What a wonderful portrayal! The characters and the acting reached out and grabbed me by the throat. Troian Bellisario is to be commended for the honesty and realism in the role of Sgt Lauren Weil, and certainly Jennifer Beals is no slouch either as Major Stone.
From the small to the wide, the context of military as family, judge and jury is well known; and like a family the recognition of misconduct by its members is extremely hard to reconcile when the subject is sexual assault. In 'Lauren' it's clear that no one wants to rock the boat, so silencing dissenters and 'problem' people is being done systematically and in the interest of maintaining the status quo.
How Lauren manages to keep her dignity and pride intact despite the roadblocks thrown her way was riveting.
WIGS certainly has thrown the spotlight on a topic which the US military tries hard to keep quiet. My thanks and appreciation for giving us a glimpse behind the curtain.
From the small to the wide, the context of military as family, judge and jury is well known; and like a family the recognition of misconduct by its members is extremely hard to reconcile when the subject is sexual assault. In 'Lauren' it's clear that no one wants to rock the boat, so silencing dissenters and 'problem' people is being done systematically and in the interest of maintaining the status quo.
How Lauren manages to keep her dignity and pride intact despite the roadblocks thrown her way was riveting.
WIGS certainly has thrown the spotlight on a topic which the US military tries hard to keep quiet. My thanks and appreciation for giving us a glimpse behind the curtain.