AKEELAH AND THE ABC.....

This may not sound like much of a recommendation, as one can easily go through life and not see a single movie whose topic is spelling. However, over the years there have been several movies about the spelling competition, and of all of those I have seen, Akeelah and the Beeis the best. This is because it transcends its subject matter and touches on universal themes. Yes, it is about spelling, and it has some interesting points to make about this academic subject. But it is also about the pursuit of excellence, the difference between cramming and learning, and the relationship between the community and the individual. It's an emotionally charged movie, but it is not sentimental. It is a drama. A genuine one.

It is also a movie with no bad guys that still manages to depict true courage.

Honestly,for me,it is not a great film,i did fall asleep while watching this but then  "Akeelah" may be an influential one. This is not only because of its emphasis on crowd-pleasing and the resulting box office success. The film may well be embraced by a generation of kids, parents, and teachers as an exemplar of academic and personal achievement. Few Hollywood films make serious heroes out of bookworms from South Los Angeles.

The film deserves praise for its overall empowerment message, not to mention teaching us a few new words. But in the subject of nursing, it gets a failing grade. That's spelled "F."

In a nutshell,it is worth to watch it with students with high level proficiency where they are train to adapt this kind of story very well. I put myself in a place of low level of proficiency students where they will say this story is boring because they hardly interpreted the message...