Freedom Writers Movie Analysis

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The Division Movies are a reflection of society, a reflection of creativity, and a reflection of imagination. It is today’s entertainment for all eyes. Parents will put their kids in front of a television screen to watch and occupy them for a couple of hours of peace. Couples will go to a movie theater to have a night out with one another. Friends will meet up and spend time with company as a movie is on display. It is a go-to for anyone. People thrive off of the suspense in a horror movie, the intensity of an action movie, the affection of a romance movie, the laughter of a comedy movie, or the questioning of a mystery movie. In each of those different genre movies, there is a theme. The theme expresses the message or topic of a film. Themes …show more content…
Everyone was imitated by each other, which caused them to form their own groups and fight against one another to prove who is superior. The students in this movie, like people today, rely on those influences to judge others by what they see. Freedom Writers is about Mrs. Gruwell, a freshman and sophomore english teacher, who taught a class that had a good mix of different races. With this diversity of students, there was a lot of conflict and violence. Throughout the year, Mrs. Gruwell helped them realize that everyone has their own issues that they are going through, different race or not. Fortunately, in the movie, there was a happy ending. The class became united and looked past the different skin color or even the clothing that one another …show more content…
In the workplace, the minority (women, Hispanics, and blacks) being paid less or given a lower ranking in a job position. It is seen in schools with students being pre judged by their outer appearance or by what they already have. People are given a “title” before they are given a chance to be known. The skin color, clothing, gender, hair color, accessories, shoes, and more play too big of a role than what should. The true perception of a person doesn’t come from what is on the outside; it should come from the inner qualities of a human

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