Akeelahsayang banget sama ayahnya, dan percaya kemampuannya ini bakat turunan dari ayahnya. Singkat cerita, Akeelah ikut perlombaan speling tingkat nasional, yang mulanya dia gak mau ikutan dan memang ditentang Ibunya. Dan menanglah pastinya. Cerita selengkapnya bisa ditonton sendiri ya :D Nah apa yang bisa saya ambil hikmahnya dari film ini? Anothercast was Curtis Amstrong as Mr. Welch who ask Akeelah to join the competition and also introduce Dr. Larabee to her. There were also Dylan (Sean Michael Afable) and Javier (J.R. Villareal) as her competitors in the spelling bee. Dylan was a cocky boy who disparaged Akeelah, but at the final battle they became friend and supporting each PersonalConnection to Third Life Lesson The third life lesson shown in the movie is that where you come from doesn't determine what you can do. My mother came from a relatively poor immigrant family and lived in a wealthy neighboorhood. Due to her race and wealth, she was Akeelahand the Bee Kisah Si Jenius Sukses Selasa, 30 Mei 2006 Kisah film Akeelah and the Bee diangkat dari pergulatan seorang anak kulit hitam yang memiliki kemampuam melebihi teman-teman sebayanya, bahkan murid-murid lain yang jauh lebih tua darinya. Sayang, kepintaran gadis negro ini ternyata bukan jaminan ia disukai oleh teman-temannya itu. . ReviewsAkeelah. A-k-e-e-l-a-h. Akeelah Akeelah Keke Palmer, left and Georgia Sahara Garey, center in "Akeelah and the Bee." Akeelah Anderson can spell. She can spell better than anyone in her school in South Central Los Angeles, and she might have a chance at the nationals. Who can say? She sees the National Spelling Bee on ESPN and is intrigued. But she is also wary, because in her school there is danger in being labeled a "brainiac," and it's wiser to keep your smarts to yourself. This is a tragedy in some predominantly black schools Excellence is punished by the other students, possibly as an expression of their own low self-esteem. The thing with Akeelah Keke Palmer is that she can spell, whether she wants to or not. Beating time with her hand against her thigh as sort of a metronome, she cranks out the letters and arrives triumphantly at the words. No, she doesn't have a photographic memory, nor is she channeling the occult as the heroine of "Bee Season" just a good story of Akeelah's ascent to the finals of the National Spelling Bee makes an uncommonly good movie, entertaining and actually inspirational, and with a few tears along the way. Her real chance at national success comes after a reluctant English professor agrees to act as her coach. This is Dr. Joshua Larabee Laurence Fishburne, on a leave of absence after the death of his daughter. Coaching her is a way out of his own shell. And for Fishburne, it's a reminder of his work in "Searching for Bobby Fischer" 1993, another movie where he coached a is mocked not only at school. Her own mother is against her. Tanya Anderson Angela Bassett has issues after the death of her husband, and values Akeelah's homework above all else, including silly afterschool activities like spelling bees. Akeelah practices in secret, and after she wins a few bees even the tough kids in the neighborhood start cheering for Palmer, a young Chicago actress whose first role was as Queen Latifah's niece in "Barbershop 2," becomes an important young star with this movie. It puts her in Dakota Fanning and Flora Cross territory, and there's something about her poise and self-possession that hints she will grow up to be a considerable actress. The movie depends on her, and she deserves its far I imagine "Akeelah and the Bee" sounds like a nice but fairly conventional movie. What makes it transcend the material is the way she relates to the professor, and to two fellow contestants a Mexican-American named Javier Villarreal and an Asian American named Dylan Sean Michael Afable. Javier, who lives with his family in the upscale Woodland Hills neighborhood, invites Akeelah to his birthday party unaware of what a long bus trip it involves. Dylan, driven by an obsessive father, treats the spelling bee like life-and-death, and takes no hostages. Hearing his father berate him, Akeelah feels an instinctive sympathy. And as for Javier's feelings for Akeelah, at his party, he impulsively kisses her. "Why'd you do that?" she asks him."I had an impulse. Are you gonna sue me for sexual harassment?"The sessions between Akeelah and the professor are crucial to the film, because he is teaching her not only strategy but how to be willing to win. No, he doesn't use self-help cliches. He is demanding, uncompromising, and he tells her again and again "Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." This quote, often attributed to Nelson Mandela, is actually from Marianne Williamson, but no less true for Akeelah the movie does not attribute it.Now I am going to start dancing around the plot. Something happens during the finals of the National Bee that you are not going to see coming, and it may move you as deeply as it did me. I've often said it's not sadness that touches me the most in a movie, but goodness. Under enormous pressure, at a crucial moment, Akeelah does something good. Its results I will leave you to discover. What is ingenious about the plot construction of writer-director Doug Atchison is that he creates this moment so that we understand what's happening, but there's no way to say for sure. Even the judges sense or suspect something. But Akeelah, improvising in the moment and out of her heart, makes it air-tight. There is only one person who absolutely must understand what she is doing, and why - and he ending answers one of my problems with spelling bees, and spelling bee movies. It removes winning as the only objective. Vince Lombardi was dead wrong when he said, "Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing" a quote, by the way, first said not by Lombardi but in the 1930s by UCLA coach Henry "Red" Sanders - but since everybody thinks Lombardi said it, he won, I guess. The saying is mistaken because to win for the wrong reason or in the wrong way is to lose. Something called sportsmanship is our winning-obsessed culture, it is inspiring to see a young woman like Akeelah Anderson instinctively understand, with empathy and generosity, that doing the right thing involves more than winning. That's what makes the film particularly valuable for young audiences. I don't care if they leave the theater wanting to spell better, but if they have learned from Akeelah, they will want to live better. Roger Ebert Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Now playing Film Credits Akeelah and the Bee 2006 Rated PG for some language 112 minutes Latest blog posts about 4 hours ago about 4 hours ago 1 day ago 4 days ago Comments DictionaryBookDownloadsArticlesEssential QuestionsUpdatesElsewhere by Chris Huntley Akeelah and the Bee is an uplifting, family-oriented film that rises above its “Afternoon Special” subject matter. While treading familiar territory, it dodges most major genre clichés through the creative use of the story’s peripheral characters. The sound story structure at the heart of Akeelah and the Bee gives this “ghetto kid does good” an honest emotional resonance and earns its feel-good ending. SPOILERS AHEAD The Overall Story throughline is about a middle school seriously hurting for money just to provide the necessary basics. The principal decides to have a school spelling bee hoping that one of his students will make it to the nationals and bring exposure and money to the school Overall Story Throughline Activity; Story Goal Obtaining. The principal enlists the help of his college pal, Dr. Larabee, a distinguished teacher and language scholar, to evaluate the students’ potential. Eleven-year-old Akeelah is a stand out and shows great potential. Akeelah Main Character is an African American eleven-year-old girl from South Central Los Angeles with a natural gift for spelling Main Character Domain Situation. Driven by her feelings MC Problem Feelings, she is inclined to take the path of least resistance MC Symptom of Temptation, choosing to skip classes to lessen her reputation as a “brainiac.” Only when Akeelah does what she is “supposed” to do does she feel fulfilled MC Response Conscience. As one might expect, Akeelah makes it to the finals. Her school and community get great exposure. Her mentor, Dr. Larabee, gets a job at UCLA. And, in a split decision, she ties for first place Story Outcome Success. Akeelah beams Story Judgment Good. The storyform for Akeelah and the Bee is straightforward. What is interesting, however, is the manner in which the Impact Character throughline is explored. Rather than the traditional single character Influence Character, the Influence Character functions are handled by many characters. Dr. Larabee acts as Influence Character for most of Act I and Act II. About the middle of the film or just after, the Influence Character functions are handed off to Akeelah’s mom and various community representatives in Act III. Act IV temporarily brings back Dr. Larabee as Influence Character, but he is soon replaced by spelling wunderkind Dylan. Not only is this an interesting and less traditional way of representing the Influence Character—especially in this genre—it has an intriguing side effect. Since Akeelah is a Steadfast Main Character, ALL of the Influence Characters Change. That’s a whole lot of change characters in one story. Dr. Larabee goes back to work after a long sabbatical of disillusionment. Akeelah’s mother reconsiders pursuing the college degree she abandoned after feeling she couldn’t make it. Dylan intentionally misspells a contest-winning word when he realizes Akeelah has thrown the contest in his favor. Various South Central community figures recover belief in themselves and their community. Each of these illustrates a transformation from the Influence Character Problem of Disbelief to the Influence Character Solution of Faith. Dramatica Story Expert the next chapter in story development Buy Now 0% found this document useful 0 votes372 views2 pagesOriginal TitleAkeelah and the BeeCopyright© © All Rights ReservedAvailable FormatsDOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdShare this documentDid you find this document useful?0% found this document useful 0 votes372 views2 pagesAkeelah and The BeeOriginal TitleAkeelah and the BeeJump to Page You are on page 1of 2 You're Reading a Free Preview Page 2 is not shown in this preview. Reward Your CuriosityEverything you want to Anywhere. Any Commitment. Cancel anytime. CERITA SINGKAT FILM AKEELAH AND THE BEE Cerita ini menceritakan kisah tentang seorang anak perempuan bernama Akeelah Anderson. Akeelah adalah anak terakhir dari empat bersaudara. Ia berusia 11 tahun dan ayahnya meninggal ketika Akeelah masih balita. Ibunya adalah seorang ibu rumah tangga yang sibuk bekerja dan mengurus anak-anaknya. Beliau begitu ketat terhadapnya, namun tidak pernah mendengarkan keluh kesah anaknya. Hal inilah yang membuat Akeelah sering merasa tidak percaya diri. Di sekolahnya, Akeelah adalah siswa yang cerdas. Namun ia memiliki kebiasaan membolos karena lingkungan sekolahnya kurang begitu nyaman. Keadaan dirinya yang tergolong pintar membuat teman-temannya ingin memanfaatkannya. Hal inilah yang membuat Akeelah merasa tidak senang meskipun dia menjadi anak yang pintar di sekolahnya. Suatu hari, Kepala sekolah di sekolah Akeelah merekomendasikannya untuk mengikuti spelling bee yaitu suatu perlombaan mengeja kata dalam bahasa Inggris. Sebenarnya Akeelah tidak berminat dengan perlombaan tersebut. Namun, karena bujukan dari kepala sekolahnya, akhirnya Akeelah mau mengikuti audisi perlombaan tersebut. Kepala sekolah sebelumnya telah memperkenalkan Akeelah pada Beliau sebenarnya menyadari akan bakat Akeelah, namun Akeelah tidak terlalu antusias akan perlombaan itu. Disaat perlombaantingkat distrik, dia bertemu dengan Javier dan Dylan, dua anak dari sekolah swasta yang juga lolos dalam audisi 10 besar. Mereka telah berpengalaman dalam mengikuti lomba ini. Bahkan Dylan telah dua kali mendapat juara dua dalam spelling bee. Namun, berbeda dengan anak-anak yang lain, Dylan mendapat tuntutan dari orang tuanya untuk menang. Dylan memiliki sifat yang arogan sehingga Akeelah enggan bersahabat dengannya. Pada akhirnya, Akeelah bersahabat dengan Javier, seorang anak yang ramah dan suka membantu Akeelah. Pada babak penyisihan tiga besar, karena bimbingan selama beberapa bulan, Akeelah mampu lolos di ingkat distrik. Ia menjadi terkenal di kotanya. Ibu, keuarga, dan semua warga kulit hitam turut bangga akan kemampuan Akelah. Semua keadaan tersebut membuat Akeelah semakin bersemangat. Namun, tidak mau mengajar Akeelah lagi. Beliau hanya memberi Akeelah 5000 kata yang harus dia pelajari untuk diejanya sendiri. Akeelah begitu sedih dan hampir putus asa. Namun semua orang disekitarnya menawarkan diri untuk membantunya belajar. Ketika perlombaan di Los Angles dimulai, Akeelah, Javier, dan Dylan berngkat ke sana bersama wali mereka masing-masing. Di babak terakhir, tinggal tersisa Akeelah dan Dylan. Dylan terlihat gugup ketika ayahya menatap dengan wajah geram. Akeelah pun menyadarinya, bahwa ayah Dylan sangat berambisi untuk kemenangan putranya. Mereka akhirnya saling mendukung untuk kemenangan mereka berdua. Akhirnya, Akeelah dan Dylan sama-sama menjadi pemenang dalam spelling bee di tahun itu.

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