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187 | Year: 1997 Directed: - Kevin Reynolds Actors/Actresses: - Samuel L.Jackson - John Heard LIKE THE READER FROM NEW YORK SAID Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez really does bring out a dramatic and interesting character in this story and i personally think this movie is two times better than Dangerous Minds. That movie doesn't have anything on this one. Samuel L. Jackson put forth a great effort and he came out on top an even better actor after I saw this. I really don't think he got enough credit for this movie and I don't think enough people have seen it, but everyone should. This movie has alot of emotion and the end is surprising and heartfelt. See it. Fantastic The main objective of this movie is to show the importance of teaching students, no matter what it takes. Mr. Jackson is a die-hard teacher, having been stabbed several times by a student in his class that he failed. Still, he did not give up. He went on to substitute in one of the toughest schools in L.A. He stuck it out to the end. However, his character should have gone on at least until the end of school. All in all, this was a truly good movie. mstrish31@hotmail.com A Great Movie About Teaching! I have been very fortunate to have a great job as a teacher. I have been lucky enough to see all different types of schools: rural, suburban, and urban. My three years in a Bronx high school were some of the most challenging, frustrating, rewarding, scary, funny, heartwarming, and gutwrenching of my life. Inner-city teaching is truly one of the toughest jobs in the world. There have been many movies about inner-city teachers: Dangerous Minds, The Substitute, Teachers, The Principal just to name a few. While none of those movies are terrible and some were fun to watch, none of them really showed what it is like to be a teacher. 187 is the only teaching movie I have seen that captures the emotions a teacher goes through teaching in that environment. Now parts of 187 get carried away. I won't deny that. But the basic theme of what can happen if a teacher takes a situation to the level of the students is universal. No teacher is going to hunt down his/her students like in the film but again the basic idea of how to handle a threat or violence in a school is universal. I also like how the film discussed how Samuel Jackson's character is trying to regain his desire to teach and playing that off the young idealistic teacher and the burned out teacher. These are real characters and I felt the comparisson and outcomes was extremely credible. Bottom line is this, I do not think non-teachers will love this movie they might like it. But this is a teachers movie. Again, its goes over the top at times but the basic themes and emotions are extremely accurate. This is a powerful and realistic film. Buy 187 at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on 187 Search with the Priority Search Engine on 187 This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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