MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE

On many levels, RBG is a love story. The thorough examination of Ginsburg work and it’s

intersections with her marriage and family was continuously inspiring. Her love for the country and her family never outweighed each other, which then created the

hardworking icon we know today. Throughout her life, Ginsburg was no stranger to discrimination and the documentary never shies away from that, on the contrary it makes it that much more inspiring.

Ginsburg never takes no for an answer, and when she does it’s well calculated in her early career, she embraced being a woman in law despite the hardships it caused. Not once did Ginsburg give up, she just found a new way to get it done.

Besides it’s subject matter, RBG stands due to its mostly female production team. During the opening credits excite whispers fluttered through the audience as they realized it was an all woman team. RBG is one of many recent movies to prove that women can not only be in film on their own terms but excel at it as well. The film, just like its namesake, is well calculated and brilliant. While the story is told in chronological order,

it reveals new and interesting details of Ginsburg’s life. For instance, we learn of her career in the late 90s and early 2000s, but don’t discover that she battle cancer twice and never missed a day of work till much later. It’s a delayed gratification of sorts, making Gisburg’s work feel even greater than we had just learned it was.

RBG also addresses the  dire state politics today, and becomes a rallying call during its third act. While its can be a bit left leaning, which might turn some audience members away, it never feels forced. The film presents ideas from Ginsburg’s point of view, but allows the audience the space to have their own opinions.

RBG will easily make a Ginsburg bigger icon than she already is, with brilliant moments like her performing at an opera or her “super diva!” workout gear. Along with that, the film easily maps out why she’s so influential, and inspires the audience to pursue what the love, and make a difference doing it.