Contributions by Mr Samurai …
Vita è bella, La (Life Is Beautiful)
Plot summary – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/plotsummary
It’s A Wonderful Life
Plot summary – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_a_Wonderful_Life
Contributions by Ms Wena …
Surf’s Up (2007)
This is a very funny animated film about a 17-year old “boy” penguin who wants to surf. His mom doesn’t support him and he has no father. He goes in search of Big Z, a famous surfer, to teach him. It illustrates the theme of the importance of finding a mentor and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423294/
Girlfight (2000)
This is about a poor but tough Hispanic girl from a broken home who believes in a boxing career and succeeds against all odds, despite the lack of encouragement from her father. This was the original movie that I believe “Million Dollar Baby” copied from!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210075/
Raising Victor Vargas (2002)
A critically acclaimed film about a poor teenage boy in the Hispanic area of Manhattan raised by his grandmother who loves him but doesn’t understand him. He tries to date girls but doesn’t know how except by acting arrogantly around his friends. This is a touching story about teenage growing pains and filmed with unknown actors in a really poor and forgotten part of Manhattan. It illustrates the importance of friendship and family and being honest with yourself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_Victor_Vargas
The Great Debaters
http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/thegreatdebaters/
Stand and Deliver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_and_Deliver
Dead Poet’s Society
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Poet%27s_Society
Real Women Have Curves
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Women_Have_Curves
I love this one … one for the BIG women. Ms Zak
classroomsandpopcorns
Eh I felt that Coach Carter is a wonderful coach who teahes his students to treat the coach himself & themsleves respect…when he said tat when u treat others wif respect, ppl will respect u back…I also felt tat the movie also taught me a lot of things like, to reap what u sow…& most impt. is tat he actually wanted 2 ‘change’ the school rules such tat most of his students 2 excel in both Academic & CCA so that they should go 2 college…otherwise they would be most likely arrested when they graduate out of school.