Freedom Writers (2007)
dir. Richard LaGravenese
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school. (via IMDb)
Highlight/s: I kept forgetting the movie wasn’t made in the 90s lmao the set design, costumes, hair & makeup etc are fantastic!; Awesome performances all round!; Real Holocaust survivors as themselves - that was intensely emotional; Honestly I wasn’t taking notes during this movie bc I was completely immersed almost immediately, it didn’t let me go til the credits started rolling. So I don’t have any other specific highlights to mention - the whole movie was a highlight of my week!
Lowlight/s: There’s too much focus on Hilary Swank’s character tbh, and her little whiney baby of a husband Patrick Dempsey omfg, instead of showing more of the kids’ lives in & outside of school. I got frustrated at times bc I wanted to see what they were up to but instead had to watch Patrick Dempsey in a strop bc.. well, for no reason really, nobody was stopping him from going out & doing what he wanted to do except him! And he just blamed it on everyone else instead. Ugh I don't care.
Will I watch it again? Yes! And I want to read the book! 🤞🏻
Rating: 🥳
