Based on a True Story Book
On Sunday, I decided to watch the movie Nickel Boys on the independent channel because it was nominated for an Oscar. It is an interesting movie, but sad and disturbing. The story takes place in 1960s Florida, and it is told in the point of views of two African-American teenage boys. Such point of view perspective enabled the viewers get an up-close experience to the boys’ experiences during that time. Elwood Curtis is a studious teenager who wants to go to college and do something positive in his life. He feels optimistic because he always tries to do the right thing, even though he cannot afford to go to college. He is given a brochure about a free semester at a technical school.
He decides to hitchhike there, and an African-American man driving a stolen car picks him up. Soon after, a policeman stops them, arrests the man, and sends Elwood to Nickel Academy Reform School. His life there is turned upside down. He bonds with one African-American teenager, Jack Turner, and they often discuss the school together. Jack tells him about many murdered and abused boys at the school. Elwood witnesses physical and emotional abuse, as well as he was abused by the guards and employees. Black and white students are segregated in this Reform School, and blacks are abused and tortured much worse than the white teenage boys.
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