Akeelah and the Bee

Hi, my name is Robert. Im from Montreal, Quebec, Canada and im a tremendous film connaiseur. I am a Sociology student (in University) and like to look at films with a Sociological perspective. Maybe this blog can spark some debate on film narrative.

I just saw Akeelah and the Bee tonight. It is truly a surprisingly gifted film. Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett and Lawrence Fishburne are all great and have amazing depth. Keke Palmer plays a spelling genius but her success is "limited" by the neighboorhood and the "economic state" of her family. One of her brother's is in the army force and the other is involved in a supposed dangerous situation within the neighborhood. Her mother is worried that her daughter's studies will suffer from the bee. She gains training for the National Spelling Bee by a retired teacher, played by Fishburne. She goes through a powerful journey trying to spell "Pastiche", "Eminent" and other words i wont try writing down.

This great acting performance by Keke Palmer and the great work by Shareeka Epps from "Half Nelson" should not be ignored in awards season. These two beautiful young African-Americans should be greatly appreciated and should enjoy great futures.

As i'm new to this blog, i will write down some of my favorite films i've seen in the past few years so readers can understand my voice: "Sideways", "Million Dollar Baby", "The Motorcycle Diairies", "Capote", "Lost in Translation", "Elephant", "Last Days", "Far From Heaven", "In The Bedroom", "Traffic", "The Barbarian Invasions", "Y Tu Mama Tambien", "Goodbye Lenin". Some of the smaller named movies that i love are documentary "Gambling, Gods and LSD" and films "Bang Bang You're Dead" and "The Laramie Project".