marina_simakova The movie is about how time and opportunity helps us to define who we are. And who we become later, our ultimate destination. And how teachers, great teachers mean a lot and can show the way and recognize our potentials. Motivating and uplifting, also greatly elaborated and poetic language, which Andy is using to tell his tale. Romantic story line is also very endearing. Mary Clear is definitely a very special character in this movie, and Andy's travel through this tunnel from the boy to a man is very symbolic and exciting to watch. I really enjoyed the movie and found characters to be very realistic. Just go ahead and dream, over the limitations of your school walls, prejudices and bigots, or local bullies. Cause life is not what it seems, not what it is in those teenager years.

bergenlive This is a type of a movie where you don't realize how great it is until the ending scene. No matter how movies like this one ends you'll end up crying(or not) because you feel as if you actually were with them trough all that happened. It doesn't matter if the movie has a happy or sad ending, you'll just be touched with the ending anyway!It shows a classic example of American schools in the 1950s. We follow the story of the school boy Andy who's assigned to write a report with the biggest victim of bullying in school. Believing that he'll just have to finish the report and then be done with even talking to the loser, he ends up learning a lesson of a lifetime.The movie is about finding out who you are and accepting who others are. It's about school, friendship and falling in love at a young age.

perkypops All the good work done in this film, and there is much to admire especially from Ed Harris as Mr Simon, was undone by the crass after- stories in the credits which completely destroyed the film's main message.The important message here was about dignity and integrity which bring their own rewards even in the light of what many would regard as failure. The eighth grade messages within the narrative and screenplay are so very well stated and acted out by an array of potential stars in the making, held together by the experienced Mr Harris who plays his part with extraordinary sensitivity. Mr Simon is the school's most popular teacher and yet there are "flaws" in his personal life because he doesn't fit the profile some parents would prefer, especially when he nails one student in the act of physical assault of another.Indeed the film plays hard on the idea of students flawed because they are more academically gifted than others, something I guess we have all witnessed on a school campus. The differences between people and their need to survive are all central to a plot that is threaded in many ways.And the film winds its way to a believable conclusion rather than one that may leave us with an artificially massaged happy nerve. Until the credits roll that is.And so up until the credits this film is worth a seven but with those darned credits in place I'm sorry guys but for me you ruined all that effort. Five out of ten.

Shady Barsoum Brilliant way to identify humanity, this movie will surely touch your heart and storm your mind, what is wrong with big G , is he bad only because he has big body features ?? Does it worth to have a smooth touch for someone who really need it ?? Do we have to be so rude to be special or simply search for the meaning of humanity and become a real human ?? Ed Harris was not just acting as a teacher he was really teaching all of us that human dignity means peace and humanity. Looking for real friends is not so difficult, friendship is not a word but an act and this vision is translated into a superb acting between Norman and Big G. I was really touched deeply by this movie and I recommend it for everyone.