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Summary: A warm and inviting story of the power of friendship.
Review: In this brilliantly crafted and extraordinary story of an old man and a young black boy cast into an unusual alliance, the power of friendship is revealed. Alone for most of his life, William Forrester has written one book, and that book became a phenomenal bestseller, capable of lasting through generations, and of supporting Mr. Forrester his whole life. Jamal Wallace is a young black boy living in the Bronx. Jamal loves to write, and it is through his writing that William and Jamal meet, and form a most unlikely team. Neither character believes their time spent together will be anything more than lessons learned from an old pro to a neophyte writer, but what evolves between them is a friendship so strong and so powerful, it will change each of them forever. William Forrester finds a very different definition of love than he ever thought possible, and Jamal Wallace is brought into a world that seems destined to break him, until William and Jamal together conquer seemingly insurmountable resistance to produce an individual meaning of love neither will ever forget. This movie will last a long, long time.
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Summary: Wonderful Story, Great Production!
Review: A refreshingly honest story about friendship, integrity, learning and growing. The leading actors Connery and Brown are wonderfully believable but so are the supporting actors. Those playing Jamal's family and friends in the Bronx, and those portraying the teachers and students in his new upper crust prep school. It all comes together making it the most heartwarming film I've seen in a long time. A film not to rent but to own and watch again and again.
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Summary: Screenplay.....MASTERPIECE
Review: An EXTRODINARY filmGus Van Sant...is the complete artist.
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Summary: Finding Forrester
Review: This is an excellent movie addressing overcoming racial issues, pursuing dreams, and the meaning of true friendship. Jamal Wallace is offered a scholarship to a private college. He loves to write, but the school does not realize that writing is the main reason he is there. Basketball is his way to fit in, his acceptance; the school believes he's only there to play ball. Jamal dares to make his dreams come true. In this movie he shows his true devotion to friendship, dreams, and his own identity. William Forrester, a famous author, is one of Jamal's inspirations. This movie is somewhat different from other movies in that it seems like the real life of someone; it is slow at first, but begins pulling you in as the story builds. This movie portrays the pressure of being an outstanding student; in Jamal's surroundings it is easier to blend in and be average. I believe the director did a nice job of teaching lessons in the story line. Some of these may include:
Pursue your dreams now, or you may wait too long.
Learn when it is best to be silent.
Friendship is one of the best gifts in life.
Believe in yourself even if others step in the way of
your dreams.
This movie is inspirational, with unique characters that show how diversity makes life more interesting. The actors portray their characters well, which aids the nicely flowing story. Finding Forrester is a very original, imaginative, inspirational and educational movie.
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Summary: Finding Forrester
Review: Finding Forrester is a great movie in which the writer tries to show how people are so easily misunderstood and judged before they are known. Sean Connery plays a frustrated writer who never leaves his home and only publishes one novel that he has wrote. Rob Brown plays an excellent role as a 16-year-old black kid from the Bronx who has a remarkable writing talent, as well as basketball skills. The movie is about how these totally different, but more alike than they first realize, men find each other and change each others lives forever. Finding Forrester is a sad movie but one that inspires us to dream and never doubt the power of friendship.
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Summary: Erins Review for Finding Forrester
Review: I really liked this movie very much. I recommend it for everyone. The actors were great!! It inspired me and it will inspire u. I am very glad I watched that movie because I was touched by the words and sayings that were said. And also because a author just doesnt inspire, a person can also inspire and author. It was interesting how one person can make a difference in their writing and how an author can change in just a matter of time. He was a very stubborn man and became very heart-felt and would help anyone he could. I really enjoyed this movie and I would watch it again!!
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Summary: Megan's review on Finding Forrester
Review: Finding Forrester is a great movie. This movie teaches young adults how to embrace life and take whatever hits you. In Finding Forrester, 16 yr. old Jamal, goes to a private school called Mailor Callow; the best school on the east coast. But before leaving, Jamal and his buddies place a bet. This bet lands Jamal into a friendship with a special person, thats lasts forever. When this movie was made, the director was thinking of how to attract young adults in writing and where it can possibly get them in life. Finding Forrester is a movie made mainly for younger adults going through high school/college. The characters in this movie were very believable, because this movie shows what could actually happen to people all over the world. None of it is really fantasy at all. Every character in this movie did any excellent job. I don't think anyone could have done a better job. The moods and emotions in Finding Forrester are very subtle and calm. At times, the characters get a little emotional or excited, like during the basketball game or when Jamal's special friend reads the writings that Jamal wrote himself. The director also did an excellent job with this movie and also with the cast. He couldn't have chosen anyone better than what he had. I think the major theme of this movie is "live with what you have, it may be the only thing left in your life." I request this movie for you and i'm sure you will enjoy it!
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Summary: A great example of a movie that can teach you a lesson.
Review: I felt that this was a fabulous movie for many reasons. First, the actors that they chose to play the parts were wonderful. Sean Connery as William Forrester was a great part. I felt that the caliber of actors that were present in this film really helped to make it a great work. The story line and plot of the movie were also great, which helped to make the movie very easy to watch. I believe that throughout this show the author was trying to get across two main points: Things are never as they may seem, and you cannot try to predict how another person will act.
The story opened with a young black kid from the Bronx, Jamal Wallace. At the beginning he is like any other high school kid trying hard to fit in at school. He knows that he is smart and loves to write books, but he does not feel that this will gain him any attention at school. Instead of using his brain to make him excel, he uses his basketball skills. This is how he finds a link between himself and the world. Eventually he takes a standardized test that catches the attention of some private schools. Jamal visits these schools but does not know whether he wants to leave his friends. He is left with the choice of staying where he is or pursuing his future at a private school, where he has the chance to excel in his writing and basketball, and possibly a love life.
As he is dealing with this he has another matter on his mind. He has become friends with an old hermit (Sean Connery) who never leaves his downtown apartment. Throughout the story these two characters become better friends. They help one another to become better people. Each one of these characters does some unexpected things that change the tide of the friendship. The entire movie really takes you on an emotional roller-coaster. At times you find yourself really excited about the movie, while at other times you find it hard to watch because it is so sad.
This movie also has some interesting aspects that really add to the overall effect of it. First, the use of the African American dialect adds to the believability of the movie. In some movies the use of slang terms detracts from the movie, but it really helps to exemplify what this situation might have actually been like in this case.
The only part of the movie that is bad is some of the cuts between scenes. There are some very awkward cuts that leave the viewer wondering how they got from one scene to the next. This is not a major factor in deciding whether the movie was good or not, but it does seem to distract the viewer somewhat.
Overall this is a great movie. The author put a great deal of time into making a wonderful story line that really holds the reader's attention. You can also learn a great deal about life through watching this movie. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who has the desire to see a serious movie, that will not bore you to sleep.
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Summary: Finding Forrester, by Lydia
Review: Finding Forrester, a film with Sean Connery playing William Forester and Rob Brown playing Jamal Wallace, involved an author writing a book, and then dissapearing from the world. He stays couped up in his apartment, until one eventful night he has a visiter that helps turn William's and Jamal's life around. There are also many other people in this story that make Jamal fall in love and William realize that there is a life outside his apartment. Sean Connery does not want anyone to know his life story or why he did not write another book, but Rob Brown helps him over come his stubbornness.
This is a great movie for people who love to watch movies with slow beginnings and faster endings. It is a wonderful movie with romance, basketball, and books. These two men help each other throughout the film, even though they may not know it till the end. The story involves characters that seem pretty real, by how they are brought up and how they are stereotyped. They take over the film by how they make jokes and by how they help each other get over their fears. Some parts of the movie are kind of different, but all in all the film comes across as young boys at school play pranks and how everything turns out better, if you work at it hard. Sean Connery and Rob Brown make a relationship that was like father and son, that could last forever.
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Summary: I Found Forrester
Review: Finding Forrester is a movie about a young man from the "hood' with an extraordinary talent, and an old recluse author who teaches him how to use it. This movie was very enjoyable to watch, the only aspects to look out for would be mild swearing.
Finding Forrester is directed to an audience who is looking for more than just sex, violence, and explosions in a movie, and definitely succeeds at it. Sean Connery is a wonderful actor, and this movie is no different. Also the young man who plays Jamal Wallace, the boy with the gift, is a gifted actor, who displays his talent well in this movie.
The whole mood of this movie seems to be shadowy, but there are certain parts that brightens the whole thing up, and the movie also flows well. It seems to get from problem, to climax, to resolution in a quick, efficient way, while keeping it entertaining. The movie's main theme is if you have a dream and know the way to get there, you shouldn't let anything get in your way, and shows a very good example of it. If your someone looking for a good, entertaining movie, without the guns and sex, then Finding Forrester is one movie you need to check out.
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