1. Great Debaters, The | Reelviews Movie Reviews
The debaters, while on a road trip with Mr. Tolson, inadvertently stumble into a lynching. The event is presented with sickening verisimilitude. The ways in ...
It's one thing to tell people about the wounds in the fabric of this country that the Civil Rights movement attempted to repair; it's another thing to show them. Unfortunately, too many films made about racism during the first two-thirds of the 20th...
2. The Great Debaters - Plugged In
The Great Debaters was inspired by Wiley College, a traditionally African-American school in Marshall, and Melvin Tolson, its iconic debate coach.
If they can do movies about spelling bees, they can certainly do them about debate teams. Denzel Washington stars in and directs a rousing period drama that spotlights sentence structure.
3. Resolved: We take the affirmative on the American Way - Roger Ebert
Dec 24, 2007 · The Great Debaters is about an underdog debate team that wins a national championship, and some critics have complained that it follows the formula of all ...
"The Great Debaters" is about an underdog debate team that wins a national championship, and some critics have complained that it follows the formula of all
4. THE GREAT DEBATERS - Behind The Lens Online
A man who believes in the power of education, competition is stiff and only the most dedicated and talented will make the four man team.
Behind the Lens is your home for in-depth movie reviews, filmmaker & celebrity interviews, and more, all by industry professional and film critic debbie lynn elias...
5. THE GREAT DEBATERS | Movie Reviews for Families - Movieguide
This fictional movie is based on a remarkable story of the tiny African American Wiley College in Texas that had a winning debate team in the highly racist, Jim ...
Directed by Denzel Washington, THE GREAT DEBATERS is a very emotional and powerful David versus Goliath story. This fictional movie is based on a
6. The Great Debaters | Rotten Tomatoes
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Poet and professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) teaches at the predominately black Wiley College in 1935 Texas. He decides to start a debate team, something nearly unheard of at a black college. While at first he butts heads with the influential father (Forest Whitaker) of one of his best debators, eventually he is able to form a team of strong-minded, intelligent young students, and they become the first black debate team to challenge Harvard's prestigious debate champions.
7. The Great Debaters - College Film & Media Studies
May 4, 2010 · The film recognizes the plight of the black college student trying to be successful during Jim Crow segregation.
Movie Review: The Great Debaters (2007) After seeing “The Great Debaters” twice before, I sat down to watch the film once again for my Western Traditions class, and saw it in a complete…
8. [PDF] The great debaters summary sparknotes
The Great Debaters (2007) is a biopic period film produced by Oprah Winfrey and starring Denzel Washington, a two-time Academy Award winner. The movie tells ...
9. Movie Review: The Great Debaters. Rating: 3 Stars | by J. King - Medium
Mar 28, 2024 · The story of the young black debate team from Wiley College in the 1930s is told within the confines of a traditional 'meant to inspire' sports film lens.
Rating: 3 Stars
10. The Great Debaters Movie Review | Common Sense Media
Parents need to know that The Great Debaters is an inspirational fact-based drama that includes unvarnished discussions and representations of 1930s racism, ...
Inspiring true story confronts racism head-on. Read Common Sense Media's The Great Debaters review, age rating, and parents guide.
11. Review and Summary: The Great Debaters (2007)
Sep 5, 2024 · This film is set in the 1930s, specifically at Wiley College. Wiley is a Black university, and there's one debate coach there who wants to make ...
Review of The Great Debaters , directed by Denzel Washington
12. The Great Debaters | Politics and Film Database - Longwood Blogs
Dec 25, 2007 · The Great Debaters · Synopsis. A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. · Contemporary Reviews. Rotten Tomatoes Consensus: A wonderful cast ...
13. The Great Debaters (2007) Review - Let's Go To The Movies
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Based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson who was a professor at Wiley College in Texas. He inspired his students to set up the schools first debate team and really challenge not only themselves …
14. Howard / Golub: The Great Debaters - Movie Wave
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