A Time To Kill

A Time to Kill revolves around a murder trial of a black man, Carl Lee Hailey, accused of murdering two white men that raped his ten-year-old daughter. Hailey is defended by up-and-coming white lawyer, Jake Tyler Brigance, whose efforts are supported by wealthy law student Ellen Roark and a former lawyer and alcoholic named Lucien Wilbanks. The images that unfold in the filmÆs first moments involve the brutal rape and attempted murder of HaileyÆs daughter. The images of violence are blunt and brutal but are used to establish the main theme of the film that focuses on the question and limits of revenge. The images of the girl, however, are shown only in fleeting and isolated glimpses. This not only spares the viewer graphic violence but underscores the theme of the film that justice is often a fleeting and isolated aspect of the justice system. As Lucien tells Jake, ôYour job is to find justice no matter how well she may hide herself from youö (Schumacher 1997).

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