Coach Carter Film Essay
Coach Carter: The True Story Of Ken Carter… Or Is It?
Coach Carter is a story of a dedicated basketball coach who puts his undefeated team on a lock out due to their bad academics and disrespectful behavior. He went to extreme measures to see his students excel and be successful in their lives. The film was released January 15, 2005. It was directed by Thomas Carter and co-produced by MTV Films and Tollin/Robbins Production. Coach Carter although an inspiring story of a dedicated basketball coach, some elements of the story strayed away from the true events and were added for entertainment purposes.
Although the movie Coach Carter added some things to make the film more entertaining, for the most part besides minor things were mostly accurate. ""I believe in this movie," he said. ”I was there every day of the shoot and worked with the writers and producers." (www.espn.go.com). Ken Carter, who the movie was inspired by, helped with providing accurate information to put in the story. For the most part the movie is about a man who used unconventional methods to get his team to perform well academically and athletically. In the film, just the same as it really happened Carter closed down the gym and forfeited a few games because of some of his players’ bad academics. During the lockout they were put on contracts. The contracts stated that the must participate in daily study hall, keep a 2.3 GPA and wear ties on game day, and do a certain amount of pushups and wind sprints before practice. (www.espn.go.com)
Some of the inaccuracies of the movie were minor things and were added for a better story line. In the movie, the school board and school personnel are opposed to his lockout. In actuality it is said that district officials were informed of the plan before it was executed and agreed to it.” Diana Easton, the president of the school board, told the L.A. Times, "I think it's great. He's saying there ought to be a balance between sports and academics."”
Coach Carter is a story of a dedicated basketball coach who puts his undefeated team on a lock out due to their bad academics and disrespectful behavior. He went to extreme measures to see his students excel and be successful in their lives. The film was released January 15, 2005. It was directed by Thomas Carter and co-produced by MTV Films and Tollin/Robbins Production. Coach Carter although an inspiring story of a dedicated basketball coach, some elements of the story strayed away from the true events and were added for entertainment purposes.
Although the movie Coach Carter added some things to make the film more entertaining, for the most part besides minor things were mostly accurate. ""I believe in this movie," he said. ”I was there every day of the shoot and worked with the writers and producers." (www.espn.go.com). Ken Carter, who the movie was inspired by, helped with providing accurate information to put in the story. For the most part the movie is about a man who used unconventional methods to get his team to perform well academically and athletically. In the film, just the same as it really happened Carter closed down the gym and forfeited a few games because of some of his players’ bad academics. During the lockout they were put on contracts. The contracts stated that the must participate in daily study hall, keep a 2.3 GPA and wear ties on game day, and do a certain amount of pushups and wind sprints before practice. (www.espn.go.com)
Some of the inaccuracies of the movie were minor things and were added for a better story line. In the movie, the school board and school personnel are opposed to his lockout. In actuality it is said that district officials were informed of the plan before it was executed and agreed to it.” Diana Easton, the president of the school board, told the L.A. Times, "I think it's great. He's saying there ought to be a balance between sports and academics."”