Erin Brochovich- Yes, you can make a difference

Erin Brochovich is an American housemother, with three young kids to take care of, and no husband. In the beginning of the film, she doesn’t have job ether. The opportunity bids itself when she gets in contact with the lawyer Edward L. Masry. He agrees to offer her a job. On one of her trips searching for information, she visits a family in Hinkley who have many problems and are very sick. When she starts to investigate the case, she finds out that the company serving the Hinkley area with water, PG&E are using a very poisonous material, called Hexavalent Chromium. This causes a lot of diseases, such as cancer, decreased immune system, higher rate of miscarriages and so on. The people exposed to these threats, has no idea about their water being highly toxicant, and when Erin starts her investigation, many of her clients get very frightened.

Mostly, this film is about a person with no training or competence in the juridical matters of this case, works really hard to get the case trough. And how she really manages to get things trough at the end. It is a touching film about a person going from a dressed up whore to a woman mistaken of being educated. This film should be an inspiration for us all as a wake up call to what we are exposed to every day, as well as a reminder that you, as one single person, CAN make a difference.

Me, I loved this movie. At first, I didn’t approve of her behaviour or the story, but after a while, I understood that this film had a much deeper meaning than I first presumed! I think everyone should see this movie, because it really is touching. The best part of it is that it is based on a true story. That is a fact that amazes me. I really had a hard time drinking water for a few ours!

So, see this amazing movie; Erin Brochovich.

(I have porously not said anything about how this story ends. I don’t want to ruin anything for you!)

The picture is from: www.impawards.com/2000/erin_brockovich.html (06.09.10)