brave

i love the movie the freedom writers. it's based on a book of a slightly different name (the book's name is the freedom writer's diary). the book is written by Erin Gruwell's students. my favorite scene in that movie is when 1 of the student's (Eva in the movie) witnessed a shooting. she's called to testify. she's told to protect her own. before the trial she and her class meet Miep Gies who helped Anne Frank during the holocaust. she says everyone can turn on a small light in their own ways which makes Eva reconsider her testimony in the trial. on the stand she stalls saying, "i saw .... i saw .... i saw..." before admitting her boyfriend killed the guy not the 1 on trial. after that she gets excommunicated from her gang and her and her classmate Sindy, who also witnessed the shooting ended their feud.