This movie was a definite eye opener that evoked a lot of emotions. It was funny because I almost felt as if this movie was made especially for the purpose of the class as almost every event was relevant to information that we learned!
One of the things that I enjoyed most was Derek's time in jail and his relationship with his black co-worker doing laundry. I think that this was important in changing Derek's views about blacks and that they are real people. From what I got from the rest of the movie, he never had much interactions with them except for with Sweeney.
Sweeney was also a big part of the movie, with his underlying influence to try to help students and change the hate. Through out the entire movie, I thought that the reason the kids were pushed to behave the way they did was because of the death of the dad. However, I was overcome with anger when Danny reflects that the racism in his life began before his dad died, and show the scene where the father rips on Sweeney's teaching. This stirred up a lot of anger. I was proud to see however that in the end, the relationship with Sweeney over rode the words of their father.
Overall this was definitely an excellent movie to watch as it went hand in hand with the course information perfectly and it reminded me a lot of "La Haine". I would even recommend using it in class as a movie in case some aren't as into the foreign films. Also to show that this stuff happens in the US, giving a solid example.
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