Larabee as Influence Character, but he is soon replaced by spelling wunderkind Dylan.
About the middle of the film (or just after), the Influence Character functions are handed off to Akeelah’s mom and various community representatives in Act III. Larabee acts as Influence Character for most of Act I and Act II. Rather than the traditional single character Influence Character, the Influence Character functions are handled by many characters.ĭr. What is interesting, however, is the manner in which the Impact Character throughline is explored. The storyform for Akeelah and the Bee is straightforward. And, in a split decision, she ties for first place (Story Outcome: Success). Her school and community get great exposure. Driven by her feelings (MC Problem: Feelings), she is inclined to take the path of least resistance (MC Symptom of Temptation), choosing to skip classes to lessen her reputation as a “brainiac.” Only when Akeelah does what she is “supposed” to do does she feel fulfilled (MC Response: Conscience).Īs one might expect, Akeelah makes it to the finals. Eleven-year-old Akeelah is a stand out and shows great potential.Īkeelah (Main Character) is an African American eleven-year-old girl from South Central Los Angeles with a natural gift for spelling (Main Character Domain: Situation). Larabee, a distinguished teacher and language scholar, to evaluate the students’ potential. The principal enlists the help of his college pal, Dr. The principal decides to have a school spelling bee hoping that one of his students will make it to the nationals and bring exposure (and money) to the school (Overall Story Throughline: Activity Story Goal: Obtaining). The Overall Story throughline is about a middle school seriously hurting for money just to provide the necessary basics. The sound story structure at the heart of Akeelah and the Bee gives this “ghetto kid does good” an honest emotional resonance and earns its feel-good ending. While treading familiar territory, it dodges most major genre clichés through the creative use of the story’s peripheral characters. 79994 or (202) 707-9994.Akeelah and the Bee is an uplifting, family-oriented film that rises above its “Afternoon Special” subject matter. Short films may be shown before some features.įor general Packard Campus Theater information, call (540) 827-1079 ext.
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Programs are free and open to the public, but children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Among the many awards and nominations the film received were five NAACP Image Awards nominations, winning Outstanding Writing for a Feature Film and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for Keke Palmer. The National Board of Review elected “Akeelah and the Bee” one of the top ten independent films produced in 2006. Written and directed by Doug Atchison the cast also features Laurence Fishburne and Curtis Armstrong. With a supportive tutor coaching her, Akeelah may even show her pessimistic mother (Angela Bassett) she has what it takes to win. In this family-friendly inspirational underdog story, eleven-year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is determined to spell her way out of South Los Angeles and make it to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
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