#The freedom writers movie#
This movie is a truly inspirational drama directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Hilary Swank. Believing the kids are not “unteachable,” her perseverance eventually breaks through their tough exteriors. The Freedom Writers is a film that tells the story of Erin Gruwell, a first-year English teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School, who teaches her students about more than just English. Tension and disrespect also run rampant in the classroom and is aimed at students and teacher alike.ĭespite the students’ aggressive outbreaks and the administration’s lack of support, Erin pushes herself to connect with her pupils. However they are likely too graphic for some teens and especially children. Even Erin’s husband Scott (Patrick Dempsey) distances himself as the highly-motivated educator commits more and more of herself to her students.īloody depictions of gang violence (drive-by shootings, beatings and gunfire) and frequent profanities including one sexual expletive help to establish the rough backgrounds from which these students come. The film Freedom Writers directed by Richard La Gravenese is an American film based on the story of a dedicated and idealistic teacher named Erin Gruwell, who inspires and teaches her class of belligerent students that there is hope for a life outside gang violence and death. Threatened by Erin’s persistent and sometimes unorthodox efforts, Margaret Campbell (Imelda Staunton), the English department head, becomes increasingly stingy with resources and hesitates to help the class of “at-risk” underachievers. In turn, as she reads through the scrawled entries, Erin gains a whole new appreciation for the challenges and ordeals her students face every day on the streets. It becomes their avenue to record and help make sense of their lives. Later, she teaches her pupils the power of the written word by giving each student a journal in which to record his or her own experiences. She introduces her class members to the horrors of the Holocaust and The Diary of Anne Frank. Along with sentence structure and vocabulary lists, she tackles the racial tensions that dominate the classroom by initiating innovative approaches to English. “To berate librarians… the whole thing is insane.Still Erin persists. There have been several news stories recently about librarians being attacked, a move Blume calls “insane.” The story focus where which also strongly rebukes racism and inner city gang activity is not only emotionally powerful and intellectually stimulating it is also uplifting and entertaining. The author has worked actively with the National Coalition Against Censorship. Freedom Writers Freedom Writers is one of movies about an idealistic but strong-willed teacher who transforms chaotic class of hardened inner city youths. She has worked actively with the National Coalition Against Censorship. In the documentary, out on Amazon Prime, Blume and her readers share their correspondence over the years, with the author helping them through difficult times.īlume’s 1970 book “Are You There God?” - currently a film starring Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates - has been banned over the years, as have her novels “Blubber” and “Dene.” Newly minted, fresh faced and idealistic high school teacher, 23-year old Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank), is assigned the thankless task of. Books can save lives, I know this for a fact.” Blume’s books were first banned in the 1980s. That’s not necessarily a book for everyone, but it’s a book for that person. Sometimes they need to find themselves in books. According to a report, more than 350 books have been banned in Florida school districts since last summer.īlume tells us, “People need different kinds of books. One is the freedom to read.”įlorida has passed legislation that has led to confusion over the removal of books. We are supposed to celebrate all the freedoms that we have. Judy Blume - the famed author of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” whose books have been on banned lists since the 1980s - is taking a stand against the recent surge in censorship.ĭuring a screening of her new documentary “Judy Blume Forever,” the YA author, whose 1975 book, “Forever,” was just removed from shelves in Marin County, Fla., in March, told us “This is America. Brooke Shields and daughter Grier suit up for ‘Pretty Baby’ premiere The Freedom Writers Diary as its meant to be heard, narrated by Dominic Hoffman, Bahni Turpin, Cassandra Campbell. Carol is the Freedom Writer’s agent, and she gets them a book deal with Doubleday, the same people who published Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl one of the most widely read books in the.
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