Movies are warm, what about life?

Kianna 2022-01-01 08:02:43

I watched "Freedom Writers" last night, a story of spring breeze and rain, which has the same warming power as "Mona Lisa's Smile".
However, I am a pessimistic person after all. What impressed me most about this movie was not Erin’s efforts for her students, but those half-and-a-half teenagers, in poverty, gangs, and hatred. Growing tremblingly under the shadow of death and death. The children in classroom 203 were lucky because they met a good teacher who was willing to listen to them telling their street stories and truly respected them, and found their own safe haven. But what about more African, Hispanic, and Asian children beyond 203? They walked out of the house every day, still wondering if they could come back alive. After all, Erin's power is limited. She tries to spread the wings of her love, but she can only protect the students in this class. She didn't even dare to hand over the junior and senior years of these students to other teachers, because she knew that as soon as she let go, those children would fall into the abyss of darkness again.
She worked three jobs and had no time to accompany her husband but had to accept the divorce. Persistence in her ideals was not without price.
This world lacks not only Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, but also Erin Gruwell.
Suddenly remembered that Uncle Benshan’s "Falling Leaves Return to Roots" is also a human-like story adapted from real people. But a story with a human touch does not mean that the society is human.
Most of the time, life will not be praised. The reason why a story is eulogized is often because it is just a story.

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Extended Reading
  • Kristy 2022-01-01 08:02:43

    It's not as good as expected, it's too idealistic, and the student's transformation is a bit abrupt. But it's good to be a film where teachers and students interact and exchange emotions.

  • Darion 2022-03-24 09:02:24

    Big actors and small themes

Freedom Writers quotes

  • Andre: My brother taught me what the life is for a young black man. Pimp, deal, whatever. Learn what colors to wear. Gang banners. You can sell to one corner, but you can't sell another. Learn to be quiet. The wrong word can get you popped.

  • Jamal: At sixteen, I've seen more bodies than a mortician. Every time I step out my door I face the risk of being shot. To the rest of the world it's just another dead body on a street corner. They don't know that he was my friend.