Freedom Writers

Directed by Richard LaGravenese (2007)

It is based on a true story, but why do I feel it is more fiction-like than Entre les murs, which is based on a fiction novel.

I think, first of all, it is because the screenplay follows a Hollywood convention with successive pauses for catharsis effect, which made me so emotional each time. This is a common device utilized in feel-so-good movies. In addition, the teacher in the movie never gives up her belief and succeeds in all her attempts. This factor provides the movie with a strong backbone that extends to the end of the movie. The teacher is a heroine evidently. Yes, it is true that the story itself is extremely compelling and what she did is highly remarkable in the real life. But in comparison to The Class (Entre les murs, 2008), I ask why remarkable stories are predominantly made in this movie industry. I think this is the basic mechanism in which Hollywood movies, in particular, is made. It fabricates reviewers’ dreams of wishing to see the heroes win and resolve the problems. This is a tool for manufacturing fantasy. Probably that’s why I conceive this fabulous movie a fiction film as others produced in Hollywood.

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