Erin Brockovich

ERIN BROCKOVICH.

Key cast: Julia Roberts, Aaron Eckhart
Director: Steven Soderbergh

Writer: Susannah Grant

Genre: Drama

Themes: romance, family, crime

Release: March 2000

budget:$52,000,000

Erin Brockovich, a single unemployed mother, brings down a power company that have been accused of causing the pollution in the city's water system causing serious illnesses to a lot of the residents. (This is based on a true story).

Key scenes: An important scene which is shown at the beginning of the film is when Erin takes her children to the diner. She lets her children order what they like but doesn't get any food for herself. This is due to the fact that she is in debt after she doesn't the money from the car accident she had. This shows to the audience that she puts her children first. Although she doesn't have a lot pf money, she still tries to do the bet thing by her kids. This makes the audience feels connected with Erin as they know that she is caring and that she loves her children.

Micro-features:

Mise-en-scene is an important micro feature as in the beginning of the film we see Erin's house that has leaky pipes and cockroaches. This is important as it shows us why she was so desperate to get a job but also work in a place se had no experience with. She was desperate for the money. At the beginning of the film she was just thinking about the money and how she could clear her debt and support her children, but as the film progressed it ended up being more about helping the people get what they deserved. The mise-en-scene showed to the audience that she didn't own much and that she struggled to feed both her kids and herself due to the lack of food in her house. This is why we want Erin to succeed.

Comparables: A film similar to Erin Brockovich is North Country (2005 starring Charlize Theron, Jeremy Renner and Amber Heard). North Country is also based on a true story about getting rights for women in the coal mines. This is similar at is also a huge case within American History and it tells the story of how one women also managed to bring down a business in order for the right thing to be done.