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A fair African American coming of age film?

posted 14 years ago by liam-995-318550
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Do you think this film is a good/fair coming of age film for African Americans? Or do you think that it is hindered by the fact that a young black boy (soon to be man) is saved from the projects by an educated white man?

What are then the fairest coming of age films for African Americans?

[–] martint-6 14 years ago

Did you watch the movie?! He wasn't SAVED from the projects, rather the Sean Connery character taught him about literature and his talent at writing. Walllace was already a more than capable basketball player who had a future.

[–] ggjohn 14 years ago

If anything, Forrester was saved by Jamal.

[–] Mercenary_NL 12 years ago

This.

It was more about old man/young man; one being guided in love of literature/writings and the other was helped to confront his pain/fear.

[–] winstonlite 13 years ago

I would qualify this as a good coming of age film for any Americans.

[–] blur2000 12 years ago

and Scottish people

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