The Paper Chase (1973) | Prime Video | Wiki
Director: James Bridges
If you want to see the Socratic method in action, watch
The Paper Chase (1973), based on a 1971 novel written by John Hay Osborn Jr.
Osborn wrote the novel when he was a third-year student at Harvard Law. As such, he had tasted the Socratic method and other dynamics at highly competitive schools.
But the movie is about so much more than just lecturing-without-lecturing. Even the title itself,
The Paper Chase, contains a ton of meaning.
People are great at chasing things. We are fortunate to have sweat glands that regulate our body temperatures and prevent us from succumbing to hyperthermia. Persistence hunters (Wiki) chase prey until it collapses from fatigue and overheating.
Even though chasing comes naturally to us, it matters what you chase and why you chase it.
