The movie we watched in class was to sir with Love. The movie was made in 1967. This movie reflects what was happening in the world by showing the social tensions and what was happening in the poor areas of England at the time. A man who attempted to be an engineer but was rejected multiple times because of his skin color takes up a teaching job. He quickly learns that he got into more than he expected. The students had no discipline and no respect for their teacher. He tries multiple times to gain their respect and trust but teaches the kids how to be adults.
You can see that the students danced with each other inappropriately; when the teacher came in, they never stopped dancing in this way because they did not care. The girls were not dressed in what they considered appropriate for that setting, and the guys engorged how they dressed. After many attempts, Thackeray started to get the students' trust, and they even began to dress, act, and talk better.
A problem that we find out later in the movie that Thackeray also wants to solve is the racism that goes on in the class. A black student loses his mom, and no one wants to drop off the flowers because they are embarrassed to go to a house since the family is black. They did not care about the boy's race but were worried about what their parents might think about the whole situation. After realizing the situation they were part of is bigger than themselves, they decide to go to the house and bring the family flowers from the deceased mother, and all end up going to the funeral. At the end of the movie, all the students seem to love Thackeray, and he sees the incoming students for next year and is excited to transform them as well.
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