Ethical Issues In The Movie Freedom Writers
Introduction I chose to write my movie analysis on The Freedom Writers (2007) produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher, and written by Richard LaGravenese
(imbd.com). This film is a true story about a young high school teacher who encounters a classroom filled with hostility. After showing the students what horrors racism and segregation can lead to by teaching them about the Holocaust, the students learn that there are better ways, such as writing in a diary, to work through their emotions.
Bulman Similarities
-Role of Academics In the book Hollywood Goes to High School, by Robert Bulman (2016), he creates a framework for studying multiple genres of films. In chapter three he describes urban films. Bulman’s description has many similarities to the film. On page forty-one, he states, “teacher-heroes teach the students…to appreciate art and poetry, to develop manners and cultural skills, to acquire new study habits, [and] …show more content…
One of those concepts is punishment. In chapter two, they define punishment as “a means of maintaining proper order and thus of eliminating conditions incompatible with learning and with a safe environment,” (pg.24). Consequentialists believe that punishment should be used to deter the behavior from reoccurring, “rehabilitate the guilty party…and separate a potentially dangerous person from society,” (pg. 29). However, non-consequentialists believe that punishment should be used “to balance the scales of justice,” (pg. 30). In the film, the non-consequentialist perspective was shown when Eva decided to tell the truth about Paco being the murderer. While she could have lied in order to protect her own people, she told the truth in order to keep the innocent man free. She knew that she could get mugged or even killed for betraying her blood, but she knew that telling the truth was the right choice to
(imbd.com). This film is a true story about a young high school teacher who encounters a classroom filled with hostility. After showing the students what horrors racism and segregation can lead to by teaching them about the Holocaust, the students learn that there are better ways, such as writing in a diary, to work through their emotions.
Bulman Similarities
-Role of Academics In the book Hollywood Goes to High School, by Robert Bulman (2016), he creates a framework for studying multiple genres of films. In chapter three he describes urban films. Bulman’s description has many similarities to the film. On page forty-one, he states, “teacher-heroes teach the students…to appreciate art and poetry, to develop manners and cultural skills, to acquire new study habits, [and] …show more content…
One of those concepts is punishment. In chapter two, they define punishment as “a means of maintaining proper order and thus of eliminating conditions incompatible with learning and with a safe environment,” (pg.24). Consequentialists believe that punishment should be used to deter the behavior from reoccurring, “rehabilitate the guilty party…and separate a potentially dangerous person from society,” (pg. 29). However, non-consequentialists believe that punishment should be used “to balance the scales of justice,” (pg. 30). In the film, the non-consequentialist perspective was shown when Eva decided to tell the truth about Paco being the murderer. While she could have lied in order to protect her own people, she told the truth in order to keep the innocent man free. She knew that she could get mugged or even killed for betraying her blood, but she knew that telling the truth was the right choice to