daddy I'm sorry I dropped the grocerys 😪😪
Finishing it off with 'now imagine she's white' finally made them realize how terrible this crime was regardless of race. ANY individual who would do that to a child in the heinous way they did wouldn't have deserved to have any mercy done on them.
I remember watching this back in high school and taking a test based on the film. One of the questions was "Why did he ask them to picture the little girl as white?". It's because he's basically asking them "Now do you give a shit about her? If she's white, would you give a shit then? Or does it really matter?". Still a great scene.
I took it as it was a double edge sword one was "oh that could been one of us" and the other half would think we'll what does that matter then then bam catch their own prejudice pretty. clever
It’s bc of their prejudice they didn’t see the father as human, they didn’t see the child as human, racist see us as animals with no feelings, they were ready to convict him, until all those words finally hit them when the child was described looking like them. It’s about prejudice. I always say I wish white ppl could live one day in our shoes when I hear comments about blacks always playing the race card, if you guys could live just one day in our shoes oh how the world would love more.
Maybe every black BLM supporter should take that text, since they only seem to care about their own race being killed by cops. "Now do you give a shit about them? If they were black, would you give a shit then?" Only difference is, the racist all-white jury in that movie was fictional. BLM is real.
@Miles Doyle if you was a true preacher for god you would of typed that all yourself instead of copy and pasting it, but I appreciate the blessings lol.
I didn't cry but at the end I said wow out loud I couldn't believe it. It made me sad and mad because of how white society overlooks and doesn't care much about the incident unless it's a person of their own race.
Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Ashley Judd, Donald Sutherland, Sandra Bullock, and Kiefer Sutherland as the town’s racist maniac….what a cast…what a script…what a movie! Most gripping film I’ve ever seen - from start to finish
As someone who was an Assistant to a Superior Court Judge who sat on the criminal bench here in New Jersey, this was the most brilliant closing argument I have ever heard
I don't think by the end,his character was meant to come off as a creep. I think he was somewhat touched by the young lawyer's speech and also his skill in making the jury see this event from his eyes. After this,he shook his hand and congratulated him.
@@tiaaaron3278 His character admits he feels sympathy for Carl Lee from the start, and I'm pretty sure he meant it. It's his job as the DA though to uphold the law, and prosecute to the fullest extent.
I'm reading Matthew's book and how he got this part is so emotional. I'm a lawyer and I see horrible things every day. To know Matthew felt the pain for a movie role, that's outstanding character.
I remember seeing these scene on TV years ago as a teenager and it stuck with me for some reason. Now that I watch it, the gut punch that is his final line is absolutely heart-wrenching. So much pain and injustice and such a desperate plea for empathy expressed in one sentence. Amazing writing and acting.
I just imagined a little girl, no colour, no religion, I just imagined a helpless child against two grown men. Matthew McConaughey's acting is SERIOUSLY underrated
The movie was based on John Grisham novel of the same name". John Grisham was a lawyer, and this novel was based on a case he witnessed, in 1984, about the harrowing testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim at the DeSoto County courthouse in Hernando, Mississippi. Two sisters, Julie Scott, 16 years old, and Marcie Scott, her twelve-year-old sister, had both been raped, brutally beaten, and nearly murdered by Willie James Harris. Unlike Grisham's depiction, however, the Scotts were WHITE and their assailant was BLACK. In the movie, ten-year-old BLACK girl Tonya Hailey is abducted, raped, and beaten by two local WHITE men, Billy Ray Cobb and James Willard. good anti-white propaganda this movie is
still doesn’t change the sentiment. a movie doesn’t need to be made about the scotts, you’re well informed about what about really happened. The whole point of the movie is to point that the same story but to a black person would be tucked away. it’s not anti-white. It’s about equity not equality. we need a whole ass movie to spread a message 😂
You really believe this type of stuff didn’t happen in the US? If they wanted to make a movie of what really went down in the first half of the 20th century in America in regard to white on black then it would be too brutal for tv. There wouldn’t even have been a trial. Cut it out and stop crying. It’s just a movie.
"Now Imagine She's White" One of the most powerful lines ever delivered in any movie, in the history of cinema. That being said, is it just a coincidence that the actor is Matthew McConaughey or better yet that the line is delivered @04:20 in the clip? I think not.
Jesus christ you all love really shitty, cheesy lines. Lol, in the movie, a town with zero Klan presence is riddled with hundreds of Klan members after a dude hands out membership flyers...its a white liberals retarded wet dream to kill dumb racist southerners. A stupid movie about no real issue. The people who did the crime didnt even stand trial...literally no one in the movie defended the rapists. They were killed before they even stood trial, and it woulda made way more sense if the entire town let them off, then ya, that's the time to kill. Really, really shitty movie, if you're looking at it through any type of realistic lens.
This is by far the most impactful, closing statement that I’ve ever watched. He’s dripping with Pain, and it comes across so clearly that even a blind person could see it.
This is maybe the greatest performance I’ve seen, you can literally see Matt reaching into his own soul to get these words out. The fact he was able to read this script and say this is representative of the actor he is
When Matthew McConaughey almost breaks down crying at the end how does he not get an Oscar for that. Not to mention that scene is very powerful in the movie.
Well, thankfully, they tend to not give Oscars out for one scene. If somebody would watch Rush in 'Shine' that year, and still say McConaughey should have got the Oscar, I would have a hard time not laughing in their face.
@@bauerj3398 Those two performances are not comparable. Two completely different roles in completely different movies, made by vastly different writers/directors/crew for a different audience. McConaughey played this role magnificently, and Geoffrey Rush couldn't have played better, but it makes no sense to say one performance was "better" than the other, if they were both perfect for the part and played it perfectly. Also the oscars are a joke and should hold no value or meaning in the eyes of any real movie fan.
@@rayaqin What the eff do you mean, they are not comparable? That is exactly what is happening when one mewls about Actor X or Film X not winning an award. It leads to a comparison because for him/her/it to have won, he/she/it would have to be better than what did win. As for your cliche about the oscars being a joke, that is laughably pretentious of you to proclaim that, since the people who actually matter (the actors, directors, producers, etc.) all consider the Oscars to be the pinnacle accomplishment in the business. But hey, you know better than them apparently. You should probably set out to enlighten these morons on what is and what is not a 'joke' in their industry.
There has always been something...idk...FRIGHTENING in Kevin Spacey's almost "ironical" stare... That's one of the reasons "THE USUAL SUSPECTS" is my favourite movie of all... Thanks for uploading! ;)
Man, Spacey has pretty much always intimidated me! But for me, it goes beyond his roles on film, and I'm wondering if he's simply a scary guy to mess with. Not that he's physically a badass in real life or anything... I just wouldn't feel relaxed being engaged in any type of confrontation with that guy, especially if he pulled that stare, haha.
lol! :D ...me neither, man! - me neither!... Having said THAT - I think he's an AWESOME Actor by a major "A" and (I'm quite sure of it) a GREAT human being! Have a nice day.! ;)
The jurors and everyone else in the room new the case was about the assault of a little black girl. Not one person in that court room thought of anyone else other than the little girl who was assaulted. He goes through the entire assault, which everyone in the courtroom had already heard throughout the trial! Everyone was imagining that little girl and seeing everything he described happening to that little girl in their minds, with the compassion that each one had to offer a black person. The picture painted was horrific. Thinking of any living being experiencing such a nightmare leaves one gutted. So, when at the end of the story he asks them to imagine the girl is white, it's so powerful, because with one sentence, he made even the most racist juror empathize with the victim. It's very similar to hearing about a victim on the news, or your sister or brother being the victim. If you have a loving heart, you feel for anyone who suffers, but even murderers and psychopaths have a Mother or loved one. Amazingly, truly dark hearted people will often still have someone in their life they love. Unfortunately, their ability to reconcile their own pain with that of another, and see that which connects us all, is broken.
Agree with most of this, but I don't agree that he made any jurors empathize. He focused in on exactly the opposite, a lack of empathy. Empathy doesn't require visualizing a member of your family, or someone who looks like you. It's already understanding that it doesn't make a difference. This is a lesson in empathy through shaming people into realizing that, even though they consider themselves good people, they lack it.
Just got through listening to Matthew’s audible of his book Greenlights, and it was awesome hearing the story behind how he landed this part, and how it completely changed his life.
@@annabelles1622 A little boy. That damn kid changed me in ways I didn't even think of. I can't help but put myself in the position of parents who are going through something hard with their kids.
@@mikeanderson3735 I understand you completely! We see the world in a whole other perspective when we become parents. I have 2 adult sons. No daughters, but still this movie was incredibly painful. I always wanted a daughter. And then I had my first boy. Afterward I was ok with whatever gender I had next! I love them so much! You’re a good dad I can tell. Congratulations.
This scene is wonderfully filmed. The dialogue, the growing discomfort and heartbreak on everyone’s face as he tells the story, and how “Now imagine she’s white…” is the moment they all collectively asked themselves “Why does that *matter*?”
It seems to matter all the time when BLM supporters only care about black victims of police brutality and ignore every other race. The difference being, one is a fictional woke movie and the other is real life racism.
I just finished watching this film and one thing I couldn't stop noticing was how sweaty all of them were the entire time 😂 Especially his wife and his almost affair
@@bauerj3398 What movies include scenes that have the same impact or are acted better? And don’t tell me the Godfather lmao. Most overrated shit I’ve seen
@@Number_99 The absolute hilarity in trumpeting a piece of poorly written, overracted drivel like A Time To Kill, but dismissing The Godfather as overrated. There is literally a thousand movies better than A Time To Kill, and practically countless scenes that are better. But hey, everybody is entitled to an opinion, no matter how stupid.
Saw this movie 24 years ago but this scene hit me so hard I never forgot his words, his expression, the intensity of the scene and the emotions that this actor was able to convey Amazing Well done Matthew McConaughey
What brought me here is people still pushing the narrative "all lives matter" and not understanding😔 that we are NOT saying that all lives don't matter. We are saying #BLACKLIVES matter TOO. That is what brought me here. This clips sums up the only way SOME people MIGHT understand how we feel....
Sunny Karter don’t try to act like it wouldn’t be different if I was black. btw congrats on being a stupid leftist racist that combats racism with racism, how about you check your privilege
The statement "All lives matter" is not racist! It is a fact. Do you think the "Every Child Matters" organization is racist? They are standing up for children and also bringing to light injustices done specifically to Indigenous children. You want to be seen like everyone else... then stop trying to separate yourself from everyone else. You are human regardless of your skin colour, that is the message to send, that is what you fight for, that is what we strive to teach!
To be completely honest, i dnt think the cops who killed George Floyd were racist. I watched the bodycam footage and the cops were being extremely patient with him while he was having a mental breakdown and not cooperating with the cops. They even offered to open the window for him. He asked to be put on the ground. Of course this does not justify the knee on his neck. But the idea that George Floyd's killing was racially motivated just seems absurd to me.
I watched this movie at home just after it came out and I have NEVER forgotten this scene. I’m so glad it is immortalised on RU-vid and no longer dies with all the other obsolete dvds and vhs. To me this is one of the most powerful performances and important scenes of all cinematic history
He knew if he could get them to feel all those different emotions outwardly in front of packed court there's be no way they'd aquit those two animals. He simply "got'em in a brilliant way. Got so caught up in the story they didn't see her color. They saw wrongs against an innocent child.
We watched this in school back in 2003 when I was 13. My goodness it changed everybody in my school. That impact factor was strongly needed. I was never one of them type of people, but it was beautiful... to witness many people change in my Year...purely because of this film but preferably this scene alone.
"Now imagine she's white" that's his way of letting everyone in the room knows, whether black or white that was still a child...but to make it more real,she's white.. brilliant
