Akeelah and the Bee
PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 9:17 pm
Okay, if any of you out there are looking for an adorable, well-written, family movie to watch this summer-- you've just found it: Akeelah and the Bee.
Akeelah and the Bee is the story of a middle school girl, Akeelah, growing in a rough area of Los Angeles. Due to a love of language instilled in her by her now deceased father, she develops an aptitude for spelling. However, because of the bullying and abuse she receives in her school, she has little motivation to perform academically-- that is, until she stumbles up a broadcast of the national spelling bee on ESPN. Through this chance encounter, Akeelah becomes committed to the goal of becoming a national spelling bee champion. The story itself details Akeelah's struggle to overcome her own cynicism and doubt, and the joy she finds in the friendships that grow in her life as she climbs the various rings of the spelling bee elimination rounds.
Yeah, I know, there's nothing spectacular about the synopsis (mostly because, well, I wrote it), but this really is a great movie. I plan to buy it when it's released to DVD, and those of you who have a chance to see it this Summer really should take the opportunity.
If, by any chance, some other CAAers have seen this movie, my favorite part was when Javier [spoiler]is stalling for Akeelah while she's talking to her mom and he says "Can you use the word in a song?"[/spoiler].
Maybe I like this movie, because I'm a nerd.
Akeelah and the Bee is the story of a middle school girl, Akeelah, growing in a rough area of Los Angeles. Due to a love of language instilled in her by her now deceased father, she develops an aptitude for spelling. However, because of the bullying and abuse she receives in her school, she has little motivation to perform academically-- that is, until she stumbles up a broadcast of the national spelling bee on ESPN. Through this chance encounter, Akeelah becomes committed to the goal of becoming a national spelling bee champion. The story itself details Akeelah's struggle to overcome her own cynicism and doubt, and the joy she finds in the friendships that grow in her life as she climbs the various rings of the spelling bee elimination rounds.
Yeah, I know, there's nothing spectacular about the synopsis (mostly because, well, I wrote it), but this really is a great movie. I plan to buy it when it's released to DVD, and those of you who have a chance to see it this Summer really should take the opportunity.
If, by any chance, some other CAAers have seen this movie, my favorite part was when Javier [spoiler]is stalling for Akeelah while she's talking to her mom and he says "Can you use the word in a song?"[/spoiler].
Maybe I like this movie, because I'm a nerd.
