Essay On School Of Rock

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School of Rock is a comedy about a struggling rock ‘n’ roll musician, Dewey Finn played by Jack Black, who gets kicked out his garage band and poses as his friend Ned to get a substitute teaching job at a prestigious prep school. With no educational background, Dewey or Mr. S as his known by his 4th grade class, begins teaching his students about rock ‘n’ roll. After learning that a handful of them are musically talented, he forms a rock band gives each of his students a part to play. With continued encouragement and motivation, Dewey starts to gain the trust of his skeptical and untrusting class. Throughout the movie you witness the transformation of each student as they learn to eliminate the “voice of criticism” and start believing in themselves. For example, Tomika, a shy and insecure girl who was afraid to sing in front of her peers because of fear she would be teased about her weight, blossoms into a courageous backup singer who rocks it out on stage at the Battle of the Bands concert. The nerdy keyboard player Lawrence, who Dewy calls “Mr. Cool”, also learns to emerge from his shell and find his inner groove. Although …show more content…

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