Film Analysis on Freedom Writers
Film Analysis Essay on Freedom Writers
Main Credits
Title: Freedom Writers
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Scriptwriter: Richard LaGravenese
Adapted from: The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell
Actors/Main characters: Hilary Swank-Erin Gruwell, Patrick Dempsey-Scott Casey, Scott Glenn-Steve Gruwell, Imelda Staunton-Margaret Campbell, April L. Hernandez-Eva Benitez, Jaclyn Ngan-Sindy, Jason Finn-Marcus, John Benjamin Hickey- Brian Gelsord,
Plot Summary The movie “Freedom Writers” is based on a true story. Hilary Swank as Erin Gruwell plays an inspirational teacher at Wilson High School. Her class consists of different races and groups--African Americans, Latinos, Asians, gang members, and underprivileged students from poor neighborhoods. On the first day of teaching she is very scared and unsure, but she knows she has to stop the racism in the class as well as their attitude towards life. Despite the struggle to communicate with her students and refusal to participate during class, Erin finds interesting ways to communicate with them. A racially motivated gang shooting witnessed by a Latina gang member in Erin’s class, and a racial cartoon that Erin sees during class, help her in her teachings. They spark a transformation in the classroom, force them to listen and force her to take in the kid’s survival stories of their tuff lives on the streets. Erin begins to connect with them. She brings in music which those kids listen to and literature like The Diary of Anne Frank, and with these simple tools she opens her student’s eyes to the experiences of people who suffer throughout the world and the struggles of those outside their own communities. Moreover, Erin encourages them to keep a daily journal of their thoughts and experiences as she knows that a lot is going on in their everyday lives. After sharing their stories with each other the students see their shared experience and open up to the idea that there are so many possibilities in life.
However, Erin came
Main Credits
Title: Freedom Writers
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Scriptwriter: Richard LaGravenese
Adapted from: The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell
Actors/Main characters: Hilary Swank-Erin Gruwell, Patrick Dempsey-Scott Casey, Scott Glenn-Steve Gruwell, Imelda Staunton-Margaret Campbell, April L. Hernandez-Eva Benitez, Jaclyn Ngan-Sindy, Jason Finn-Marcus, John Benjamin Hickey- Brian Gelsord,
Plot Summary The movie “Freedom Writers” is based on a true story. Hilary Swank as Erin Gruwell plays an inspirational teacher at Wilson High School. Her class consists of different races and groups--African Americans, Latinos, Asians, gang members, and underprivileged students from poor neighborhoods. On the first day of teaching she is very scared and unsure, but she knows she has to stop the racism in the class as well as their attitude towards life. Despite the struggle to communicate with her students and refusal to participate during class, Erin finds interesting ways to communicate with them. A racially motivated gang shooting witnessed by a Latina gang member in Erin’s class, and a racial cartoon that Erin sees during class, help her in her teachings. They spark a transformation in the classroom, force them to listen and force her to take in the kid’s survival stories of their tuff lives on the streets. Erin begins to connect with them. She brings in music which those kids listen to and literature like The Diary of Anne Frank, and with these simple tools she opens her student’s eyes to the experiences of people who suffer throughout the world and the struggles of those outside their own communities. Moreover, Erin encourages them to keep a daily journal of their thoughts and experiences as she knows that a lot is going on in their everyday lives. After sharing their stories with each other the students see their shared experience and open up to the idea that there are so many possibilities in life.
However, Erin came