The title may sound dead boring but the movie is anything but it. There's drama, and...drama. Mostly dramalah.
The movie is about a teacher making a change in a class where the students are about the worst bunch you can ever find-they pick fights everyday, they call each other names, they go by their own clique. The main character was played by Hilary Swank.
This movie was inspired by a true story. It's a truly inspiring movie even though the fountain of vulgar words at the beginning will shock you. I think the words added some pizzazz to TFW though. The F word was mentioned once, by the teacher no less, and there was a collective gasp in the audience.
i don't have a caption for this pciture so...picture taken from Yahoo images.
My opinion is that every student should watch it. As racist as it is at some parts, the underlying message is conveyed thoroughly. I'm sure my english teacher Pn. Sundari would have immediately arranged for a movie-watching session.
TFW made me laugh and cry-the emotions almost seem too real at times and the experiences of the students really makes us sit down and think: What if Malaysian students actually acted like that? Joyce pondered that thought aloud at the beginning of the movie. I said they'd be in jail. Sherrene said something else: "It will never happen because Tunku Abdul Rahman prevented it," I was glad to hear that-at least someone saw what could have come.
Overall, it was a very profitable afternoon at youth. And no, the movie wasn't censored so we got to hear all the vulgar words. My favourite lines have to be this:
Ben: Ms. G, we can fight this y'know, like the Freedom Riders.
Marcus: Yeh yeh, we all drive around on a bus, only this time they try and bust us up we bust a few of them board member's heads.
Brandy: Or we can go to the newspapers. Media...?
Tito: Or we can paint the administration building with the word assholes, in various colours!
I give The Freedom Writers 9/10 for being an inspiring and thought-provoking movie.
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