Hello everyone!
Because I forgot to blog on sunday Im going to use this time to respond to Freedom Writers to count towards this weeks blog post. I really enjoyed the movie! I enjoyed it a lot more than The Class and don’t think the two can even really compare of be used in the same sentance. Mrs G’s class was truly inspirational, the movies outcome was unrealistic but It was awesome for my perspective knowing it was based off of a somewhat true story. It takes people like Mrs.G people with patience and dedication to turn a school around which is what she essentially did, except she only worked with one class. I think sometimes teachers are afraid to take risks and chances on their students. Most of the time when they do there is a good outcome but everyone is always afraid of doing something thats different and out of the ordinary, which is what Mrs G essentially did. She went into the school with a good attitude and had faith in her students, she wanted them to do well and not fail. overall I was very impressed and glad We watched that movie. I now understand after watching Freedom Writers why you had us watch the other film in comparison.
Freedom Writers is based on a true story; the narrative we see is modified and adapted to suit the expectations of a (Hollywood) film viewing audience and the aims of the filmmakers, which is clearly to be inspirational and offer hope, however romanticized. These two films have very different aims, and that is what I wanted to ensure that you all saw: that the subject wasn’t what directed the form that the film took, but rather the aims of those who created the film and what they wanted to say ABOUT the subject (that is, their thesis).