After watching the first part of Freedom Writers, comment on the following:
1. Did the movie accurately depict (show) urban schools or urban life? If so, what exactly was accurate? If not, what seemed to be Hollywood's inaccuracy?
2. Comment on the plot? Which plot line (or narrative story) are you most interested in? Why?
3. What did you notice about the camera work (the shots, the angles, the movement of the camera, the music or sound, or the editing)? Is it well done? Why or why not?
4. Were there any themes or issues that you think are important in this movie? What issue or theme is it?
23 comments:
1. Did the movie accurately depict (show) urban schools or urban life? If so, what exactly was accurate? If not, what seemed to be Hollywood's inaccuracy?
The movie really shows how it is to live in the hood and how rough it really is.
2. Comment on the plot? Which plot line (or narrative story) are you most interested in? Why?
I like how they have the teacher teaching the kids education.
3. What did you notice about the camera work (the shots, the angles, the movement of the
camera, the music or sound, or the editing)? Is it well done? Why or why not?
There was a lot of movement and closeups.
4. Were there any themes or issues that you think are important in this movie? What issue or theme is it?
I think the number one issue is living in the hood.
2. I think that the plot is pretty good so far, it's interesting the way they follow little plots but tie them together. The one I'm most interested in is the main plot, how is the teacher going to really bring these kids together and prove the administrators wrong without going bancrupt? They did a pretty good job sparking interest though alot of things have been really cheesy.
I think that hollywood put a lot of kick to it, meaning that the way they depicted urban life was extremely exaggerated. I don't care where you are New York, California, Detroit, it's not that bad. There may be a lot of violence, but never like whole school brawls, and riots. Hollywood showed the most extreme scenario of gangs and school violence.
1. The movie showed both urban life, and urban schools. It showed that in urban life, domestic violence is a great issue. The movie also shows how people act in gangs, and how they try to understand people better. The movie also shows how urban schools are like. It shows that school brings people together, and also helps students understand problems better. But, Hollywoood made a mistake. I think this because it takes a longer time for a teacher to try to bring enemies together.
4. The issue of racial tension is something big in this movie. I think this movie strikes something completely relevant to life today, and life for ever: ignorance.
I think this movie really does show the urban life to the extream. even though this school is not like that other schools are. Life outside of school is also very hard for perple. it is not like that for my life but i know that for others it is even worse. Some of the other schools that you go in to are like that people with everyone just hanging out with their own race.
The movie depicted somewhat of the more emotional and mental features of the characters experiences but physically lacked how raw killing looks (i.e bloodspatter, gunshot wounds)
I think this movie depicted urban school life pretty well. It helped get into the heart of people with some of the emotion wrenching situations brought about in real life. It helped the audience to connect to some of the main charactres.
I think I'm most interested in Eva's story. I think her story is very relatable and I understood how she felt. I also think I liked her narrative story better because her situation was the worst, and I always feel for the character in the most distress.
The movie is based on a true story so yes it was accurate. I liked Eva's story the most, she's the only one they really talk about. Hers was interesting. The camera angles were very original, but used quite nicely. I should know since all I do is watch movies and make them. An issue was the gang voilence duh.
1. This movie has an accurate depiction of what went on in that high school in Long Beach because it is a true story. i do not think that all schools in urban areas have gang violence and racial tension to such an extreme as that shown in the film that you cant ever enjoy your day and you always live in fear. It does happen but it doesn't consume your day as it did in the school from the movie.
1. Did the movie accurately depict (show) urban schools or urban life? If so, what exactly was accurate? If not, what seemed to be Hollywood's inaccuracy?
i think the movie is really accurate on how it depicts urban life.
2. Comment on the plot? Which plot line (or narrative story) are you most interested in? Why?
They have a good plot going on, i'm more interested in the plot line of following the students' lives.
3. What did you notice about the camera work (the shots, the angles, the movement of the camera, the music or sound, or the editing)? Is it well done? Why or why not?
It had alot of zoom ins and there were alot of interesting angles.
4. Were there any themes or issues that you think are important in this movie? What issue or theme is it?
About the rough lives the students live at home. I think the issues are really deep since many of them experienced the death of a loved one at a young age or violence of some sort.
I know there must be some gang-violence in schools but it's not as prevalent as the movie makes it seem. I don't walk around my school afraid that I may lose my life because of my skin color. Maybe in some other states or cites Freedom Writers may directly apply to them...maybe there is "that" much violence in schools but not in Rochester, but don't get me wrong...there is still too much violence going on but not enough to where the point I'm fighting for "my territory" and I don't dislike somebody because of their race.
The movie had showed urban life because most of the kids have been going through stuff back at home, on the streets it crazy that they can’t let any of there pass go away but it all depends on what happen. The teacher was more of the Hollywood type in the movie.
The plot line that I’m interested in was when the teacher put red tape on the floor and had they step forward on the questions she has asked, and because she really wanted to know about there lifetime stories which it has rally meant more to her.
I like the camera shots there where a lot of shot's where you can see that the character's are thinking and I think those shot's are the most interesting.
i think freedom writer is a good movie,basically it is what you see in every day societies world wide.
it breaks down every day situations like,murder,and drug abuse
1. It isn't because even though there are a couple of gang fights in a school every now and then it doesnt mean that all schools are like that.
2. I'm more interested in seeing how Ben turns out in the end of the film.
3. The camera shot the scenes at different angles like the sky, and did close ups on some of the characters.
4. I think that the most important theme was how the characters had to deal with their life outside of school.
1.) A lot of times in modern day life people have the same misconception of urban schools as they did during the civil rights movement. Times has changed for the better. The movie does pick up on some of the key points that are still raging through modern-urban schools such as, segregation within races, and many people being misunderstood (which has a lot to do with family issues). I think Hollywood was accurate only when they referred to urban schools in the civil right movement time but not modern life.
I think the movie was slightly accurate. I myself wouldn’t know what that sort of chaos would look like, but I think they exaggerated it a bit. The camera work is done very well, in my opinion, with appropriate close ups, angles, and the music supports the mood. The issue tackled in the movie is the teacher struggling against the kids ignorance.
I think the movie shows some thibgs of urban schools and urban life. I don't really think schools are as violent as those I've known. The urban life does show the dangers some people have to go through.
1. I think that this movie accurately depicts some urban schools. It shows how gang violence directly affects some of students' lives and it shows how the school system doesn't try to help them. The only thing is that i think the movie exaggerated a little about how everyone was part of the gang but i think this was just to show how much gangs affect the students' everyday lives'
2. Comment on the plot? Which plot line (or narrative story) are you most interested in? Why?
I was most interrested in Brady's narrative story, because to me i think her's was the most tragic. I can't imagine what it would feel like to witness your mother being beaten by your father and then just watch him throw her out like trash.It was also sad when her father couldn't pay the rent so he dropped her and her brother off out on the street and told them to pick a spot.
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