Intermediate 1

Movie Activity
Law Abiding Citizen
Teacher Lauren T. Ferreira

1. Briefly, tell the story with your own words.

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2. Describe the personality traits of the lawyer (Nick) and the father (Clyde). Compare them at
the beginning of the movie and later.
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3. Why did Clyde refuse a lawyer in his first trial? What did he want to prove? Do you agree
with him?
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4. Whats your opinion about their general behavior? Would you act the same? If so, explain
why. If not, what would you do differently?
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5. What do you understand with the sentence You cant fight fate? Do you believe that?
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Complete the sentences with the correct word.
career-minded - accomplice - blacked out - witnesses - testimony - death row betrayed
Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler), a Philadelphia engineer, ________________ the rape and murder
of both his wife and five-year old daughter at the hands of Clarence J. Darby (Christian Stolte)
and __________________ Rupert Ames (Josh Stewart), leaving Shelton emotionally scarred. He
is told by _______________ prosecutor Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) that the case was compromised
by a bungled forensic investigation and Shelton's ____________ cannot incriminate either man
because he _________________ during the incident. Rice, interested in maintaining his 96%
conviction rate, makes a secret deal with Darby: in return for pleading guilty to third-degree
murder, he will provide testimony that will send Ames to ______________ for what is, essentially,
a robbery charge. Shelton is left feeling ________________.