On finishing watching the movie Freedom Writer, I immediately recall the story. Honestly, I had some doubts about it. For instance, how did those students find hope after talking with those who survived the Holocaust during the World War II? Since I have never had the similar experience before, I could not relate them to myself, and I did not know their feelings, but I do appreciate what Erin has done to her students.
By and large, this is a very successful movie. All the plots were elaborated. It was adapted from a true story which happened in the late 1980s after the Los Angeles riots. It vividly revealed the uproar among those teenagers, who were Black, Latino, and Asian, and who had to fight “a war of street” that began long before they were born. Under such a circumstance, Ms. Erin Gruwell, who planned to devote herself to education, was badly challenged by her students at the very first time. From the conversation she had with the students at beginning, we could readily find that her students hated her, for she was a white woman who the students thought did not understand them at all. Nonetheless, Erin still made all her efforts to get close to her students, and to get through their stereotypes toward her. Finally, she won the students’ respect, and helped them fight for their destinies. What a success!
In my point of view, I think what this movie can bring to me is that almost everyone in the world may have stereotypes from others, just like Erin and her students. Eluding can not be a solution, you have to confront them, and what you should do is to try your best to correct those stereotypes. To reiterate, I think this movie is worth watching.
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To be frank, this movie has an typical American style. It just discribes a ordinary teacher who spares no effort to give her students hope regardless of her relative's feelings. What is the real purpose of life? That is a problem. When we strive for reputation in this world, we need to think what we relly want. The movie overemphasize the Erin's dedication to her students and misleads us to the wrong direction. By the way, I found that Hollywood always likes to make such kind of movies. In my opinion, it is just some certain kind of culture invasion and cultural misleading. We have to form our own thoughts and we do not need others to teach what is right or wrong.
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