FILM REVIEW: DANGEROUS MINDS

SYNOPSIS (WRITE YOUR OWN BASED ON WHAT YOU HAVE WATCHED)

Dangerous Mind movie is about a former U.S. Marine who becomes teacher, Ms. LouAnne
Johnson, she teaches unruly, a hard headed, and unteacheable students in an inner-city high
school. She tried a lot of methods to connect with them, to give inspiration for them to learn.
Thru her dedication and her teaching styles, she gain respect from her students. She help them
to realize their potentials, their value and to understand their selves.

She also faces challenges from the school administration and her personal struggles.

CHARACTERIZE THE FOLLOWING: (Describe their role and the significance they have to the
film.)

1. Louanne Johnson

- A teacher who has a strong personality, who takes a lot of challenges to teach
the students from high school, she serves as mentor to her students, she is the
one who give support, guidance, and encouragement to believe in their
potential and their value. She works tirelessly to help them to overcome their
obstacle.
- She believe in her students, a role model for them.
- She shows in the movie, the qualities of compassion, determination, and she
strive her students for a better future.

2. Mr. Grandey (the principal)

- He is the who has doubt and did not believe in the way of teaching of Ms.
Johnson
- He serves as conflict for Ms. Johnson in the movie, and he has a lot of issues.

3. Raul

- A student who involved in a gang, face of numerous challenges in the movie,

both home and in school. He embodies he struggles faced by many students,
including poverty, violence and family issues.

4. Caliee

- Like Raul, she faces a lot of struggles like poverty. She is the one who gave her
trust to her teacher, she allow herself to confront her inner demons and take
a lot of courage and determination to pursue her dream to have a better
future.

5. Emilio

- His role show the challenges faces by many students, the gang pressures, the
poverty and his involvement in criminal activities.
- he did not identify himself properly.
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REFLECTION:

1. Based on the video lecture on Cross Cultural Communication, reflect or explain some of
the highlights of the film. Give three highlights with reflection.

The highlight of cross-cultural communication in the movie "Dangerous Minds" is the

portrayal of a teacher, LouAnne Johnson, who uses innovative teaching methods to connect with
her culturally diverse students. The movie emphasizes the importance of understanding and
respecting different cultural backgrounds to effectively communicate and educate. It showcases
how the teacher learns about her students' cultural experiences and adapts her teaching style to
bridge the cultural gap, ultimately leading to improved communication and learning outcomes.
This highlights the significance of cultural sensitivity and empathy in fostering effective cross-
cultural communication.

Aboveall, thed movies, "Dangerous Minds" provides valuable insights into the
complexities of cross-cultural communication, highlighting the challenges, opportunities, and
transformative potential inherent in bridging cultural divides in educational settings.

2. What can you say about the film?

In this movie, I have a lot of realizations, and one of that is, everyone of us experienced
different struggles and problems in life, in this movie I realized that there is a hope that I think
that God send us an angel to do good and help us to conquer and to overcome our own struggles.
Like, Ms. Johnson she gave a hope for her student to realize their potential and values, that
eventhough they are fighting in their own battles in life, she became an instrument to her
students to win that battle.

Second one is, we have to appreaciate all the efforts of our teachers, educators, and our
professor, for me, they are all heroes. Eventhough, teaching is their scope of work, but, some of
their students are unteachable, but they give their best and effort for them to learn. And I thank
you because I learned a lot from my previous teachers.

This movie, DANGEOUS MIND is a heart warming story, and although at times it's quite
tragic, it shows a growing bond between a group of socially discarded students and a very special
teacher.

Overall this is a highly emotional and educational journey, that we learn a lot of things, that
we can apply in our real life and this movie is enjoyable to watch.