Subject: Artistic Criticism Finding Forrester Jamal Wallace is a Black American talented 16-year-old basketball player in Bronx‚ New York whose secret passion is writing. William Forrester is a reclusive Pulitzer Prize- winning novelist who never gave the world a second novel. After an accidental meeting‚ Forrester becomes Jamal’s unlikely mentor‚ providing guidance to help the young man’s exceptional skills. Soon‚ Forresters harsh view of the world begins to change as both men
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Finding Forrester. I’d never heard of this movie before that was why I had no idea of what it was all about. The word “Forrester” made me think of a native person living in the forest‚ so I thought the movie was all about finding that person. I became excited because I expected it to be some kind of action or speculative fiction movie‚ but I was wrong. When I played the movie‚ the first scene I saw was the rap part. I thought I was watching the wrong one‚ I even texted one of my blockmates to clarify
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Finding Forrester (2000)‚ directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Mike rich‚ is an inspirational film that captivates you if you pay attention. The reason I say this is because nothing extraordinary happens the first few minutes of the movie. It begins like some of the ordinary movies I have seen before. For example‚ I Robot is one of the many movies that starts off with the usual waking up routine. Jamal who is played by Rob Brown‚ as predicted‚ arouses from his sleep to start off his day.
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story‚ Jamal is not considered to be part of the wealthy elite‚ however‚ he is very talented in the sport of basketball. On the other side of the story‚ William Forrester has the potential to be in the wealthy elite because of his writings‚ but he chooses to stay to himself and live in a shabby apartment in the Bronx. With the use of their brilliant minds‚ both Jamal and William Forrester are able to win-out and overcome the wealthy elite and accomplish their goals in the film Finding Forrester with
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experiencing a loss of someone close to them early on in their life. A father figure in ones development is essential to become unique. Jamal Wallace in "Finding Forester" did not have a father figure when he grew up; this reflected on him negatively. Jamal required William Forester as a father figure to advance in his writing. With Forester being a steady pillar for Jamal to stand on‚ his writing dreams could now become a reality. Jamal’s background became more than history‚ it became the backbone of
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2013 Jamal Wallace The movie Finding Forrester (directed by Gus Van Sant)‚ is about a young boy named Jamal Wallace‚ who is from the Bronx‚ that has a love for basketball. He ends up getting a full basketball scholarship to one of Manhattan finest prep schools. One day Jamal comes across Pulitzer Prize winning writer William Forrester‚ who helps Jamal find his inner writer. Jamal enters a paper that he had finished writing for Mr. Forrester into a writing contest at school‚ causes Jamal to jeopardize
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Alexz Averette Professor Allyne English 101 22 September 2012 Critical Review of “Finding Forrester” No matter your age or color one should always respect your peers‚ your elders‚ and most importantly‚ oneself. Respect‚ is a major theme portrayed in the movie “Finding Forrester.” Having respect means having a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something due to their abilities‚ qualities‚ or achievements. It can also mean having consideration for someone or something. Respect is a social
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Kim J Marilag English 100 Mrs. Guererro William Forrester The main character of the movie Finding Forrester is William Forrester‚ an old‚ white male‚ recluse novelist‚ makes an unlikely friendship with‚ and mentors‚ a black 16-year old who is gifted at basketball‚ and both literature‚ and writing Jamal Wallace. William‚ from Bronx‚ New York‚ wrote only one famous novel The Avalon fifty years earlier that won the Pulitzer Prize. Because he was offended
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Finding Nemo At first glance this movie appears to be just a computer animated film about a bunch of fish for children. Lookinat at it from a psychological standpoint‚ however‚ reveals it’s more complex than one may think. I chose this film o write about because of the fact that all the main characters seem to suffer from some sort of psychological disorder. The story is about a small clown fish with an injured fin‚ Nemo‚ who rebels against his father‚ Marlin‚ and gets captured by a human scuba
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Finding Nemo: The Movie Finding Nemo directed by Andrew Stanton‚ and Lee Unkrick is a great family packed computer-animated comedy-adventure that the whole family can sit down and enjoy. The movie "Finding Nemo" is about a clown fish named Nemo who learns that growing up and gaining independence doesn ’t mean your parents don ’t know what is good for you. The movie starts off with how Nemo was born with a tiny fin and with only a father to raise him. Nemo then gets lost and taken out of the ocean
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