Discrimination In The Movie

Discrimination is at the core of the film, but I also think that movie shows how one can go through the process of seeing a person as part of an out-group but can go through a process of removing them from that category and bring them into the in-group. Denzel Washington’s character Joe Miller evolves throughout the movie, from someone who does not understand much about AIDS and homosexuals, he is therefore very vocal about that he wants nothing to do with them. In the beginning of the movie, Miller views Beckett as the disease and something that he should further distance himself from. However, his character goes through a change when he starts to connect with Beckett and begins to see him as a human and the struggle that he is faced with.
Despite some of the stigma brought on by taking the case, he soon learns that he is giving people like Beckett a voice. We all use stereotypes and we might not even know it. Human beings have the need to be a part of a group and feel good about the groups we belong to, consequently, we might have negative perceptions of those not belonging to our group. While stereotypes can be considered a useful strategy, it is often associated with a negative generalization about a group and individual which is always incorrect. As we see in the movie just how stereotyping can go too far by taking someone’s sexual orientation or illness and responding to negative messages about that group. Not only did the stereotype beliefs that the Partners held at the law firm influenced their behavior toward Beckett leading to his termination, but also shows their inability to take another’s perspective. Predicted outcome value theory, is suggested that when we first communicate with others, we try to determine whether continued communication with them will be worth our effort (Floyd, 2016 p.290). This theory is used throughout the movie first example is when lawyers were relucted to take on Beckett's case. Then when audience see Beckett first interaction with