Review of Coach Carter (2005) by Frances H — 27 Feb 2014
As an educator, I found this film to be very inspiring. This story is about that which high school sports should strive to be. Education and academic achievement is by definition the ultimate goal of a school, and using sports to inspire teens to study is the way it should be.
Schools and colleges take advantage of athletes for all the wrong reasons and teach these young people all the wrong messages. They should be challenged to achieve grades first and scores second. That is the only way that sports belong in schools, as not the main purpose, but an EXTRAcurricular activity.
What is most important is moral values, respect and learning. This film shows these values well. Samuel L. Jackson is wonderful, and how great to see Octavia Spencer showing her metal long before The Help, even though in a small supporting role.
But the best is the ending.
This review of Coach Carter (2005) was written by Frances H on 27 Feb 2014.
Coach Carter has generally received positive reviews.
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