Guest Blogger: Nacia H2

Freedom Writers is a true story. It is a movie about a young white woman who is a teacher, played by Hilary Swank. She decides to work at an underprivileged school with a lot of troubled teenagers. She asks the students to keep journals about the different things that happen in their lives. She tells them that she will not read them unless they want her to. At first, the students treat her like most of the other teachers that they have had before. They are disrespectful and rude to her. Eventually, they warm up to her once they figure out that she is the type of person who actually wants to make a difference in their lives. She buys them new books to study history, specifically about Anne Frank and the struggles that she had to go through during the holocaust. Hilary Swank does an amazing job playing her role in the movie and the students’ stories are very believable as well. I agree with the critics when they say,” In “Freedom Writers” Ms. Swank uses that neediness to fine effect in a film with a strong emotional tug and smartly laid foundation.” The main character, played by Swank, is a young woman, but she knows what she wants in life. She knows she wants to teach the children that have these problems even though nobody else really wants to. She is motivated to make the lives of young children different than what they expected. After being in her class the students start to grow and they get the motivation to get their selves out of the ghetto and have a better life by getting their education. The main theme in the movie is to inspire people to not judge people for what they first see, but to try and look deeper into who a person actually is. I really like this movie. It is one of my favorite movies, so I would give it five starts. Obliviously, since I really like this movie, I would say that it is worth the money to go out and buy the movie.