Erin 

was a young, twice divorced mother of three who was struggling to support her family. With little
legal expertise, Erin began working for a law firm. She started an investigation to take down corporate
giant PG&E company for contaminating the water supply of the small town of Hinkley, California with
Chromium VI.

Si Erin Brockovich ay isang babae na dalawang beses na diborsiyado at may tatlong anak. Siya ay
nahihirapan na suportahan ang kanyang pamilya. Sa pamamagitan ng bahagyang legal expertise na
mayroon siya, siya ay nagsimulang magtrabaho sa isang law firm. Nagsimula siya ng imbestigasypm para
mapabagsak at mapagbayad ang PG&E na isang malaking kompanya dahil sa pagkontamina sa suplay ng
tubig ng maliit na bayan ng Hinkley, California gamit ang Chromium VI.

Si Ed ang amo at abogado ni Erin na sumuporta sa kaso para ibagsak ang kumpanya ng PG&E.

Ed is Erin’s boss and lawyer who supported the case to bring down the PG&E company.

George becomes Erin’s boyfriend and throughout the movie he helps take care of her children while she
worked on the PG&E case.

Naging boyfriend ni Erin si George at sa kabuuan ng pelikula ay tinutulungan niyang alagaan ang mga
anak ni Erin habang nagtatrabaho siya sa kaso ng PG&E.

Si Donna ay nagkaroon ng sakit na cancer at isa sa mga nagsasakdal na nagsampa ng kaso laban sa
PG&E. Sa huli, ang kanyang pamilya ay tumatanggap ng limang milyong dolyar mula sa pag-areglo.

Donna is suffering from cancer and is one of the plaintiffs who files a lawsuit against PG&E.  Ultimately,
her family recieves five million dollars from the settlement . 

Isang residente ng Hinkley na nagkaroon ng nakunan ng 5 beses at pinaghihinalaan na ito ay dahil sa

kontaminadong tubig.
A Hinkley resident who suffered five miscarrages and suspects this to be because of the contaminated
water.

Si Pamela at ang kanyang mga anak ay dumanas ng iba't ibang problema sa kalusugan. Sa paniniwalang
ito ay mula sa tubig ng PG&E, sinusuportahan niya ang pagiimbestigat ni Erin.

Pamela and her children suffered from many different health problems. Believing this to be from the
water of PG&E, she supports Erin’s investigation. 

Si Kurt ay isang abogado na dalubhasa sa toxic litigation. Siya ay kinuha ni Ed Masry upang tumulong na
manalo sa kaso laban sa PG&E.

Kurt was an attorney who specialized in toxic litigation.  He was hired by Ed Masry to help win the case
against PG&E.

Charles was a former employee of PG&E who worked at their chemical plant.  He was ordered to
destroy documents that contained incriminating evidence against PG&E.  Fortunately, Charles did not
destroy his records and gave them to Erin to help with the case.

Si Charles ay dating empleyado ng PG&E na nagtrabaho sa kanilang planta ng kemikal. Inutusan siyang
sirain ang mga dokumentong naglalaman ng ebidensya laban sa PG&E. Sa kabutihang palad, hindi sinira
ni Charles ang mga dokumento at ibinigay ito kay Erin upang tumulong sa kaso.

Ang pelikulang ito ay naging saklaw kung paano nabigyan ng napakagandang direksyon
ang kuwento. Kung susuriin ng maayos at papanoorin ang pelikula, ang takbo ng kwento ay
kakaiba sapagkat mahirap bigyan ng implikasyon kung ano ang mga maaring mangyari sa
susunod na eksena, na nag udyok din upang bigyan ng pokus ang pelikula ng mga
manonood.

Naging mahusay ang pagmumuno ng direksyon sa pelikulang ito dahil naging matagumpay
ang paglalahad ng kwento ni Erin Brockovich na nangyari sa tunay na buhay. May malawak
na pag-aaral ang direktor sa pelikulang ito, lalong-lalo na sa kung paano mailalahad ng
malinaw ang mensahe ng kwento. Tama ang mga detalye at mga kaganapan na hango sa
tunay na pangyayari. Nabigyan niya ng matalino at mapanuring estratehiya ang pagdidirek
sa pelikula dahil naging matagumpay itong naipalabas sa masa noong taong 2000.
Ang lahat ng simbolong ginamit sa pelikulang ito ay nakakapag pahatak ng manonood dahil
ito ay tumutukoy sa buhay ng lahat ng tao, lalong lalo na ang buhay ng isang pamilya, mga
sakripisyo para sa mahal sa buhay. May impact ang pamagat dahil sa pamagat palang
malalaman na ng mga manonood kung tungkol saan ang pelikula at nauunawaan ng mabuti
ang simbolismo ng bawat pelikula. Maikli lamang ang pamagat ngunit malaki ang
panghatak nito sa manonood. Nakasaad na sa pamagat na “The Unforgivable” ang
mensahe ng pelikula dahil tungkol ito sa babaeng hindi mapatawad ng lipunan dahil sa
kaniyang malupit na kasalanan. Kaya naman hindi na mahirap intindihin ang pelikula dahil
nakasaad na sa pamagat ang paksa at magiging daloy ng istorya.
(Mayroon ba itong panghatak o impact? Nauunawaan ba ang mga simbolismong ginamit sa pamagat?)

Ang pamagat ng pelikula ay “Erin Brockovich” na mula sa totoong pangalan ng karakter na

ginampanan ni Julia Roberts. Pareho itong may impact at walang impact dahil
nakadepende na rin sa perspektibo ng mga tao. Ang iba ay magiging kuryoso dahil kakaiba
ang pamagat at walang magiging ideya kung tungkol ito saan. Ang iba naman ay hindi
magkakaroon ng interes dito dahil sa kakaibang pangalan lamang ang pamagat.

Si Erin Brockovich (Roberts) ay isang dalawang beses na diborsiyado na ina ng tatlong maliliit na anak, na
nagpupumilit na seryosohin. Habang nagtatrabaho bilang isang file clerk sa isang maliit na law firm,
napadpad siya sa isang pagtatakip na kinasasangkutan ng kontaminadong tubig sa isang kalapit na bayan
na nagdudulot ng mapangwasak na mga sakit.

Kinumbinsi niya ang kanyang boss (Finney) na payagan siyang mag-imbestiga, at sa proseso ay
natuklasan niya ang kumpanyang nagdudulot ng kontaminasyon. Bagama't ang mga lokal na
mamamayan sa una ay nag-aalinlangan na maging kasangkot, ang walang pakundangan na paraan at
kakayahan ni Erin na makipag-usap sa kanila nang malinaw at tapat ay nakakuha ng kanilang tiwala. Sa
mahigit 600 nagsasakdal na naka-sign up, ang hindi malamang na duo ay magpapatuloy na manalo sa
pinakamalaking kasunduan na binayaran sa isang direktang aksyon na suit...$333 milyon.
A cinematic picture that is truly ahead of its time, bringing attention to an environmental crime as well
as misogynistic views of the 90’s. Throughout the film, there are many emotions to feel but these are
the types of films that stick out the most. At the start of the film, you would not think the plot focuses
on an environmental crime. We are introduced to Erin Brokovitch who is a single mother of three
trying to get a job in order to pay her bills and support her family. You can’t help but feel the
frustration and the stress that Erin is going through. She is alone and broke and is forced to leave
her children with people she barely knew, starve herself in order to feed her children dinner, and to
top it off, she was in a car accident that was not her fault. Despite the unfortunate events occurring
to her, Erin’s self-assured personality stood out from the jump. She had a way with words and a
confidence that most women during this time period were not yet comfortable to display. She used
her beauty to her advantage that got her what she wanted most of the time. Erin finessed a position
as a legal clerk for her lawyer, without having any legal experience or an educational background.
I believe the goal of the film was to inform viewers of the real life violation that happened under the
watch of a large powerful corporation that is PG&E. A corporation that powers our daily lives which
we as the consumers trust completely and blindly. Despite the cinematic parts that may be false and
input for the dramatic and entertaining effect, the film focused a lot on the secrecy and corruption
within this company. That is, hiding information that impacts peoples healths and lives, destroying
and lying about information, and using money to silence people. This is also another point that
makes me view the film ahead of its time because environmental violence was not talked about
much when this film was made because there may have not been enough knowledge on the topic.
As I watched this film in the year 2021, it was nice to see Erin, a woman in the 90’s not let herself get
taken advantage of and walked all over in a misogynistic workplace and era. Through Julia Roberts'
role, I was able to get a sense of the courageous and assertive type of person the real Erin
Brokovitch. It was also satisfying to see the character development Erin underwent throughout the
film and to see her completely flip her life around.

http://waterandsociety.leadr.msu.edu/water-films/erin-brockovich/film-analysis-1-kaylee-confer/

Direktor: Soderbergh shaped Brockovich’s character to not only to relate to the individuals that were
affected but also to the audience that was watching the film. He used her motherly instinct to create a
relatable character as seen in the first scene when Erin was asked what qualifications made her prepared
for this job and she quickly responded that she was a mother.