As a whole, I thought that this movie was one of the most touching and eye opening things that I have seen and it makes it even more real that this documentary was filmed by real students at my very own school that I see in the hallways on an everyday basis. I didn't realize the heavy impact poetry had on students and their emotions, and it made me realize the importance of not judging a book by its cover and how strongly that can actually affect someone. It made me realize that kids are too often put in difficult situations with no way to express their own emotions, and this in itself is dangerous and detrimental. But poetry and rap provides an outlet for those emotions, and in a way provide a way of story telling without relly feeling like you're just telling someone about your life. It paints a vivid, and more emotional picture. But more importantly, the documentary helped me realize that the culture and social aspect of our society is too heavy set on money, politics, and government that is stirring a revolution, seen through poets, artists and other words and expressions of feelings. This documentary was phenomenal and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone.
