On the opening week, Finding Forrester made 11,112 dollars. This movie is about a teenage boy from the bronx named Jamal who finds enough courage to break into the “window man’s” apartment. The man turns out to be a very well known author named, William Forrester, that ends up encouraging Jamal to go to a private school that offered him a scholarship, because of his academic excellence and basketball talent. In the end, Jamal throughout his learning and growing close with Forrester, gives him the courage to finally go outside to stand up for what is right. Through their experiences Forrester and Jamal grew so close that Forrester ends up leaving everything he owns to Jamal in his will and dies from cancer shortly after leaving for his hometown. …show more content…
Having courage allows us to stand out and go after our dreams. With courage we can learn to stand up to those who try to bring us down. Like when Jamal decided to stand up to Crawford in the middle of class, because Crawford had said Jamal was not smart. The work Jamal did at his previous school was not the best for his lack of effort. Knowing he was better than that work, Jamal found the courage to stand up for himself, put his foot down and prove his intelligence. For example, Holden (2000) states “After Jamal humiliates Crawford in class by demonstrating that he somehow seems to have memorized the entirety of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, his envious professor sets out to destroy him” (p. 9). Primarily, Crawford ants Jamal to fail. Crawford does not want to admit he was wrong about Jamal’s intelligence. Though he ended up getting kicked out of class, this shows the development of bravery Jamal had to stand up to his professor. If Jamal would have left Crawford bring him down, he might not have made it at the private school. As he stood up to Crawford, Jamal also stands up to Forrester. Each day Forrester pushes Jamal to talk about things, but never gives anything in return. Jamal finally finds the fortitude to call out Forrester for being a coward. As “It comes down to a moment of truth for both men; for Jamal a choice between following his dreams or betraying a friend, and for Forrester, a decision to remain closed off or to look at the world through new eyes” (movielocity, (2001), p.2). In essence, they each have a decision if they should let eachother go down or stand up to their fear of others peer pressure and follow their dream. This shows that the relationship we have with others can help us develop enough strength to overcome our fear of letting others bring us down and start standing for our hearts believe is right. This influenced each character to live their lives to the fullest of their ability to get further than what they ever thought possible. When others try to bring us down we have to find courage to stand up to them. Courage also allows us to overcome our hardships.
As when Jamal found the tenacity to do well on his test, which got him an offer to get into a private school on a full scholarship. Jamal overcame the fear of others seeing how smart he was, scoring good enough on his tests to make others give him a chance at greatness. For instance, “ Although his streetwise background makes him a social outsider amidst a sea of rich, pampered kids, Jamal’s performance on the court and in the classroom earns him respect of many of his teachers and peers” ( Berardinelli, 2000, p. 12). Though Jamal’s background sets him apart from the other students, his talent allows others to accept him. Without determination, Jamal would not be able to fight to prove himself as worthy to be in the school. This matters because if Jamal did not to prove himself, there is a chance that he would not stayed in the private school and went back to his old ways of not doing that best of his ability. Like when Jamal broke into Forrester’s apartment. Jamal’s friends that he use to hangout around dare him to break into the apartment and steal something. At first Jamal is scared, bit builds up the courage to go into the apartment, and though he gets caught, Jamal ends up a not only a friend, but a mentor. Comparatively, movielocity (2001) states “‘Forrester brings out Jamal’s intelligence, and Jamal brings Forrester back into life” (p.2). Basically, Forrester forces Jamal to actually use his talents in writing, while Jamal forces Forrester to come out of his comfort zone to regain happiness in life. This shows Jamal can overcome his hardships by finding the fearlessness to show off what he is good at, as well as Forrester getting out and beyond his fear of what is outside his apartment. Without each other Forrester would have died alone in his apartment, and Jamal would have never been able to have the chances to succeed in basketball, and school. When facing hardships, courage allows us to overcome the
fear stopping us. In order to stand out and achieve our dreams we have to have courage. We have to be able to stand up to others and face our hardships. These fears are the things that hold us back. Sometimes it just takes having people that will provide support and encouragement in order to face fears, and get to the end goal.
The characterization of Finding Forrester is the key to help the reader understand more of each character and how they battle through
A trait that makes Forrest Gump a great hero is that he is protective, of his friends & Jenny. Jenny was constantly being mistreated & hurt. Whenever Forrest was there & saw this, he punched that guy right in the face to defend her. Jenny also had a horrible childhood & was abused by her dad too. Her house reminded her of what ruined her life, so Forrest had it bulldozed. She never had to look at that awful place ever again. After Jenny died, Forrest looked after Forrest Jr. He taught him to read & do many other things. He cared for & protected his family to the
At the end of the movie rides off on his bike with plans to go back to his home country, Scotland. By the end of Finding Forrester Jamal and William have become good friends. This allows Jamal to help William overcome his fear of leaving to show off Jamal’s writing. Because of this friendship, William realizes who he truly is, a writer, and he then leaves to revisit his home country of Scotland. Forrester and Jamal’s friendship starts out poorly, however, by the end of the story they realize the importance each other: “Forrester brings out Jamal’s intelligence, and Jamal brings
The film, Finding Forrester, characterizes the unlikely relationship formed, between a withdrawn, hermit writer William Forrester, and Jamal Wallace, a basketball star from the Bronx, through their mutual proclivity for the art of writing. The plot of the film revolves around Jamal’s transitions to a highly prestigious private school and the events that led to Forrester becoming a mentor towards Jamal’s writing. Both reclusive in nature, for Jamal his academic endeavors, and Forrester nearly all aspects of his life; together, their shared bond opens them up further to the world. The title, Finding Forrester, refers to the mutualistic beneficial nature of their friendship, in that Jamal helps Forrester find himself, in addition to Forrester
In the film Finding Forrester, their was a big conflict between Jamal and Mr. Crawford. Mr. Crawford and Jamal had their difference though out the film. Their were lots of problems that Mr. Crawford had against Jamal. The conflicts were based Jamal race, and his intelligence.
Forrester finds his courage by being outgoing and visiting the school to speak to them, while Jamal finds his courage differently by setting himself outside of the stereotype. Jamal is a very smart boy but he also plays sports; thus, he is outside of the stereotype. Jamal goes to his basketball practice at the school and meets Heartwell. Heartwell is a classmate who plays on the basketball team with Jamal. From the start, Heartwell and Jamal did not get along.
In the novel, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the protagonist, Gene Forrester “battled” within himself to find “a separate peace” and in this process directed his emotions at Phineas, his roommate. Forrester and Phineas formed the illusion of a great companionship, but there was a “silent rivalry” between them in Forrester’s mind. Self deceptions in Forrester led him to believe that Phineas was “out to get him” (Forrester). Subconsciously Forrester jounced the limb of the tree and forced Phineas to fall and break his leg. Phineas found out the truth of his “accident” with the help of Leper Lepellier and Brinker Hadley, who were friends that attended Devon High School. Gene Forrester’s conflict between his resentment of and loyalty toward Phineas’ personality and athletic abilities was resolved by the death of Phineas.
Not too many people thought of him as being anything more than that, due to the fact that Jamal makes mediocre grades in his school in the Bronx, he does just enough to get by and to maintain a “C” average. Jamal did not push himself any harder in the classroom than he needed to. Jamal’s passion is writing, He meets a famous old writer named William Forrester through a dare, who has been watching him when he plays basketball at the parking lots. Little do they know when they first meet what a great difference they would each eventually make for each other. William is the first to help Jamal by helping him in his writing. Jamal is a great writer but just doesn’t know it yet. William helps Jamal find himself in his writing, and Jamal prospers into quite a good writer. The help didn’t really stop there either. Jamal would tell William all about his day and
In the beginning of the movie the audience knows that there is something wrong with Forrest Gump. He talks to strangers as if they were a friend, and had braces as a child. The audience also learns that he has an IQ
Forrest’s IQ is significantly lower than the average person’s and as a kid, it restricts him from going to a normal school. Even though it is not him who creates the opportunity to have a proper education, when he is given the chance he makes the most out of it by graduating high school, and going further to attain a college degree. Academics are not the only part of school that pose a challenge to him; Forrest has to put up with exclusion as well as verbal and physical abuse. Even though it is not easy for Forrest to get along with others, he is able to get through his social hindrances by finding someone special named Jenny. She loves him, looks out for him, and through the bullying Forrest ends up finding great happiness with his one special girl. After school, Forrest joins the military, which is one of the best solutions for him. As a result of his IQ, finding a long lasting career would be very difficult. The army is a respected job that Forrest excels at far past the ordinary person. Thus, joining the army creates many opportunities for Forrest, changing his life for the better. He wins a medal of honor and discovers ping pong which he goes on to play in the Olympics. Something far better than honor and fame that he finds in the military is friendship, and out of the friendship Forrest finds riches. There are
Analysis of Film Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan is a film based on the horrific mission of a group. of soldiers who risked life and death to save one man private James. Ryan. The film begins on D-day when Private James Ryan is in an old war. Veteran visits the war memorial of his hero and the main character in the play Captain John Miller, played by Tom Hanks.
In Hollywood there is also a lack of representation with executives because the most of the power resides in people that are ethnically white. Brent Lang and Dave McNary believe that black films are usually not picked up by studios because very few people in powerful positions are black. Therefore, most studios don’t understand what would appeal to black audiences. This causes analysts to undervalue the potential profit of black films, turning executives away from being interested in pursuing black film projects. Examples of black movie profits far exceeding predictions are found in this quote from their article , How Tracking Fails Diverse Movies: “"Straight Outta Compton 's" $60.2 million debut was roughly $20 million more than most trade publications had predicted. "War Room," a faith-based drama about the power of prayer, more than doubled predictions with its $11.3 million launch. And last weekend 's champ, Sony 's "Perfect Guy," exceeded expectations by nearly $15 million when it kicked off with $29.4 million” (Lang and McNary). The history between black and whites in America come into play with the existence of a phenomenon called the “Hollywood plantation arrangement” which alludes to the relationship of black slaves and white slaveowners pre-civil war. This idea describes how “the relationship between African Americans and White Americans is rooted in a tradition of ownership, guidance, and responsibility” which “directly influences African Americans’ ability to access economic power and ownership, thereby limiting creative control and cultural protection (Ndoubou 7). The ruling class, which in Hollywood is the whites, use their power to maintain control by creating these images in media that make the blacks seem lesser...
The movie Forest Gump was a historical fictional story narrated by the main character, Forest Gump. Forest Gump was born in 1944 in Alabama .He was raised by his mother ,and his father left when he was little .Forest Gump wasn’t your average white boy ,Forest was different psychically and mentally .Forest Gump had to wear leg braces as a little boy because of his back. His mother would always encourage him .even though forest was deemed as an idiot, she was still supportive. Forest Gump was teased in school because of his mental capacity .He befriend a girl in school name jenny ,and she would hold a special place in his heart besides his mother .Forest Gump talks about his life and the historic events that the nation endured. Forest Gump’s mother would always say life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what gonna get.”Throughout forest Gump’s life, he meets new people and he also began to have an impact on peoples lives. Forest Gump goes through life becomes successful in everything he does. Even though many might say forest was slow or stupid, he still managed to finish college become an all-star football player for college. He then goes to the army to fight in Vietnam and becomes a war hero .He always managed to keep Jenny in his life even though they were not together. Forest became successful by starting a shrimp business. Forest recruits lieutenant Dan from the army to be his business partner .Forest becomes a millionaire; however he was still humble and living with his mother. Forest was never involved with women socially nor sexually is .The reason for this because Forest never developed a scene of maturity to enter an adult relationship, and besides being a mother’s boy.
...ain starts to know everything about the different side of his wife. That basically questions does Mrs. Forrester have true love for Mr. Forrester or was she just putting up an image that was solely about the money that Mr. Forrester bestowed.
...nd genuine kindness extend further than just treating the President of the United States like a normal person, even though Forrest Gump is ignorant of the ‘issues’ of different people. At the University of Alabama, two African American students are granted acceptance after an enormous ordeal on blacks going to colleges with whites because of the insane amount of racism the United States of America had. As the two African American students made their way up the staircase, one dropped a book and Forrest rushed through police officers and rioters to pick up the book and hand the book to the colored student who dropped it. Forrest’s ignorance definitely contributes to his selflessness and generosity towards people who are different (during the time period in American history the movie was based on), however, it is one of his traits that makes him a true unexpected hero.