Higher Learning: Movie Analysis

The movie that has been chosen for this essay is ‘Higher Learning’ written, directed, and produced by John Singleton. Higher Learning is the perfect example of characters having deviant behavior, but it also gives parallel with the characters knowing the behavior of themselves and willing to make change within themselves for the better. ‘Higher Learning’ is a movie that is centered around Columbus University college campus and explores the lives of several characters in the movie. The movie touches on racial issues, violence, sexuality, crime, and many other things. The main characters in the movie are three incoming freshman Malik Williams, Kristen Connor, and Remy. These three characters are freshman in college who are trying to find themselves and trying to fit-in in a new environment and atmosphere that they are adjusting to. Williams is a black freshman track star, while Connor is white female is who quiet and shy girl, and Remy is a white male who is an introvert trying to adapt to a new setting. In the movie, the racial tension begins when there are two dorm parties happening at once, one for the blacks and one for …show more content…
The movie gives many examples and scenario in the film that explains why people do the things that they do. There are positive and negative sanctions that happened in the movie, some that ended good and other that ended badly. I would find myself responding to the behavior that happened in the film regarding the three characters in a different way to avoid the negative outcome that some of the situations ended in a bad way. There are no good or bad characters in the movie because the three characters all had both good and bad elements in them, some of the elements were just showcased more than others. I feel that everyone, especially should watch this film because it is very relevant to today’s culture and