On the Basis of Sex by Daniel Stiepleman - 8.8 out of 10

On the Basis of Sex by Daniel Stiepleman
8.8 out of 10


If this motion picture lacks something in terms of cinematic achievement, perhaps a certain lack of suspense or too many clichés as The Guardian has noted, it more than compensates through the compelling inspiring, role modeling story.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is such a household name that she is now known as RBG and half or more of America prays, wishes her to live at least beyond the terrifying prospect of The Orange Fool nominating another Brett Cavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Even here, in my land,  I hope for I do not believe in prayer, that this Super Heroine lives to be 100 or more on a bench that now has a conservative, perhaps we should say a reactionary majority and if we look at the recent ridiculous, appalling performance by the most recent Judge, there are creepy individuals in there.

America used to be such an inspiration for the rest of the world, the Land of the Free, greatest democracy and best system.
It was Deities like RBG that made it so honored and esteemed.

Alas, there came Trump with his MAGA troops, real deplorables, just as Hilary Clinton, said, albeit it was a pity that the remark became public and thus a tragic truth may have also affected her campaign.

Felicity Jones is splendid in the leading role, just as Armie Hammer, who has the part of Martin Ginsburg, a remarkable, modern, not just exceptionally intelligent, but also endowed with an outstanding EQ, which seems to be more important than IQ.
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg studies law at Harvard, teachers and men in general are still sexist and retrograde, holding the view that women must take care of the children.

They see Martin Ginsburg, eventually one of the best tax lawyers and experts in the country, as the bread winner.
In the case that would be brought in front of the Supreme Court and would propel RBG to the first ranks of the creme de la creme of the legal profession, the "traditionalists' would repeatedly invoke centuries of tradition and natural law.

As a student, when invited to talk about her goals, her perspective on law, Ruth would joke sarcastically that she will just live in the shadow of her husband, although not in these words.
The heroine is appalled to see that many American laws are discriminatory against women and she would argue that they are thus unconstitutional.

Her opposition thinks they have a bright idea and use the computers of the Defense Department to count the laws that may be impacted, if the request made by RBG would somehow be approved in the highest court.
The case they try to make being that there are too many acts in the legislature that would need amendment or complete change and thus the RBG position is preposterous.

Furthermore, the opposition team of men argues that the economy would suffer a calamity, millions would lose jobs, wages would plummet and Armageddon would descend.

However, it is for the Supreme Court to set a precedent, if it so chooses.
There is a history of humiliation and abuse for women, who could not study at Harvard, appear in front of the Supreme Judges and were forbidden so many other things one hundred or just decades before.

It is also true that the MeToo movement has demonstrated that women still face abuse, discrimination, harassment to this day.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes a very compelling, convincing plea for the rights of women, the need to ensure equality for the future generations, even if for some time, even her side thinks she is going to crash and lose with a bang.

On the Basis of Sex is a fabulous motion picture that shows part of the life of one of the greatest Americans, one of the few with some power to keep in check the outrageous man that has done so much to cast such a large shadow over the phenomenal image that the American system had in some parts of the world.

"Sad" as the orange fool keeps saying about others, when he is the worst thing that happened for the dream of democracy in countries that aspired to emulate the US and are now laughing at the ridiculous mouse that the mountains have generated.

Long live RBG and may Trump go out fast to the dustbin of history.