The Freedom Writers: Movie Analysis

Books and movies are just two ways that people entertain themselves nowadays, but books made into movies make reading and watching them ten times better. Sometimes books that are made into movies can leave some important details out, but The Freedom Writers is one of the most portrayed movies. The Freedom Writers is one of those books made into a movie. The Freedom Writers book was written by Erin Gruwell and published in 1999. The movie “Freedom Writers” was produced in 2007 by Richard LaGravenese and starred Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, and Imelda Staunton; these people made an inspirational story come to life (imdb). The story is about a first time teacher, Erin Gruwell, that is put into a classroom consisting of troubled children at a high school in Long Beach, California. The Freedom Writers is a well known story that conveys a message that has to do with racism and violence, and can be related to the issues faced in today’s society. In the movie, it starts out with a teacher, Erin Gruwell, that gets her first teaching job at a high school in Long Beach, California. She is put to the test when she faces hardships in her new job. Her fellow faculty, students, and husband do not believe she has what it takes to be a good teacher, but she soon proves them …show more content…
It conveys a message that racism and violence are a problem that need to be fixed and can still be seen in today’s world. Sharing the message of racism and violence can bring people to the realization that there is bad in the world and a lot of people are oblivious to it. This can change by letting people know about different situation that are not their own, in ways such as movies and books. In “The Freedom Writers”, violence and racism are one in the same; there were instances in the movie where someone would be walking down the street and gets chased down and beat up or shot at because of their