Finding Forrester is a 2000 Columbia Pictures film written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. Its a inspiring film about an African-American teenager, Jamal Wallace, is invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance, Jamal be friends a reclusive writer, the man in the window and his name is William Forrester , through whom he refines his talent for writing and comes to terms with his identity.
William Forrester (Sean Connery) and Jamal (Rob Brown) are two very different people with very different backgrounds. William Forrester wrote the book "American Novel". He mostly stays in his apartment throughout the film. Jamal is from the Bronx and he's 16 year old boy who is a very good at literature. In the beginning of the film Jamal is offered a spot in a private school. Once at this school he meets a girl and William helps Jamal throughout the movie and a tight bond is grown between the two of them.
If I was going to compare this novel to another novel i would compare it to the book we read in English this year it is "To Kill a Mockingbird". I thought the characters were quite alike because they both preferred to stay inside there home. It was like they didn't like meeting people it seemed like they were both scared of them and make new friends. I also compared Jamal Wallace to Scout and Jem . I think characters are alike because Jamal is wondering why he is being judged by Professor. They he finally realized it was because of his color. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Jem and Scout were trying to understand why Tom Robinson was judged and it was also because of his color.
The main message of the film is reaching your dreams and not giving up on them because in the film William is helping Jamal with his writing in school and he shows him to not give up on the world or dreams. William did help him became a recluse and realized his failures but were able to get over them.
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