DOM WRITERS CAST SCOTT GLENN MOVIE
DOM WRITERS CAST SCOTT GLENN FULL

The movie was well cast, the acting was excellent and Hillary Swank was, as is the norm for her, outstanding in the lead role. This is a very well written TRUE story about a dedicated young teacher against both a classroom of young thugs at war with the world around them and school system filled with disallusioned teachers who are just putting in their time. Her story and those of her students, gave me the burning desire to get out there and make a difference in someone else‘s life and I'm sure it will have the same effect on you! Read Less Erin Gruwell embodies what it means to be an everyday hero.

DOM WRITERS CAST SCOTT GLENN FULL

Her rigid determination to get through to her class full of kids on probation, juvenile delinquents, and gang members, before they became the dropouts the school board expected, or worse…lost their lives on the streets, was admirable. Though lessons can be learned by watching just about any movie out there, I feel that this particular film would speak to almost anyone - regardless of race, gender or age.īased on the diary entries of students that attended Woodrow Wilson HS in California, this movie artfully recounts the dedication one teacher had for her students. Read more This was the first truly inspiring movie I’ve seen in ages. Her story and those of her students, gave me the burning desire to get out there and make a difference in. This was the first truly inspiring movie I’ve seen in ages. While slightly predictable, FREEDOM WRITERS critiques the public education system in an ultimately moving way. But writer/director Richard LaGravenese manages to put a fresh spin on this already familiar formula thanks to powerful performances by Hillary Swank, Imelda Staunton, and several newcomers. Thanks to a catalogue of films including STAND AND DELIVER and DANGEROUS MINDS, any film about inspiring teachers risks feeling redundant and preachy. The intensity with which Erin relates to her work threatens her husband (Patrick Dempsey), who in seeing Erin's transformation, is reminded of his own stagnancy. Meanwhile, a strain is put on Erin's marriage as her student involvement gradually takes priority over her personal life. Despite being up against unthinkable violence, devoted first-time teacher Erin Gruwell (Hillary Swank) never gives up, slowly bonding with her class of at-first unreachable pupils, breaking down their tough exteriors and getting at the real people beneath through requiring the students keep daily journals. While never having heard of the Holocaust, these kids are well-versed in the pain of poverty, the legal system, and death. Rather than having the desired effect of creating healthy diversity, this program breeds constant war between all parties involved, the result being daily gun shots, constant racial slurs, and gang violence.Played largely by young unknowns, the freshman class in question is both naïve and wise beyond its years. Located in gang-ravaged Long Beach, California, Woodrow Wilson High is a hotbed of violence due to a voluntary integration program which brings Black, Latino, Asian, and White students together. riots, FREEDOM WRITERS is the story of an idealistic teacher's attempts to make a difference in the lives of her at-risk students.

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