Finding Forrester is a movie about a black
high school student, Jamal Wallace. He is good at playing basketball and has a
talent on writing as well. With the help of a reclusive writer, William
Forrester, who won Pulitzer Prize, Jamal has a great improvement on his
writing. As a friend of Forrester, Jamal brings Forrester to a stadium. Basing
on the trust for Jamal, Forrester tells him his family. However, in Jamal’s new
famous high school, his professor Crawford doubts on his amazing writing and finds
out his writing plagiarizing a Forrester’s early published article. Jamal was disappointed
by school because his writing talent is submerged by his basketball ability. In
the championship game, he probably loses the two final determined scores on
purpose. Being influenced by the basketball and Jamal’s letter, Forrester decides
to show in public and read his article. Consequently, Forrester wins both the
chance for writing competition and the withdrawal of plagiarism charge. After
about one year later, Jamal receives Forrester’s house property and surprise
knows that Forrester was diagnosed a cancer several years ago. It is Jamal that
influences Forrester on self-discovery.
The plot of this movie is unexpected. In
the beginning, it describes Jamal’s life and his friendship with Forrester
flatly. However, when Jamal involves plagiarism, breaking the friendship with Forrester
and losing the championship game are came out as following bad lucks. Plagiarism
as a famous issue was raised notably in the movie. Comparing his simple life
before, the plagiarism charge is a big frustration for Jamal. At the same time,
the Forrester’s appearance in the school relights Jamal’s bright future and
show the power of their friendship. Jamal’s brother, Terrell, actually plays a
significant role in the movie. Terrell understands Jamal well and helps him in
different ways. Personally, the film reminds me the seriousness of plagiarism
and the importance of friendship. The most important theme is choice. For
Jamal, he chooses between writing and basketball; for Forrester, he chooses
between reclusive life and real life. They influence by each other deeply and
make the final right decisions.
Yalin Chen
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