Freedom Writers

In light of the recent racial tension the nation has been going through after some idiotic statement made by some moronic individuals and all the never ending wars that are raging on in the world, a movie aired last night on HBO was a good and timely reality check.

The movie was aired last night on Astro's HBO channel 411 at 12 midnight and finished about 2am. The movie was released in 2007 with a a cast of superstars like Hillary Swank, Patrick 'McDreamy' Dempsey and Mario. The movie is based on a true story about how a teacher, Erin Gruwell and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them. The name of the movie.....

Freedom Writers

It's a movie about a group of outcasted teens who didn't want to be in school but was most probably there to get off the hostile gang infested streets and be safe to live to see another day.
As studying is not their main priority, hence their bad discipline and attitude not only towards the teachers but towards each other. Their new teacher, Erin Gruwell, who was a newbie educator herself, was resented because she was 'white'.

Watch the teacher's preserverance through adversities as ahe battles through the education board and system and the biasness of her fellow educators who dubbed these teens as " unteachable and high risk" students.

Watch as these teens who resent and hate anyone who was not of the same 'kind' as them. Take to heart as in the end, they understood that all human beings are equal regardless of colour, race, creed or religion. Once they wre enlightened it didn't matter whether they were white, black, American, African-American, Latin-American, Asian, male or female. Isn't that the way it should be.....The existence of prejudice that leads to resentment and hatred is because of the failure and laziness of each and everyone of us to even try to understand our fellow beings other than ourselves.

So pull out your Astro magazine and check the listing for the next screening and please do make time to watch it. Maybe make it the movie to watch on family night as it will be educational for kids as well.

It'll be 2 hours of very well invested time, I assure you that you won't regret it!!!

Advice : Go and have your toilet break before the movie starts and prepare ample drink for the movie is so good that you will not wanna leave your seat. Tissues are a must caused it'll send your through the emotional rollercoaster of highs and lows.

Trivia : At the hotel dinner for the kids, after their trip to the Holocaust Museum, all the Holocaust survivor character are played by actual Holocaust survivors!!!

More : The book with the same title, 'Freedom Writers', was published in 1999 and was written by the teacher, Erin Gruwell, is available for purchase. A website was even created so if after watching the movie and you are inspired and wanna know more, take part or even contribute to the cause, you may do so at http://freedomwritersfoundation.org