The number of movies that address social issues and inspire at the same time are very limited. This movie "Freedom Writers" is one of those few movies about a ground reality portrayed for what it is. This movie is about a teacher called by her students as Miss G played by Hillary Swank. The teacher finds her class to be a bunch of students all from very disturbed family backgrounds. The students show their backgrounds in the behavior and all their acts threaten to make her life as a teacher very miserable.
Hillary Swank plays the role of an ideal teacher who is willing to go any distance in order to do something she thoroughly believes in. She believes she can make a difference to the lives of these kids and is hell bent on doing so. In the process, she is ready to fight the system, stand up to her seniors and even risk jeopardizing her family. This movie is not just about the struggle of a teacher to do what she believes in at any cost but is also about the bitter reality of gang wars and racism. The movie explores the lives of the students and what has led them into their present states. Hillary Swank is a gifted actress no doubt but there are a few short comings in her act in this movie. Her overall role is decent but not near her best.
The movie is very inspiring but it does come with a couple of drawbacks. The transformation is shown to be too ideal. For instance, if you see the movie "To Sir, With Love" you are always shown one or two guys who resist the very attempt of anyone trying to touch their life. We, as humans tend to resist change even if it is for the good. The amount of resistance shown to be offered by the students to her attempts seemed a little too less. How much of this movie is accurate in portraying a reality is something I guess only those who are aware of the situation described in the movie will be able to talk about. But one can see that the situation time and now appears to be a bit over dramatic and exaggerated. Trying to change the tone of the movie to be darker when it is meant to be dark could have helped.
Though the movie sways a little from realism time and now, we must remember that the movie is not actually meant to be a documentary. I guess one can sideline some of the overdone things because the strength of emotion and message in this movie is inspiring. Some people might go overboard with their criticism of this movie but in the end it has a good and powerful message to convey and I believe one should ignore any and all comments asking you to refrain from watching the movie and simply watch it.
Hillary Swank plays the role of an ideal teacher who is willing to go any distance in order to do something she thoroughly believes in. She believes she can make a difference to the lives of these kids and is hell bent on doing so. In the process, she is ready to fight the system, stand up to her seniors and even risk jeopardizing her family. This movie is not just about the struggle of a teacher to do what she believes in at any cost but is also about the bitter reality of gang wars and racism. The movie explores the lives of the students and what has led them into their present states. Hillary Swank is a gifted actress no doubt but there are a few short comings in her act in this movie. Her overall role is decent but not near her best.
The movie is very inspiring but it does come with a couple of drawbacks. The transformation is shown to be too ideal. For instance, if you see the movie "To Sir, With Love" you are always shown one or two guys who resist the very attempt of anyone trying to touch their life. We, as humans tend to resist change even if it is for the good. The amount of resistance shown to be offered by the students to her attempts seemed a little too less. How much of this movie is accurate in portraying a reality is something I guess only those who are aware of the situation described in the movie will be able to talk about. But one can see that the situation time and now appears to be a bit over dramatic and exaggerated. Trying to change the tone of the movie to be darker when it is meant to be dark could have helped.
Though the movie sways a little from realism time and now, we must remember that the movie is not actually meant to be a documentary. I guess one can sideline some of the overdone things because the strength of emotion and message in this movie is inspiring. Some people might go overboard with their criticism of this movie but in the end it has a good and powerful message to convey and I believe one should ignore any and all comments asking you to refrain from watching the movie and simply watch it.