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Character Analysis Of The Movie: Finding Forrester

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Finding Forrester In Finding Forrester, an unusually friendship arises after a teenager breaks in to an old mans house. The acting is great in this movie, it 's funny because it was Rob Brown’s first movie role, and he had the lead role of Jamal. The other lead role was played by Sean Connery. He was a veteran when it came to acting as he played James Bond in all seven Bond films. However, you could not tell the level of acting history considering both roles were played very well. The story is very basic, but it tells a very powerful story. A 16 year old boy named Jamal Wallace lives in the Bronx. Jamal is extraordinary with his gift of knowledge. However, most people know him for being a basketball player. He goes to a school that does not offer much and he is someone who has brilliance when it comes to writing. He chooses to hide that and average C’s in school. Test scores can not hide brilliance as his scores come back to reveal he is a closet genius. In this movie, Jamal meets someone that helps him express his writing. He meets this mystery man through a crime like event. This mystery man turns out to be a famous author by the name of William Forrester. Through this event a friendships forms between the two of them. With their friendship Forrester asked Jamal to keep one thing a secret, and that is to keep the Forrester family a secret. It doesn 't take Forrester long to realize that Jamal is very gifted. With Jamal being gifted he has the opportunity to attend a

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