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An inspirational drama, AKEELAH AND THE BEE is the story of Akeelah Anderson, a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words.
An inspirational drama, "Akeelah and the Bee" is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in turn unites her neighborhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.
It's
about competing, competing well, and competing fairly.
Keke
Plamer is stunningly captivating as a nearly invisible inner-city
middle-schooler named Akeelah. When she competes in the school's
first spelling bee—and she wins—she catches the attention
of a former spelling-bee whiz who's looking for a competitor
to coach. Mom's not so thrilled. But the course is set, and it's
no surprise that Akeelah makes it all the way to the finals of
the Scripps National Spelling Bee. — Continued
the
story of a trip to the National Spelling Bee by a girl from south-central
Los Angeles, accurately captures the feel of spelling bee competitions
as it tells an inspiring and uplifting personal story. The National
Spelling Bee has been the subject of films before, most notably
2002’s independent documentary, Spellbound. What sets Akeelah
and the Bee apart is that it’s like Rocky for the mind. — Continued
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