Coach Carter

I can't believe how great this movie is. I'm not sure if it's still being shown in cinemas. But if still is, go watch it if you haven't. If it isn't anymore, wait for the release of the video. buy, borrow or whatever. You just have to watch it. It's now my favorite movie of all time. I cried so much while watching it. haha. here's my take on it:

The movie's strength is it's emotional impact on the audience. The movie doesn't exactly have the best actors but it doesn't matter because the story is enough to make the movie great. If you come to think of it, this is a movie based on real people's lives. You don't need people who can cry a river when prompted by the director in every sad situation. You just need people who can relate to human emotion and basically just know how it is to be human. there are quite a number of important characters and most of them are black so you might get a bit mixed up as to who's who. but later on in the movie, everything will be clear enough for you. the movie's pretty long but for a good movie, i don't mind. The background music will all be pretty much raps but don't worry the noise doesn't cover or get mixed up with the sounds of the voices. But overall, nothing else will matter because u get a lot of insight after watching this film.

The movie tells us that we shouldn't let events or even our current state dictate what we can be or will be. We can always aim for better lives. And as long as we try, whether we win or fail in the eyes of others, it doesn't matter because as Coach Carter said, "you have reached the ever elusive victory from within."

So here's my favorite line(more of paragraph) in the movie:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. Our playing small does not serve the world. There is no light in shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us. It's in everyone. And as we shine, we unconciously give other people the permission to do the same. As we are liberated, our presence automatically liberates others." **clap*** Sorry if there might be a few wrong words in that but that's the main idea.