![]() It also shows that intelligence has to be guided and properly pruned to result in excellence, because even though she was intelligent she had to go under teaching and proper tutelage to become exceptional, The movie shows love and community support, her community were very awesome at supporting her training, I also appreciate how her school teacher and principle encouraged her to participate in the spelling bee, even though she was reluctant at first. She was an highly intelligent, low self esteem student who was bullied at school, she went through it all and was fortunate to meet a coach, Mr Larabee, who also had a tragic past, but an exceptional Doctor who helped to bring the best out of her, she struggled with her new face of life with competitions and other white kids but she proved the bullies wrong, she made a reality that the trauma and tragic past might persist but success can be attained, this movie is a compilation hardwork, perseverance, diligence and inspiration to those who a struggling with bullies and need help. The movie started with an 11-year-old Afro American girl who lost her father to a murder at the age of six but the memory of playing a game with him called scramble has really instil in her the exceptional ability to recognize words and spell them, struggling through different pressure from bullies and her bother who was an hooligan and her traumatized mother were factors that reduced herself- esteem. Though written and directed by a White filmmaker, the movie has an inclusive cast of almost all Black main characters, plus supporting roles for Mexican American and Chinese American characters - but it does stereotype East Asians as overly focused on academics (a main character calls the Chinese American student "a little robot").Īkeelah and the Bee is one of the best movies I have ever watched in my life, the pacing, energy and motivation was without doubt excellent. In a couple of scenes, a mother and daughter argue. Characters lie to protect loved ones and must make amends. Characters cope with extreme loss: A couple of sad conversations recall the deaths of loved ones (one by gun violence, another by disease) and divorce. ![]() ![]() Themes include being yourself instead of trying to fit in. Expect a bit of strong language, including "s-t," "ass," "hell," and "damn." Middle schoolers kiss each other on the cheek, one character smokes, and another drinks whiskey on the rocks. Parents need to know that Akeelah and the Bee is a feel-good movie that centers on Akeelah ( Keke Palmer), a spelling prodigy from a poor neighborhood in South Los Angeles. ![]() Another drinks a whiskey on the rocks (but doesn't act drunk).ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.
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