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Summary: An Inspiration to Latino Students!
Review: Stand and Deliver is a movie about how Latino's struggle in the school system to prove that they too are productive and intellectual members in society. As a struggling Latina this movie was inspiration 14 years ago. It gave me the motivation to seek higher education. Today, I am a proud "Professional Latina!" Edward James Olmos character as Escalante was outstanding! Edward is a man who I truly admire and respect. He is doing great contribution in the Latino community in Los Angeles with at risk youth today. The character "Lupe" in Stand and Deliver is a dear close friend who I also admire and respect. I have the privilege to have her as professional work partner! Overall, I rate this movie a 10!!!
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Summary: Educational and thought-provoking lesson about dreams.
Review: STAND AND DELIVER is one of the best movies to show to high school kids, whether you're a parent or a teacher. Real life math teacher Jaime Escalante, protrayed by Edward James Olmos, teaches his students more than adding and subracting fractions in the cruel setting of East Los Angeles. He shows them how to stretch beyond their limited lives and to rise to their dreams, and he teaches them how to stand up after the world tries to crush their hopes. I show this movie every year to my 8th grade math students, and when the ending credits are rolling, they are always stunned silent, unable to speak. They love STAND AND DELIVER!
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Summary: compellingly entertaining
Review: Stand and Deliver, directed by Ramón Menéndez and starring Edward James Olmos, is an entertaining dramatic retelling of a true story about what one man can accomplish when he dedicates his life to serving others. The film contrasts the results of an educational system where no one cares enough to do anything more than to emptily, heartlessly "go through the motions," with what can be achieved through the labors of a single teacher who cares enough to demand more. The film argues for this more caring kind of educator. Each contrast suggests the inherent superiority of educators putting more than just their time into teaching their students; they must put in their hearts and souls as well. The story is told from a several perspectives. The primary perspective is that of Jaime Escalante, a man who leaves the private sector to teach public High School in Eastern Los Angeles. There are a couple of secondary perspectives told concurrently with that of Escalante. One is that of Angel, a troubled youth who is Escalante's most challenging student. Another is the ongoing romance between two of Escalante's other students: Lupe and Pedro. These differing perspectives serve as a narrative device in the film. The shifting back and forth between these story lines helps to break up the film into comprehensible segments within the linear whole. These alternate perspectives help build the viewer's affection for and interest in the students portrayed; while at the same time building the dramatic tension of the plot. All in all, Stand and Deliver is successful in its aims (namely advancing the argument that there are no "uneducatable" students) while remaining compellingly entertaining. In the late twentieth century movies supplanted literature as catalysts for social change. I believe that Stand and Deliver, as well as several other movies like it, have successfully moved education to the forefront as a national issue. The film is in that respect (which may well be the most important respect) a monumental success. I wholeheartedly recommend this movie.
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Summary: compellingly entertaining
Review: Stand and Deliver, directed by Ramón Menéndez and starring Edward James Olmos, is an entertaining dramatic retelling of a true story about what one man can accomplish when he dedicates his life to serving others. The film contrasts the results of an educational system where no one cares enough to do anything more than to emptily, heartlessly "go through the motions," with what can be achieved through the labors of a single teacher who cares enough to demand more. The film argues for this more caring kind of educator. Each contrast suggests the inherent superiority of educators putting more than just their time into teaching their students; they must put in their hearts and souls as well. The story is told from a several perspectives. The primary perspective is that of Jaime Escalante, a man who leaves the private sector to teach public High School in Eastern Los Angeles. There are a couple of secondary perspectives told concurrently with that of Escalante. One is that of Angel, a troubled youth who is Escalante's most challenging student. Another is the ongoing romance between two of Escalante's other students: Lupe and Pedro. These differing perspectives serve as a narrative device in the film. The shifting back and forth between these story lines helps to break up the film into comprehensible segments within the linear whole. These alternate perspectives help build the viewer's affection for and interest in the students portrayed; while at the same time building the dramatic tension of the plot. All in all, Stand and Deliver is successful in its aims (namely advancing the argument that there are no "uneducatable" students) while remaining compellingly entertaining. In the late twentieth century movies supplanted literature as catalysts for social change. I believe that Stand and Deliver, as well as several other movies like it, have successfully moved education to the forefront as a national issue. The film is in that respect (which may well be the most important respect) a monumental success. I wholeheartedly recommend this movie.
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Summary: Good Movie, Poor DVD
Review: This is a nice DVD, if you don't mind that 27.9 percent of the original theatrical image has been removed for the DVD exhibition, so that the DVD image fills your entire 4:3 television screen (theatrical aspect ratio - 1.85:1; DVD aspect ratio - 4:3). If you're okay with that, enjoy!
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Summary: Inspirational Film!
Review: This is one of those films that should be shown to all students in middle and high school. I have to say when I first saw this film around the time I was in 7th Grade in 1988, it inspired me to want to achieve goals. The film not only inspired me to achieve better grades, but also to achieve any goal in life I set out to achieve. The actors in this film are all excellent. Edward James Olmos is terrific. I guess more than anything this film taught me that if the students like the ones portrayed in this film can achieve their goals, there should be no excuses for anyone not to strive to achieve their goals. This film is a must-see for every teacher and student. I honestly feel that every school in America should show this film.
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Summary: Real life story well done
Review: This is the sort of story some are tired of watching. People who rise above the status that society and culture put them in to outdo the expectations of their world. I must say that I am a sucker for those sorts of films. Even more, this one is a real story. The movie goes in depth about the character so that you come to know them. By the end you feel what they feel. The frustration, anger, sorrow, and triumph. This movie delivers all that it promises and more. See it for yourself.
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Summary: EXCELLENT MOVIE. DVD NO BETTER THAN VHS VERSION
Review: This movie is 50 times the movie that Lean On Me is. Stand and Deliver came out while I was in Middle School. I can remember it being shown on PBS. The true story of an ex-Engineer who becomes a high school teacher and encounters the difficulties of the public school system in East Los Angeles. He make the students believe in themselves and aim for something higher through education, resulting in a modern day miracle. This is the story of how all teachers should be. This DVD version is not a remastered version, so the VHS version is just as good.
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Summary: Fantasitic Movie
Review: We watched this movie in my high school band class. It's a wonderful movie, a great story of lower kids trying to rise above and succeed and a teachers great determination. I love Angel (Lou Diamond Philips), in this movie. The character he portrays is hilarious. I really don't want to say what the movie is about, you'll have to watch and find out, But I will recommend this movie. It's GREAT!
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