A few weeks ago, we were brought to the theater room in the library to watch a movie called " The Freedom Writers Diary ". At the beginning of the movie, i felt the movie was familiar due to the plot and then it hit me, I watched this movie when i was really young. Too young to comprehend the true hidden meaning in the movie. Much to my dismay, i forgot most of the plot and could only remember snippets of it.
Now older, i realised that peace among the people of a nation is hard to get and is as rare as diamond. Hence, it should be treasured. Our differences whether in our culture or whatever it is drives a wall between us, separating us. Erin, a new teacher, faced a dilemma when she was given a class of students who hate each others guts. All attempts to teach the class was fruitless because there was a bitter seed planted in the core of their very being. They felt that nobody can understand their hardships and nobody could care less about them. Because of that, they hated the sight of each other and lost interest in studying.
However, Erin or i should say Ms Gruwell was relentless. Again she tried to show the students that they are not so different. By showing them their similarities through a game she invented called " The Line Game", their outer shell slowly cracked open and they were willing to give their teacher and themselves a chance. Slowly, Ms Gruwell slowly gained their trust and they too learnt to trust each other as new and unexpected friendships were borned.
The movie showed that a peaceful nation is not an impossible task. Just that it requires immense effort from everyone. With determination and passion, i believe nothing is unachievable.
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