The movie War of the Roses provides the most compelling example of how
the law consumes lawyers and the personal costs that accompany the
prestige and wealth of life at a large firm.This movie shows that the
law can have profound affects, not only on lawyers themselves, but
also on those close to them in their private life. The initial allure
of the money, power, status and prestige transformed their lives. The
larger house more expensive possessions were initially attractive.
However, maintaining such a lifestyle had consequences for Mr. Rose.
He was transformed into the mechanical, impersonal, cold, and
spiritually dead-yet wildly successful and prominent attorney type of
lawyer described by Melville in Bartleby. Yet, his success as an
attorney comes at the cost of his own humanity, his ability to
properly prioritize his family and his marriage, which leads his wife,
to file for divorce. This movie serves as a warning for all attorneys
to keep in mind the things that are most important in one’s private
life while pursuing career goals and objectives.

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