Freedom Writers

The movie i have just seen is Freedom Writers. This is a movie based on a true story of the students at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. The movie begins with Ms. Gruwell (Hilary Swank) starting a job at the high school that has just been forced into integration and has clashes of students at every turn. Once she gets to know the students and decides they arent all bad she actually is able to teach them through things they allready understand.

This is a touching story of a teacher reaching the unreachable students that she should never be able to do in real life. I was very intrigued by the way it pulls you to the dreary side of life and then slowly brings you back to comfort. If i were to say it was like some other movies i have seen i would say it was a cross between, Stand and Deliver/ Dangerous Minds. I recommend this movie to anyone who can appreciate how powerful the written word can be.

I give it an 8.5 out of 10.