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...slavishly based on one of the tried-and-true. Fans of the New Testament should recognize a lot of the action. There are good guys and bad guys. The bad guys sneer most of the time, and put razor blades in the sneakers of Pierce, the first Black cadet in the Institute's history. Will, the hero, talks a lot about saving the Black cadet from his tormentors because it's the "right" thing to do, turning the other cheek, and doing unto others in the classical Christian manner...
...doesn't take long to realize that we are going to spend this night at the movies watching noble Will convert a 1964 racist, Southern military academy into accepting its first Black cadet. We learn early on in the film that Will and his small band of roommate-disciples will have to battle a secret and unpleasant group of cadets called The Ten. It doesn't take long to guess that the good guys will...
Perhaps for consistency, the cinematography manages to be every bit as heavy-handed as the script. Will's most lofty discussions about protecting Pierce inevitably occur with a hymn-singing cadet choir in the background. Another crucial discussion is framed by the outline of an enormous replica of the Institute's gold class ring. All that's missing are the haloes...
Hays recalls being "pleasantly surprised" two summers ago when she received a letter from Calvert informing her that the cadet intended to swim for the Crimson in the upcoming season...
...turned out, Harvard's higher-ups issued some orders that made Calvert's first months in Cambridge rather unpleasant. As a transfer student, she did not qualify for on campus housing, and the best accomodations Harvard could provide the former cadet was a room is the Jordan Cooperatives...