I say you are playing it. An expression is worth a thousand words. Perhaps in your case,...
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Forrester:
What's your name? Jamal:
Jamal Wallace. Forrester:
Sounds like some kind of marmalade. How old are you? Jamal:
I'm sixteen. Forrester:
Sixteen? And you're black. It's remarkable. Jamal:
"Remarkable"? It's remarkable that I'm black? What does me being black have to do with anything? Forrester:
You don't know what to do right now, do you? If you say what you really want to, I may not read any more of this. But if you let me run you down with this racist bullshit... what does that make you? Jamal:
I'm not playing this game, man. Forrester:
I say you are playing it. An expression is worth a thousand words. Perhaps in your case, just two
What's your name? Jamal:
Jamal Wallace. Forrester:
Sounds like some kind of marmalade. How old are you? Jamal:
I'm sixteen. Forrester:
Sixteen? And you're black. It's remarkable. Jamal:
"Remarkable"? It's remarkable that I'm black? What does me being black have to do with anything? Forrester:
You don't know what to do right now, do you? If you say what you really want to, I may not read any more of this. But if you let me run you down with this racist bullshit... what does that make you? Jamal:
I'm not playing this game, man. Forrester:
I say you are playing it. An expression is worth a thousand words. Perhaps in your case, just two
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And you re black
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lt s remarkable Remarkable
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lt s remarkable l m black What does me being black have to do with anything
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You don t know what to do right now do you
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If you say what you really want to I may not read any more of this
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But if you let me run you down with this racist bullshit
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what does that make you
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Movie Summary
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
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Forrester
Jamal
