Atticus Finch which they became lawyers. Freedman argued that Atticus Finch is dishonest, unethical, sexist, and inherently racist, and that he did nothing to challenge the racist status quo in Maycomb. Freedman's article sparked furious controversy, with one legal scholar opining, "What Monroe really wants is for Atticus to be working on the front lines for the NAACP in the 1930s, and, if he's not, he's disqualified from being any kind of hero; Monroe has this vision of lawyer as prophet. Atticus has a vision of lawyer not only as prophet but as parish priest". In 1997 the Alabama State Bar erected
The Ring (2002 film) "Miami Herald" Rene Rodriguez and "USA Today" Claudia Puig found themselves confused and thought that by the end of the movie "[the plot] still doesn't make much sense". The film ranked number 20 on the cable channel Bravo's list of "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments". Bloody Disgusting ranked the film sixth in their list of the "Top 20 Horror Films of the Decade", with the article saying that "The Ring was not only the first American 'J-Horror' remake out of the gate; it also still stands as the best." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of