Akeelah and The Bee

review

Genre: drama

Director: Doug Atchison

Writer: Doug Atchison

Date of production: 2006

Stars: Keke Palmer, Lawrence Fishburne, Angela Basset, Curtis Armstrong

Length: 112 minutes

Twelve year-old Akeelah Anderson’s life isn’t easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, and her big brother runs with the local gang bangers. She’s smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspiration.

Almost by chance, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee at her school and, much to her surprise and embracement, wins. Her principal asks her to seek guidance from an English professor named Larabee for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of—but only if she can overcome her own insecurities, Dr Larabee’s demons, and a field of fellow spellers with experience and advantages for beyond Akeelah’s meager means.

This movie is good because it can make your spirit up to work harder, study harder, and more struggle to face life. This movie also prove that even though Akeelah has a lot of problem, she still can be a winner at spelling contest and change her and her family’s life better.

Don’t be afraid to reach your dream and… never give up before you try it!!