Movie Review: Finding Forrester

The film Finding Forrester, directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Mike Rich, is produced by Columbia Pictures Corporation in 2000. The story is about a 16 year old African American boy named Jamal (Rob Brown) who decides to try and impress his troublesome friends, by breaking into an old famous writer’s apartment named Forrester (Sean Connery). Forrester never left his apartment, and kept himself locked up, but when Jamal leaves his backpack in the apartment a new friendship happens. When he finally goes back to get it, he sees that Forrester has marked all of his work. Together they form a great bond, helping each other out, but Forrester wants to keep one secret, no one can know he is helping him. The secret ends up causing trouble for Jamal when his professors believe he is copying Forrester because of the title of his writing piece. Forrester changes Jamal’s life, and Jamal also makes a big impact on Forrester’s. The overall story for this movie is very touching and interesting. The given situation is something different and keeps you wanting to know more and makes you really care for the characters. The music in this movie makes a big impact on the feelings and the situations given. Since the music is instrumental it gives more feeling. I believe the theme is “When helping out friends, you must stay true to your word, but only if it is the best benefit for you and your friend; because that is what a true friends does.”