Just Mercy Film Analysis

The film begins with the arrest of Walter “Johnny D” McMillian. Why do you think the filmmakers took this approach to the film?

How is the evidence of racism presented in the first five minutes of the film?

While still working as an intern, Bryan Stevenson meets Henry Davidson, what about Henry affects Stevenson?

Do you believe if Stevenson was a white lawyer he would have had to submit to a strip search? What is his reaction to the strip search?

If you had to submit to a strip search, how would it make you feel?

What do the prisoners reveal about working with a court appointed attorney?

What is the only suit that people in Alabama want to see a black man in?