2007 drama film Freedom Writers, directed and written by Richard LaGravenese (whose previous screenplays include The Fisher King and The Bridges of Madison County) starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn , Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell (a teacher by profession) who wrote the story based on the classic Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Hilary Swank stars in this thrilling film about ghetto kids raised on street corners, underprivileged boys and girls who use drugs, have served time in prison and are very angry about living in a war zone where people are regularly killed in the streets. It gives them what they need to succeed independently, a voice of their own. Erin Gruwell turned this story of immense struggles into a successful ending by transforming a difficult and furious classroom situation into an educational success story. Freedom Writers is exhilarated by a true story and the diaries of a real Long Beach miner after the Los Angeles Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest. Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell whose interest in becoming a teacher is soon ruined by a gang of black, Asian and Latino criminals who disrespect her more than the rest. When Erin prepares to focus on them like no adult ever has, she quickly realizes that for these children, getting through the day alive is enough, they are teenagers fighting a war long before they were born. Like no other teacher at this school, Erin gives students respect and dignity. For the first time, these teenagers quickly understand that their lives matter and that they have something to say. The main characters of the film are the same as...... middle of paper ...... here is gun violence and adult language. Freedom writers deliver a message of hope and teach the audience that if hard work is put into a task, the purpose of life can change completely if the right decisions are made. This film conveys this message in a wonderful way by using the "ghetto" as an example to change one's destiny, which is truly satisfying. It's not the best film but it's a compelling drama where the emotional scenes often feel real rather than fake. Freedom Writers was a film that completely blew the audience away, it was a moving and touching film that made people think about what is happening and what other people are going through. LaGravenese did a very good job using passages from the students' dairies to continue the message of the film. It's really a great, amazing and amazing movie that everyone should watch, connect with it.