Freedom Writers (4/9) Movie CLIP - I Am Home (2007) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
A student reads his diary entry expressing why Ms. Gruwell's (Hilary Swank) class gives him hope.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Assigned the thankless task of teaching freshman English at a gang-infested Long Beach, CA high school, a 23-year-old teacher resorts to unconventional means of breaking through to her hardened students in director Richard LaGravenese's adaptation of Erin Gruwell's best-seller The Freedom Writer's Diaries: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them. Her students had been written off, and her chances of succeeding scoffed at, but Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank) wasn't about to go down without a fight. Long Beach is a place where a new war is waged with each passing day, and when the hardened students who walk those dangerous hallways sense an outsider attempting to understand their plight, their cynical resentment threatens to keep a deadly cycle in motion. Despite the initially hostile reaction she receives in the classroom, Gruwell uses the writings of Anne Frank and Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo to teach her students not only the basis of the English language, but compassion and tolerance as well. Later, when the time comes to tell their own tales in a project specially designed to explore the daily violence that the majority of students have grown numb to, the barriers that had once stood so strong gradually begin to crumble. When the only chance for survival is to befriend the person who was once your mortal enemy, the world is opened to a whole new realm of possibilities.

CREDITS:
TM & © Paramount (2007)
Cast: Hilary Swank, April L. Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Gabriel Chavarria
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Producers: Danny DeVito, Tracey Durning, Jordana Glick-Franzheim, Daniel S. Levine, Nan Morales, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Hilary Swank
Screenwriters: Richard LaGravenese, Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell

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[joewhitehead]

He only had one scene, but he truly made it count

[blastonabusterx]

" I should of asked something less expensive for christmas" not gonna lie it my eyes water

[TheaterRaven]

I watched the director's commentary on the DVD and what amkes this scene even more moving is that he said the young man who read from the journal wasn't really an actor and had no interest in pursuing acting. The young man took the job for the money so he could put it toward going to engineering school. It makes his performance all the more powerful.

[bubblinbrownsugar]

This one broke me. I just wanted to give the dude a hug.

[nelly]

Can someone stop cutting the damn onions?!?!

[MillicentDionne]

This scene always makes me cry too. It's the best scene in the movie to me. It really captures how a teacher can impact her students' lives and it shows the students' appreciation for their teacher. This is why I became a teacher!

[CammiiLyin]

“I am home”, how he grew up is heart breaking. And he deserves better in life, but the greatest gift is. This. He finally after the these years found a safe spot to call home. It might not be shelter . But emotionally and mentally, he has a home for the first time . Which could lead to amazing things 💕 love this movie

[gmcmim]

This scene really hit home with me. We were evicted 3 years ago. Had to live with other folks and shelters. Those times were tough but we certainly made it through. I started doing affirmations. After a year I ended up getting a better paying job and we got a new place two years after. It did take work and diligence on top of repeating positive self talk. But it was achieved. I am truly grateful. Adversity can make you or break you. I am home with my own home. Truly grateful.

[spacecowboy]

This scene is awesome but they left out the most emotional part of it (for me at least) and that was when the black dude with tears in his eyes came up and hugged him because he knew his struggle. Great scene, nonetheless.

[notkaekae]

This movie and the book are amazing. Ms. G is such a good person for helping those classes. Last year, my teacher read the book to my class and then we watched the movie, and I'm really glad we did. My class wrote letters to her afterwards asking if Ms G would come to our school to meet us and she did. She was really sweet and afterwards invited us to watch a presentation thing on it, and we got to meet one of the Freedom Writers.

[ItsMoMoneyyy]

the moment the girl grabs mario’s hand 😩😩 it just makes you realize little things can bring us together ❤️

[SleepyGuzman]

this reminds me of my college class. we were open exactly like this.

[jakethesnake]

"I looked up at the sky waiting for something to happen" Hits me every time.

[lilmeenga]

I had a teacher just like her, and I loved him so much we would spend hours having a class conversation he's been such a big inspiration in my life. I can relate too what this guy was saying

[NastyNate]

This scene literally gets me every time. And the way Marcus gets up and hugs him. 😭 Hits me in the feels!

[GMANBOSS]

Ms. Gruwell came to talk at my school today, her niece goes to my school. She gave an incredible speech, respect to all these kids.

[STARCULO]

I just came here to laugh @ the guy like "who is that" and the girl like "he's been with us since freshman year foo" and he like "what's his name" and she like "idk" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[michaeltalamo]

Now I am 23. As a child I experienced evictions and homelessness between the ages of around 7-17.
10 whole years of every year moving houses. Sleeping in RV's, cars, motels.
I'm not telling you this to get likes or attention. I'm telling you because the shame of going to a high school freshman year every day and striving to achieve good grades feels meaningless when other kids are making plans to buy food from the Ralphs next door, or go play xBox with their football teammates, or get picked up even in a normal Sedan or even worse, where I went to school, kids by 16 had Mustangs and Corvettes. Me? My biggest fear was my parents pulling up in the car with our luggage packed showing out of the back of the hatchback, or staying in the parking lot until I got off to find out they couldn't pay for the motel we were staying in. Or worse, dreading how after school I was going to get home and the terrible secret of being homeless and no one knew. While everyone smiled around me, I was dying inside. I thought many times, maybe if I didn't ask for this for Christmas. Maybe if I didn't ask for a birthday. All the money over the years would have equaled the rent. Now it's to the point where I have great shame asking for a birthday, for a gift, sometimes I'm scared to buy nose clippers or spend $100 with my friends after 3 weeks of saving my paychecks because what if I have nowhere to live and it may be the difference between a night in a bed and a night on a bench?
Just saying. I know exactly how this child protrayed by this actor felt because he was me. He is me. He is a lot of children in America.

[ShadowCammando]

What was once hatred and intolerance became peace and understanding. This class became unified together because no matter how different they were they always had similarities with each other. The fact they came together and supported one another is a true testament to the human spirit. ❤️

[ciarajones]

Gosh... Every time I watch this movie and this part comes on I start tearing up 😢😢😢😢😢, that part really touched me .