Stereotypes In Stand And Deliver

The film I have chosen to do this essay on is called Stand and Deliver. It is one of my favorite movies because it shows how minority groups were affected in Hollywood films. I will explore in the essay how it reflects the typical Hollywood narrative. The stereotypes that are presented in it, how it relates to the status quo of Hollywood and how it challenges it as well. The first topic I would like to get in to lis just the basics of the movie. It reflects a Hollywood narrative because there is a storyline to the movie. In regards to how the movie is set up, it is centered around a school, a group of minority students and a community of individuals who look down upon them because of their color and their race. Hollywood films from the very

He directly challenges his students to succeed, and better their lives by avoiding routes that land them in failing statistics. He contends that his students are not dumb, but rather that they just do not know anything. Subliminally, his message is of perseverance by not giving up on troublesome students, and of the beauty in teaching, which is his true passion. Every student in Jamie’s class agrees to pursue higher expectations than the school has set for them. They enroll in summer school, evening classes, and even agree to learn calculus outside of normal school hours. This true account shows teenagers that are typically expected to fit into negative statistics, thriving for success. When the students end up achieving success the first time, they are immediately stereotyped as liars and cheaters. The school testing board refuses to believe that this group of Hispanic students are capable of achieving such success. The only possible explanation that can be drawn from this mentality is that these Hispanic students were never expected to succeed in the first place.

Throughout the film the class continues to grow as a unit. The audience is also able to see individual characters challenging their specific stereotypes. Angel (played by Lou Diamond Phillips) challenges his Bandito role by using scientific reasoning when talking to his friend

He equips his students to pull their own weight and strive for excellence in a society that’s preassigned them roles. Roles that include the stereotypical Hispanic mechanic and the single teenage mother. He mentors them telling them that they are the best and can accomplish greatness (something these kids have never heard before) and helps his students go from gang members to first generation graduates. Jamie leads his students away from stereotypes, and allows them for the first time to become individual characters. It is because of teachers like Jamie, Anita avoids falling into a never-ending job as a waitress, and gets a real shot at real