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This is the blog of The Renaissance Charter School's senior elective class, "Delving Into Documentaries." This blog was put together in the spring semester. In the fall semester, we watched Food, Inc.; Forks Over Knives; GasLand; and An Inconvenient Truth. Students wrote reflection papers, journal entries, and essays. Instead of these assignments, this semester, students will write on this blog. After each film, they will post a review/critique. Each week, they will post a response to a controversial question related to the film we are currently studying. Visit our Wiki to learn more!

Monday, March 4, 2013

Review #4 - Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams was such an interesting film but also very sentimental because of certain scenes. Seeing two teens reach for their dreams was motivating as well because it showed me that anything is possible. Arthur and William grew up in a rough situation but that never stopped them from their ambition in life.   This film also taught me to never take things for granted because of the loss of opportunity Arthur encountered when he couldn't attend St. Josephs any longer. I recommend this film to anyone who loves basketball because of the clips they displayed of Arthur and William playing, which was exciting. Both teens were very talented and they managed to graduate from high school and go to college, something that most kids today don't do.
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