“With all due respect, your honor, we don't live in this courtroom, do we?”-Philadelphia. Tom Hanks stars in the 1993 film “Philadelphia” where he portrays Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer that has AIDS that has kept his HIV status concealed from his firm. He is later fired and decides to take the firm to court due the discrimination of his sexual orientation and illness. On March 21 in 1994, Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for best actor for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett. Tom Hanks argues that every should be able to experience heaven on earth with whoever they love and it is very effective because he continues to talk about supporting the LGBT community and HIV victims.
He use some people that help him be the person he is and both of them were gay men, his high school drama teacher and a classmate of he had in high school. He points out the two men that helped him get where he is as a person and in his career. He states ,”I would not be standing here if it weren't for two very important men in my life,Mr. Rawley Farnsworth and Mr. John Gilkerson. I mention their names because they are two of the finest gay Americans, two wonderful men.” He points out that his portrayal of a gay man wasn’t just a act but it came the inspiration and the support he had in his life. Tom uses
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Hanks uses pathos in his speech by talking about his love for his wife and his support for HIV victims. When he starts his speech he talks about that undying love that was on the song “Philadephia” sung by Neil Young. He says he has that in his wife that is more than fine and that we should all be able experience that. He says “We should all be able to experience such heaven right here on earth.” In his speech, he points out the people with HIV/AIDS and the people that were supporting them that night at the Oscars by wearing red ribbons. That everyone should have the chance to love however they so choose. He recognized the people suffering with HIV and let them know that he supports