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Originally Posted by RedShoe
I think it was more of a social commentary on how hard some kids are pushed into something their parents think is important.
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It was that too..but I think the tension acted both to show the pressure on the kids with their parents and to get the audience into the actually contest. I know we saw it in the cinema and people were cheering when kids god words right, etc.
To me it was interesting because my mom is a science teacher and has long been in charge of the school district's science fair for kids of about the same age. The kids in Spellbound were the exact type of kids that would be doing science fair when they weren't doing the spelling bee. I ran into those kids all through my growing up because of. Particularly the one that was a bit of a spaz..she had so many of those kids around our place as a kid.
I agree with you about Capturing the Friedmans btw..that was a good period for documentaries.