Watched that movie recently and i felt that i should do a review about the movie. Its really witty, worth watching.
The characer Dylan is the most prominent. One interesting and amusing chad. His charater development throughout the movie is too one of the most obvious. Initially, he has an idiosyncrasy of not mixing with people. However, towards the end, he became a reformed person and was not devoured by wanting to win the inaugural spelling bee anymore. Although he could have taken advantage when Akeelah misspelled a word on purpose, he didnt, and took the route of integrity instead. He wanted a fair and square competition. Previously, he treated people with animosity because he saw them as a threat and did not want to be deterred by their actions or words. He then changed his source of motivation to himself and only challenged himself with the bottomless lexicon of the spelling bee.
The scene at the national spelling bee finals when everyone was already ousted from the competition which left only Akeelah and Dylan to compete stood out the most. It is the scene where they showed their natural propensity to spell. It is a scene of apotheosis, of what doing one's best, and proving one wrong. I marvelled at their ability to spell the colossal number of words so easily. This scene is also one where emotions were at a high with each ascent to the top spot. It too is where very stiff competition comes a knocking, to the extent that in the annals of the spelling bee, it was a first time that they had exhausted all the championship words and crowned 2 champions, which is a watershed in the history of the spelling bee. Akeelah and Dylan too exuded such great showmanship and embraced each others strength. This part where Akeelah an Dylan hoisted the trophy up was enough to prove their capabilities.
A lesson. To have integrity and being truthful to oneself and what we do. It also dawned on me that a person's best is not defined until one really performs his best. With self-belief and a source of motivation, the best is usually unprecedented and surprising. Although adversities do sometimes come in the way, I have learnt to not let it get to me. A self-sufficient individual with a effective stategy would already pave the way for imminent success.
"Pulchritude". The reason why that word is now ingrained in me is because it was aso used as one of the championship words during the finals. The word made an impact because it reflected how far Akeelah had come from winning the school spelling bee all the way to the finals. The word is a stark reminder of how she was holed up memorising feverishly the word origins and how to break up a word to spell. It is like a revelation of how muchAkeelah went through to be who she was at the finals of the spelling bee.
" Xanthosis". It is from the word tha Dylan's ice cold facade was pried open to reveal a softer and more sensitive side.
All in, this movie os one very witty and educational. It is unquestionably humorous at certain scenes where you canot help but break out guffawing. The life lessons learnt and the motivation of doind one's best was all portrayed in this movie. The crafty structure of its characters' development throughout the movie makes it all the more worth watching.
