The Lincoln Lawyer Quietly Became One of the Most Consistent Shows on Television

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The Lincoln Lawyer Seasons 1-4 Review Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for Seasons 1 through 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer. In an era where television series either collapse under their own ambition or disappear after one good season, The Lincoln Lawyer has quietly done something impressive. It stayed consistently engaging across multiple seasons while maintaining the spirit of the original novels better than most modern adaptations. The series never tries to reinvent itself into prestige television. Instead, it understands exactly what it is supposed to be: intelligent legal drama with strong character chemistry, layered cases, and season long tension that keeps moving forward naturally. Across four seasons, that formula has worked remarkably well. One of the Better Book Adaptations in Recent Television One of the strongest aspects of The Lincoln Lawyer is its fidelity to the books by Michael Connelly....
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Empire of the Sun :: Christian Bale's Baptism

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Christian Bale's 1987 baptism was one worth dying for a lead role in Steven Spielberg's world war movie. How can one have a better start to a career? Bale's acting throughout frankly was more mature than some of his later movies :). At age around 12-13 years he did his role with courage and determination of a veteran.


The movie set in the WWII China where the westerners are thinking that time goes on and on and that rich are rich and poor are poor. Sudden change of situation brings the rich on the streets and begging and in the words of Bale  "people will do anything for a potato".

Jim "Jamie" Graham (Christian Bale) goes through the period of war in camps learning on the fly living out his dictum that "The best teacher's the university of life". His transition from a elitist pampered child to one who could steal at will was staggering but at the same time maintains his dignity, honor and integrity. He is famous for his social work, where he helps the weak, the sick and everyone in need of help. His best act comes when he endears the Americans in the camp and wins their heart by crossing the barbed wire.

The movie is also a lesson in how one's approach to life is ostrich like and cant foresee the future. The best part in the movie is how the beggars on the street become better than the people driven around in flashy cars and enjoying pursuits like fancy dress shows. This is the most profound message the movie leaves for the audience.

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