Gifted (2017)
I watched another movie, which was recommended by my student, mainly because she wanted to discuss it with me.
I don't mind, though, because I've been curious about this movie for a while now. Well, I kind of know the story, but I didn't really find the final push for me to watch it... until my student requested it.
The movie I'm talking about is called, "Gifted".
IMAGE SOURCE
A single man, Frank, is raising his niece by himself. He wants her to live an everyday life like other kids her age, so he enrolled her in a regular public school in their area.
IMAGE SOURCE
Despite that, though, her extraordinary mathematical abilities were noticed by her teacher, Bonnie. Later on, the school recommended that her uncle take her to a better school, somewhere more suitable for her abilities. However, this will go against Frank's hopes for her to experience a normal life.
IMAGE SOURCE
Mary's genius reached her grandma's ears. She was a former mathematician who devoted her life trying to advance her daughter's (Mary's late mom) career. She wanted to do the same to Mary, so she sued Frank for Mary's custody.
IMAGE SOURCE
Will Mary continue to be a kid, as her uncle wants her to, or will she have a pressured life, living as a genius like her mom, with her grandmother?
Watch the movie, if you haven't already. :)
The movie was actually pretty good. It's as I've expected it to be, so I'm glad my student recommended it.
I find the concept of the story interesting because I'm curious about the perspective of kids who excel in something. This is a situation that happens in real life. I've read some articles about amazing kids entering college at a really young age, so I'm curious what it's like always to be surrounded by adults.
Aside from the aspect, the custody case was also engaging. It wasn't just focused on that, but also other elements... a little bit about discrimination (race, income, etc.)
There were a lot of interesting characters, but there were also really unlikeable ones... especially Mary's father. Gahh! I hated him! XD
All in all, it was a good watch. I like how it somehow touched on various issues, which mixed perfectly well with the main story.
I guess... It's thanks to my student again for being the final push for me to watch it. haha
I'll end this post here for now. Thanks for reading, and see you around! (^^,)/
