Guest Blogger: Austin G1

One of my favorite character driven movies is Coach Carter. It is about a coach who tries to save his team from not going to college. Coach Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) becomes coach to help teach his team and the community that grades are more important than wins. He does this through a series of events that will change his players lives to make them want to learn and go to college. During the season Coach Carter locks the gym to prevent the team from practicing or playing games until they raise their grades. He does this to set an example that grades will take you farther than wins in basketball. Samuel L. Jackson did an amazing job playing Coach Carter. He really captured the intensity that coaches have. He also was an authority figure in the movie. In the movie Coach Carter is an authority figure that tries to give young men a future outside of jail. Throughout the movie he keeps guiding his players to have a future by keeping them out of trouble and putting a huge focus on school instead of basketball. One theme that played a huge role in this movie is education. It is evident that Coach Carter cares more about his players learning than them performing on the court. I read the movie review on http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/, and I agree with most of what it says. It talks a lot about Samuel L. Jackson, but I would rather it talk more about the movie. It did talk a lot about Coach Carter’s message about working hard in school and going to college. In my opinion Coach Carter is one of the best movies out. It has a great message and is appropriate for most age groups. It isn’t terribly long, which is nice. I would encourage everybody to watch this movie.