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Walkout Movie Analysis

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The film, “Walkout” is based on real incidents in East L.A. about teenagers in high school walking out of schools to protest the unjust rules against chicanos during the 1960s. It was a movie dealing with racist school boards, discrimination against Mexican-Americans, and teenage revolution. The students became fed up with the way they were being treated in school so they started a movement that would gain their freedom. The movie is inspiring and educational because of its subject matter and true to life feel. It blends the use of english and spanish well.
As a filmmaker myself, I have a some extra insight into the movie. The way the movie is shot is very much like the time period it was supposed to be set in. The director of the film is

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