Finding Forrester Themes

School was a struggle for him because of the language barrier from French to English and because he was behind most students in all the subjects except math. Math was a subject that he understood and did better at than other students. “This time I felt like my brain was working but my ears were not” (Cadet 102). He understood what was written on the board because math is universal across all languages but struggled with the terms that were used because of the English language. Although he struggled through the subjects, he learned quickly that he was equal to the rest of the students even if they were white.

In the movie, Jamal's teacher Mr. Crawford doesn’t like Jamal either. First of all, Jamal is a new student at his school and Mr. Crawford thinks that his writings are too good. Mr. Crawford’s dream of being a published author got destroyed when he was younger so now, he doesn’t

he was taught to fear or shutout any person of authority who is of a different race. Exhibiting any kind of

The reactions from the people he knows to his story are mostly negative. They believe that a black boy should not become a writer. This heavily portrays the implications of oppression towards the black community. Instead of attempting to deviate from the stereotypes held by the white community, the black community instead succumbed to these stereotypes falling into the unequal roles designated for them by

In the movie Finding Forrester (2000) Jamal is faced with an identity issue. Jamal being an inner-city kid with a reputation to uphold is clearly leading a double life. His neighborhood life is one of a streetwise, trash-talking thug who doesn 't want any of his “boys” to know the real Jamal. On the other hand the true Jamal is a bright, talented and goal oriented young man that is scared to show his true identity. That is until William Forrester challenges him to write with his heart first, then rewrite with his head (Sant, 2000).

For example, in school none of Chris’ teachers carede about him. His family was known to be the poorest in town, and the teachers thought he was less than other students because of his family’s income. He also got into many fights, and the teachers acted like Chris was starting fights, even though he wasn’t the one starting fights. In addition, the schooling system didn’t want him to stay in college. There was frequent riots at the school, and the school blamed Chris for being at one of those riots, even though he was nowhere near the riots.

I enjoyed how the supporting characters helped to shape Jamal and add to his characters depth throughout the film. His brother T, had a big impact on Jamal. He encouraged him to always do his best in both academics and in sports. T supported his brother and made sure to be there for him physically and well as mentally. Claire Spence was the love interest of Jamal’s character and young lady he met at the prep school he was recruited to.

Finding Forrester: A Cultural Synopsis Finding Forrester tells the story of Jamal Wallace, an African American high school student living in the Bronx and attending a low-income high school. He meets an extraordinary but extremely antisocial writer who helps him to learn life lessons. There are many cultural references in Finding Forrester, including cultural shock, cultural norms, social hierarchy, and counterculture.

Forrest Gump takes place in modern history of the United States, emphasizing race relations between blacks and whites, disability and southern culture. Beginning in the south during the 1950’s, the movie highlights segregation, and ends with the way African-Americans are portrayed today. Forrest Gump begins with the main character sitting at a bus stop, and it isn’t until Forrest speaks that the audience realizes he has a disability. Throughout the movie Forrest is portrayed as a simple, white southern male from Alabama who has a below average intelligence. The movie takes places during a significant era between the 1950 's and 1980’s, and recalls different events of Forrest’s life, underlining how he surpasses the expectations society had for him.

He sees African American youths finding the points of confinement put on them by a supremacist society at the exact instant when they are finding their capacities. The narrator talks about his association with his more youthful sibling, Sonny. That relationship has traveled

In the film “Finding Forrester”, the connection of the two main characters, Jamal Wallace and William Forrester's passion for reading and writing shows the readers the development of true friendship between the two. In the film “Finding Forrester”, the connection of the two main characters, Jamal Wallace and William Forrester show the readers the development of their friendships because of their interest in reading and writing. Jamal Wallace is a 16 years old black boy from the Bronx who is talented in writing and enjoys basketball. Jamal discovered to embrace his writing after spending his time with Willaim Forrester. William Forrester, a mysterious Caucasian man in his 70s turns out to be an exceptional author with a top award for his book “Avalon Landing”.

The American cinema has been dominating the cinema world in the recent decades, which has a lot of influence on many people who watch the movie. The movie starts out in 1981, Forrest is at a bus stop and ends up telling the story of his life to different strangers who are

While watching this movie it does not take long to realize that most of the characters are black men. Also the communication style between the characters is very different from an average American that may be watching the movie. Through viewing the culture and communication styles of the characters it is very easy to tell that the director of the film has some experience in this type of life style. A good example of this is when Tre tells the story about hooking up with a girl. He tells a story about sneaking into a girl’s house then the grandma coming in and almost catching him (Singleton, 1991).

Forrest Gump (1994), directed by Robert Zemeckis, portrays the life of a simple-minded, good and honest American, Forrest Gump, who witnesses or sometimes even involves in some of the most important events in the United States and inspires some popular cultures at the time. The story discusses love, destiny, innocence and serendipity. The director employs several elements to convey these themes. The main character encountering different people, in flashback or in the present, not only moves the story forward, also portrays the themes of serendipity and innocence. The innocent perspective of Forrest Gump towards some serious topics, namely, racism, child abuse, drug use, war violence, and politics, also is a distinguished part of the movie.

Finding Forrester is a movie directed by Gus van Sant and produced by Sean Connery in the year 2000. The movie is about an old man who is lonely writer and a young boy (Jamal) whose main passions are writing and literature. Jamal met William Forrester and they little by little became friends. At the same time, Jamal is helping Forrester to face his internal fighting while Forrester helps Jamal to become an excellent writer. The plot develops some topics such as racism, solitude, friendship, etc.