Brief Summary Of The Movie 'Finding Forrester'

916 Words2 Pages

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…

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

More about Brief Summary Of The Movie 'Finding Forrester'

Open Document