Documentaries have always been a fascinating art form. They're usually agenda-driven, but it's most important they have an interesting story to tell. RBG is a loving tribute to liberals' favorite Supreme Court Justice. (At one point I thought "We will never get a loving Alito doc.")
What's nice about this, and about the Supreme Court in general, is that they're the only branch of government not prone to toot their own horns. Ruth Bader Ginsberg is by nature a shy introvert. She would never run for public office, but in a way, we'd be better off as a country if more people with her temperment were in public office. She knows the law and can do the work and doesn't need to be on TV.
We get to see how she grew up, and how the cases she would tackle would make history. We understand how she and Antonin Scalia could be genuinely good friends. May everyone live a life so you could have a movie like this made about you.
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