Review: The Great Debaters

My love Nald and I watched it on DVD last weekend. It's one of those feel-good movies. Though some of the plots were predictable I still liked it because it was simply inspiring.

The Great Debaters is based on a true story of the Wiley College debate team. Set in the 1930's when discrimination was very prevalent, it showcased the challenges three students had to go through in their quest to establish their school as one if not the best debating team in the US. They have emerged not only as the first black college to debate in the Harvard University, but they've also become the first to have won in 10 consecutive years.

Perseverance, selflessness, and respect are some of the many beautiful messages of the movie. The A-1 cast of Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker, together with newbies in the Hollywood industry, portrayed their roles to the hilt. This is one of the best movies I've seen last month.

Produced by a group of big leagues in Hollywood, among them Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey, the movie aims to help promote and get support for a number of financially-challenged colleges and universities in the States to establish or re-establish their debate teams.

Beautiful, just beautiful!