THE POWERFUL LESSONS OF THE MOVIE, THE GREAT DEBATERS.

FIGHT TO BE HEARD

The Great Debaters is a great film to watch. Not only for the great quality content it gives but for the life lessons you could actually get there. Having the opportunity to see the love and the loss, fear and shame, recklessness and determination, brought the characters into life, and in turn gave the film a spirit that transcended time and allowed me to feel like a part of the movie after all. I especially like the quote Henry Lowe said "A brilliant young woman I know was asked once to support her argument in favor of social welfare. She named the most powerful source imaginable: the look in a mother's face when she cannot feed her children. Can you look that hungry child in the eyes? See the blood on his feet from working barefoot in the cotton fields. Or do you ask his baby sister with her belly swollen from hunger if she cares about her daddy's work ethics?" 

This movie tells me that education really is the key to success and every person deserves to be heard. We all have privileges and we should fight for our own rights whether it was through debate. People fight for the things they know they want and they need. The people in this film are fighting to be heard, even being Negros debating with the White People they were heard and they even won. That was such a great honor and the looks on the faces of the people when they won was so genuine. Just by being heard, they were already happy. 

Here is a link for the trailer of The Great Debaters: 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427309/videoplayer/vi900858137

I am sure you will like it as much as I loved it.