Finding Forrester (2000)

This movie shares many similarities with "Good Will Hunting"; let's face it: the same director (Gus Van Sant) and basically the same story, but instead of a problematic mathematical prodigy we have an apathetic literary prodigy, although not as apathetic when playing basketball, and instead of Robbie Williams as a mentor / psychologist , we have Sean Connery as an improbable mentor / writing teacher. At the end of the film, I think Van Sant even scorns the situation, as we have a brief appearance by Matt Damon (lead actor on "Good Will Hunting") only to report that Forrester died. This movie is also tedious and boring. A drama that fulfills the goals of inspirational film to some viewers, but in my cynical assessment it did not inspire me so much to the point of giving it more than 4/10.If you want to watch this bore be my guest, but on the same topic of "kids' school drama about growing up", you'll be a whole lot better served with "Dead Poets Society". That's my suggestion. Now that one is a true masterpiece.

It is a story between a old writer, William and a young talent writer, Jamal. The young man broke into the old man's apartment, then they meet each other. When he enters in a private school with his great basketball skills and writing skills, he finds the old man is one of the great writers. Jamal visits William's home and they start writing together every night. They share their story, too. William tell Jamal do not bring anything he wrote out of the apartment the professor helps Jamal improve a lot and tests him, Jamal shows some of his articles which he wrote in the apartment to his school and gets in trouble. Jamal thought it's William's fault because he didn't tell him. so they fought. Finally, William comes to an important meeting and helps Jamal explain Jamal 'COPIED' other articles because he promise do not tell anybody they write together every night. At that time William merely gave Jamal the first paragraph and let him keep writing. In the end both of them recognize that they are the family they are looking for

WARNING Never expect the expected; Finding Forrester conveys a plot that leaves you wanting more from the movie. Each character supports one another profoundly. This film is recommended to anyone who's ever had a passion that become a drive to our constant lives. The movie allows the readers to understand clearly each character belonging as an archetype.In the beginning we see a city that intensifies mystery and hope. We see a group of teenagers playing basketball. Once their game is over they look over to a particular building next to the court. Then the camera zooms in to a particular window from the apartment building and then the camera zooms out again, but the teenagers have the look of curious on their face than ever before. Maybe it was curiosity or the fact, that every time the teenagers would come and play at the courts they would find the window's drapes moved to a different position. One night the teenagers dare the protagonist Jamal to climb the apartment building and discover what really happens in that apartment room. Once Jamal finally makes it appears to be a quite safe resort for someone. Jamal begins to search for any possessions that might be valuable, but soon he gets interrupted by the steps from someone. Jamal panics and begins to race off but suddenly he bumps into a man. Jamal is frighten but he continues to try and escape the room. What we don't discover at that moment is that Jamla begins his journey that will eventually turn him into the strongest conveying hero. This journey to Jamal begins as a blur and continues to be until he meets his mentor. Jamal has many situations that test his endurance as the person that he is suppose to be. For example he is tested over his intellectual ability and he has to prove that he is what most people this he is not. Jamal is willing to lose everything in order to save his friends rather than himself. That is why Jamal is one of the compelling movie archetypes there are.Without a doubt this leads us right next to the second most forceful archetypes there is in Finding Forrester. We find out about the man in the apartment and who he really is. This man is no other than Forrester himself. Forrester has become somewhat departed to society until Jamal meets him. The way Forrester and Jamal met was quite jocular at first and the second time was more of a second chance for Forrester. Immediately after Forrester literally opens his door for Jamal, Forrester accepts the challenge of being the mentor to Jamal. These two character become like a combination of yin and yang in order to have balance in their lives. Forrester has all the answers he is like the wise owl any piece of literature. He is perceived to be seen as that in order to serve for Jamal (the hero) as his conscience. Forrester teaches the key of writing to Jamal because Forrester is fully assured that Jamal is capable of having the capability of becoming a passionate writer like himself. Unquestionably at the end of the movie Forrester dies after completing every single aspect that he could do for Jamal… but just as we thought, Jamal is left with one last gift from Forrester. This gift has irony to represents the continuing of Forrester presence in Jamal's life even after Forrester's death, but also that this is just the being for Jamal's own story.In addition to Forrester, we find another reciprocal archetype character. She shows Jamal the challenges that he will face because she has faced them too. This character is Claire, she shares many common interests with Jamal which leads her to protect Jamal from any danger. Claire ends up falling in love with Jamal and he too falls in love with her. She is seen as both the herald and the lover in the movie because Claire in outcast that tries to fit in with the people she's has chosen to be around with. Claire is independent and tries to warn and teach this to Jamal in order for him help him understand what he needs to do with his life.Naturally, the hero has a shadow that tries to stop the protagonist from accomplishing his purpose in this case the shadow is Prof. Crawford. In the movie Prof. Crawford becomes the astonishing antagonist to have an enmity passion against Jamal. Jamal is tested by Prof. Crawford when he accuses Jamal that his writing is far too good for someone like him. Once Jamal embarrasses the professor in front of his class it's high fire throughout the movie. Prof. Crawford becomes filled with rage and assurance that Jamal is just a petty student who could never be better from where he comes from. Eternally there is a feeling that Prof. Crawford craves surpassing Jamal due to how much he lacks to be a writer. Prof. Crawford finally gets neutralized when Forrester shows up at the private school and surprises everyone for what particular reason he is there. Once he is done explain or more so reading Forrester explains to everyone that he has just read one of Jamal's pieces. Prof. Crawford is left in such shock he stutters and then is left speechless. For this reason, Prof Crawford is an excellent shadow that helps build the archetypes in the movie.Furthermore, Finding Forrester has many more character archetypes in the movie. These characters are the principal character archetypes that help move the movie's plot, they are like roots from Redwood trees that their roots intertwined together to help it grow into marvelous beauty. This is why Finding Forrester is one the best well driven movie plots where there is more archetypes and they play magnificent meaning to the movies message; friends help each other and will always be there even in moments where we lose all hope.

"Finding Forrester"Finding Forrester, a movie directed and written by Gus Van Sant and Mike Rich in 2000 is about a young talented boy named Jamal Wallace who lives in the Bronx with his mother. However, the talent in his hands is what caught the attention of a prestigious private school called Mailor-Callow, and typically this school is for the smartest yet richest students. Jamal grew up in the Bronx, so it was going to take time for him to get used to going to a school so different than what he was used to. During the days that he would play basketball with his friends they would notice someone watching them from an apartment window. The mystery guy had stories behind why he never left that place, and that is why Jamal's friends dared him to break into the apartment one night to see what was actually in there. Jamal didn't realize that night would change his whole life. Turns out, the mystery man was William Forrester, an author that wrote a book many years ago and went missing soon after. He helped Jamal with his writing and taught him a few life lessons. When Jamal started at the new private school, he had a few ups and downs. His professor Robert Crawford didn't believe that a boy so young could write such amazing work, so he did everything in his power to try to make it to where Jamal didn't get to. When Jamal attended class on the day his essay was meant to be due, William Forrester showed up and read a paper that Jamal had written a while back about friendship. The film "Finding Forrester" to me was very touching. It started out with a different beginning, and the ending surprised me. There is a lot to this story that will move most people. Jamal was an African American boy that didn't grow up rich at all, attended a school mostly for rich kids because of how talented he was at writing, and got bashed on by one of his teammates off the basketball team, and his professor.Professor Robert Crawford would be considered the villain of the movie. He tried to write a book a long time ago but got turned down by the publishers, and after that he decided to become an English teacher for Mailor-Callow private school. William Forrester is the hero, he helped Jamal with his writing so that he could learn to get better and with that time they also became very close friends. Jamal Wallace is sort of like Cinderella, he came from pretty much nothing, and turned out to prove people wrong of what they thought of him and became a successful young man. Claire would be the princess, her father owns Mailor- Callow, and expects nothing but the best from her. She is very sweet and kind to anyone she talks with, and always has a bright attitude.The filmmakers most likely chose these archetypes to show the way they could act towards each other in the same film. The movie "Finding Forrester" is a very well written and brought out movie, you never know what will happen next and the surprises just keep coming. Although some of it can be emotional, but it actually touches the heart. I recommend this movie for anyone that needs to see just how much friendship can mean to someone.