Danakhirnya Kontestanpun Tersisa 2 orang. yaitu Dylan dan Akeelah. Timgkat demi Tingkatan Kata akeelah dan Dylan Bersaing. Akhirnya Sampai tingkat Terkahir dan mereka berdua berhasil Memenangi Kompetisi Mengeja bee. Nah Guys! Itu dia sedikit Cerita tentang Film "Akeelah and The bee" Jika ada salah kata maklumin aja yak. Aheart-warming 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 Anothercast was Curtis Amstrong as Mr. Welch who ask Akeelah to join the competition and also introduce Dr. Larabee to her. There were also Dylan (Sean Michael Afable) and Javier (J.R. Villareal) as her competitors in the spelling bee. Dylan was a cocky boy who disparaged Akeelah, but at the final battle they became friend and supporting each Akeelahand the Bee: Directed by Doug Atchison. With Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee. Elevenyear-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart OEyExqy. What to know A warm, family-friendly underdog story, featuring terrific supporting performances from Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, and Angela Bassett. Read critic reviews Dreamer Inspired by a True Story Rent/buy Subscription Rent/buy Rent/buy Akeelah and the Bee Photos Movie Info Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling Bee. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah doesn't give up on her goal. She finds help in the form of a mysterious teacher, and along with overwhelming support from her community, Akeelah might just have what it takes to make her dream come true. Rating PG Some Language Genre Kids & family, Drama Original Language English Director Doug Atchison Producer Laurence Fishburne, Sidney Ganis, Nancy Hult, Daniel Llewelyn, Michael Romersa Writer Doug Atchison Release Date Theaters Apr 28, 2006 wide Release Date Streaming Aug 29, 2006 Box Office Gross USA $ Runtime 1h 52m Distributor Lionsgate Films Production Co Sony Television Productions, 2929 Productions, Cinema Gypsy Productions, Lionsgate Films, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Spelling Bee Productions Inc. Sound Mix SDDS, DTS, Dolby SRD Aspect Ratio Scope Cast & Crew News & Interviews for Akeelah and the Bee Critic Reviews for Akeelah and the Bee Audience Reviews for Akeelah and the Bee Jul 14, 2011 G-R-E-A-T, great! totally original, dramatic, and acts like a real movie. this is a smart and a real charmer of a family movie! easily one of the best films of 06. A+ Super Reviewer Jul 12, 2011 I just love this movie. It is intelligent, vibrant, inspirational, captivating, and most of all moving. I would seriously recommend this picture to anyone especially to those who is just self obsessed watching action pictures. "Akeelah And The Bee" isn't just about a famous self obesessed spelling competition, the film digs deeper into the lives of Akeelahplayed brilliantly by Keke Palmer and the people who she meets and learns lessons from. This is a great movie and one of the best films I have seen. Super Reviewer Feb 24, 2011 Very inspiring. However, I don't really think that the storyline was great. It was just okay, as well as the acting. It was very predictable, too. My favorite for this would be Dylan Chiu Sean Michael Afable. He gave me and my female classmates butterflies. He's good-looking. Overall, a little above average. Super Reviewer Feb 22, 2011 The best thing about this little flick is prolly the acting. But it's also a rousing inspirational film. Super Reviewer A Lot or a Little? What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Where to Watch Videos and Photos Parents say 29 Kids say 48 age 9+ Based on 29 parent reviews March 17, 2023 Outstanding movie, with lots of motivation. Akeelah and the Bee is one of the best movies I have ever watched in my life, the pacing, energy and motivation was without doubt excellent. The movie started with an 11-year-old Afro American girl who lost her father to a murder at the age of six but the memory of playing a game with him called scramble has really instil in her the exceptional ability to recognize words and spell them , struggling through different pressure from bullies and her bother who was an hooligan and her traumatized mother were factors that reduced herself- esteem. She was an highly intelligent, low self esteem student who was bullied at school, she went through it all and was fortunate to meet a coach, Mr Larabee, who also had a tragic past, but an exceptional Doctor who helped to bring the best out of her, she struggled with her new face of life with competitions and other white kids but she proved the bullies wrong, she made a reality that the trauma and tragic past might persist but success can be attained, this movie is a compilation hardwork, perseverance, diligence and inspiration to those who a struggling with bullies and need help. It also shows that intelligence has to be guided and properly pruned to result in excellence, because even though she was intelligent she had to go under teaching and proper tutelage to become exceptional, The movie shows love and community support, her community were very awesome at supporting her training, I also appreciate how her school teacher and principle encouraged her to participate in the spelling bee, even though she was reluctant at first. To the last ending part which was the competition, it shows the importance of hardwork and teamwork, and a union and unity between black children and the white, it was a very exciting moment for me when I discovered, the tie was possible and both kids made it to the final round and they were both winners. Akeelah and the bee was a well balanced movie with, little humour, excitement, suspense and motivation, the only moment I thought they might have changed was when there was a kiss on the cheek, it might not be of acceptance to some parents, but a very fantastic movie overall. For this movie, I will vehemently recommend it to children, teenagers and adults who really movies that are made not just for entertainment this is a movie that expresses core values, determination, diligence, inspiration and the power of mentor-ship and guidance, It shows that success can be achieved even though, there might be some tragic background and events in our life. 1 person found this helpful. October 29, 2021 Best movie we’ve watched in months Watch this movie! My 5 year old called it “a little boring”, but my 10 year old loved it. Great messages and a strong female lead. Seriously, you should watch this movie today. This title has Great messages Great role models 1 person found this helpful. What's the Story? AKEELAH AND THE BEE traces the delicate, courageous process of a little girl's growing up. Akeelah Keke Palmer is a resolute 11-year-old with a gift for spelling. Trying to fit in with her classmates at a middle school in Los Angeles' Crenshaw district, she misses her father who was killed by gun violence when she was 6 and doesn't see enough of her hardworking mother, Tanya Angela Bassett. After Akeelah wins a class-wide bee, her principal Curtis Armstrong decides that she should compete He wants to promote the school, but he's also drawn to the earnestness of this brilliant girl who isn't being challenged enough by her underfunded school system. With the help of imposing professor Dr. Larabee Laurence Fishburne and her new friend, Javier Villarreal, Akeelah faces off against rival Dylan Chu Sean Michael Afable on their journey to becoming Scripps National Spelling Bee champions. Is It Any Good? In large part, this film's delights have to do with Palmer's winning performance, most apparent in one-on-one scenes with her mom or coach. But Akeelah and the Bee also has something else going on Embracing the conventions that make so many other genre films feel stale, director Doug Atchison tweaks them slightly with fun details, such as the way Akeelah taps out letters on her thigh with her fingers or sees the letters in her head as she jumps rope. Overall, the film's earnest messages of perseverance and sportsmanship are hard to refute. And feel-good scenes of a low-income neighborhood rallying around a prodigal daughter make this a charming watch. Akeelah and the Bee may be too familiar of a sports narrative - and too shallow to offer any real commentary on how Black children can thrive in an underfunded public school system - but it does deliver a heaping dose of "Black girl magic" for older kids and tweens. Talk to Your Kids About ... Families can talk about the importance of pursuing your interests and dreams. How does Akeelah's success in Akeelah and the Bee inspire others to feel part of a group, as her spelling becomes a community project? How is the issue of overly competitive parents addressed in the film? Do the examples feel realistic, or are they oversimplified? How does Akeelah's school contrast with the suburban school she visits to practice spelling and hang out with her new friends? How do the characters in Akeelah and the Bee demonstrate courage, self-control, and perseverance? Why are these important character strengths? Are there clichés in this movie about poor Black residents living in South Los Angeles? Or are Black characters complex enough that they don't feel like stereotypes? What about Javier Mendez and Dylan Chu Do they fall into Latino or Asian stereotypes? Movie Details In theaters April 28, 2006 On DVD or streaming August 29, 2006 Cast Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne Director Doug Atchison Inclusion Information Black actors Studio Lionsgate Genre Drama Topics Great Girl Role Models Character Strengths Courage, Perseverance, Self-control Run time 112 minutes MPAA rating PG MPAA explanation some language Last updated June 1, 2023 Inclusion information powered by Did we miss something on diversity? Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update. Where to Watch Our Editors Recommend Movies with Inspiring Black Girls and Women Girl Heroes and Detectives Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners. See how we rate SummariesA young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from an English professor named Dr. Larabee for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of - but only if she can overcome her insecurities and her distracting home life. She also must get past Dr. Larabee's demons, and a field of more experienced and privileged fellow Patrick Sullivan 11 year old Akeelah Anderson lives in a working class neighborhood in south lost Angeles, her life is not like others her father is dead, her mom doesn't really pay attention to her due to her job, her brother is in the military, her other brother hangs out with the wrong crowd and her sister is a teen mom but later then she also discovers that she has a strong talent In year old African-American Akeelah Anderson comes from a working class family living in South Los Angeles. Akeelah is a bright girl, especially when it comes to words, but finds life at poor Crenshaw Middle School boring and unchallenging, so she doesn't try. But her natural aptitude for words spurs the school administrators, led by Principal Welch, to convince her to try out for the process of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Akeelah, already feeling isolated from many in her school because of being perceived as a "brainiac", feels that participating in such will make her feel even more isolated. But her joy in learning new words at least gets her started in the process. After easily winning the school's spelling bee, she meets and befriends Javier Mendez, a competitor at the Los Angeles district bee where most of the competitors come from primarily white middle class to wealthy families. There, she learns about the nature of spelling bee life in all its good and bad, the latter which includes the cutthroat world of competitor parents. An example is Javier's classmate and two time national runner-up Dylan Chiu, whose father will not settle for second best as Dylan enters the last year he is eligible for the competition. Akeelah learns she needs a coach, hers to be in the form of former spelling bee competitor and UCLA English Department Chair Dr. Joshua Larabee, who teaches Akeelah not only the rote memorization of typical spelling bee words, but how to use English in all its glorious facets. Akeelah progresses further and further into spelling bee life without telling her widowed mother Tanya, who sees the bees as impinging into time in her other school work. Other challenges that Akeelah faces are trying to balance working on her spelling against time with her friends, and handling the hopes and dreams of all of South Los Angeles on her shoulders. Ultimately there may be more important things in Akeelah's life than winning the national Anderson Keke Palmer is an 11-year-old girl in south Los Angeles, with a love for words. Spelling words was a way for her to connect to her father who was killed when she was six. Akeelah is a bright student, but she has been skipping class and is barely passing. Akeelah's principal is about to put her in detention when he persuades her to enter the Crenshaw school's spelling bee. Akeelah wins the spelling-bee and now she can go to the state contest. Dr. Larabee Laurence Fishburne, a college professor and former national spelling-bee contestant, enters the picture. The principal has asked Dr. Larabee to help coach Akeelah. At first, Akeelah is stubborn and hardheaded that she doesn't need any help to win the next spelling-bee. However, Dr. Larabee shows Akeelah that she doesn't know all the words to win. During the summer, Dr. Larabee is a tough taskmaster teaching Akeelah as much as he can. He then gives her 5,000 new words to learn and tells her to do it on her own. With the help of the whole neighborhood, Akeelah learns all the words, and makes it to the national spelling-bee in Washington Douglas Young the-movie-guyContribute to this pageSuggest an edit or add missing contentWhat is the Spanish language plot outline for Akeelah and the Bee 2006?AnswerSee more gapsLearn more about contributingEdit pageMore from this title Edit Doug Atchison Doug Atchison ... written by ,32, /> Keke Palmer ... Akeelah Laurence Fishburne ... Dr. Larabee Angela Bassett ... Tanya Curtis Armstrong ... Mr. Welch Villarreal ... Javier as JR Villarreal Sean Michael Afable ... Dylan Sahara Ware ... Georgia as Sahara Garey Lee Thompson Young ... Devon Julito McCullum ... Terrence Erica Hubbard ... Kiana Eddie Steeples ... Derrick-T Dalia Phillips ... Ms. Cross Tzi Ma ... Mr. Chiu Jeris Poindexter ... Steve as Jeris Lee Poindexter Sara Niemietz ... Polly George Hornedo ... Roman Craig Wasson ... Ted Saunders Katie Kerwin McCrimmon ... Self Marjorie Harris ... National Spelling Bee Head Judge Jacques Bailly ... National Spelling Bee Pronouncer as Jacques Bailly Krysten Leigh Jones ... Tough Girl 1 Amirah Hawkins ... Tough Girl 2 Jeff Marlow ... District Judge Chloé Conroy ... District Pronouncer Lee Garlington ... Regional Judge Sidney Ganis ... Regional Pronouncer as Sid Ganis Austin Herrera Davis ... Cheating Boy Janet Borrus ... Cheating Boy's Mom Wolfgang Bodison ... Akeelah's Father Marcus Hawkins Dungey ... Chuckie Bonita Friedericy Lauren Sanchez ... Reporter Fay Hauser ... Woman on TV Keshell Lucas ... Little Girl on TV Corina Boettger ... Red-Haired Girl Shyann Chatman ... Eighth-Grade Girl Todd Wagner ... Regional Bee Assistant Judge Brittany Curran ... District Speller 1 as Brittany Elizabeth Curran Alexandra Rieger ... District Speller 2 Eric Don ... Regional Speller 1 Julia Kelleher ... Regional Speller 2 Zac Gardner ... Regional Speller 3 John A. Ausick ... "Sacciform" Speller Maddy Kloss ... "Scutellate" Speller Mason Green ... "Longicollis" Speller Jessy J. Hwang ... "Ginglymus" Speller Biplab Panda ... "Empennage" Speller Alexander Christian Stephans ... "Souchong" Speller Katie L. Brown ... "Intussusception" Speller John Oxenreiter ... "Engastrimythic" Speller Katie Olson ... "Escharotic" Speller Jason Ortenberg ... "Flocculation" Speller Lance Norling ... Boy in Wheelchair Jmeka Cherrel ... Driver Kahlil Ashanti ... Postman Rest of cast listed alphabetically Kevin Cole ... Registration Guy Andrea Calabrese ... Spectator uncredited Carney ... uncredited Pierre D. Chambers ... Parent uncredited Rennie Cowan ... Parent uncredited Jemma Evans ... Spelling Bee Audience Member uncredited Eric Fallecker ... Student uncredited Aaron Fonseca ... Audience Member uncredited Andrea Frisby ... Audience Member uncredited Thomas Gilbert ... Photographer uncredited Justin Rodgers Hall ... Parent uncredited Stephanie Hass ... 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Danenberg ... special thanks Montana Fishburne ... dedicatee Mr. Fishburne dedicates his performance to his daughter as Montana Garth Friedrich ... special thanks Alex Graves ... special thanks Djibril N'Doye ... special thanks as Dubril N'Doye Mary N'Doye ... special thanks as Mary N' Doye Bayo Ogumdele ... special thanks Lou Pitt ... special thanks Carla M. Roberts ... special thanks as Carla M. Roberts Esq. Greg Tennant ... special thanks Alvin Williams ... special thanks Marianne Williamson ... acknowledgement quotes from "A Return To Love" courtesy of Richard Yarborough ... special thanks Department of English, University of California, Los Angeles as Professor Richard Yarborough Contribute to This Page CERITA SINGKAT FILM AKEELAH AND THE BEE Cerita ini menceritakan kisah tentang seorang anak perempuan bernama Akeelah Anderson. Akeelah adalah anak terakhir dari empat bersaudara. Ia berusia 11 tahun dan ayahnya meninggal ketika Akeelah masih balita. Ibunya adalah seorang ibu rumah tangga yang sibuk bekerja dan mengurus anak-anaknya. Beliau begitu ketat terhadapnya, namun tidak pernah mendengarkan keluh kesah anaknya. Hal inilah yang membuat Akeelah sering merasa tidak percaya diri. Di sekolahnya, Akeelah adalah siswa yang cerdas. Namun ia memiliki kebiasaan membolos karena lingkungan sekolahnya kurang begitu nyaman. Keadaan dirinya yang tergolong pintar membuat teman-temannya ingin memanfaatkannya. Hal inilah yang membuat Akeelah merasa tidak senang meskipun dia menjadi anak yang pintar di sekolahnya. Suatu hari, Kepala sekolah di sekolah Akeelah merekomendasikannya untuk mengikuti spelling bee yaitu suatu perlombaan mengeja kata dalam bahasa Inggris. Sebenarnya Akeelah tidak berminat dengan perlombaan tersebut. Namun, karena bujukan dari kepala sekolahnya, akhirnya Akeelah mau mengikuti audisi perlombaan tersebut. Kepala sekolah sebelumnya telah memperkenalkan Akeelah pada Beliau sebenarnya menyadari akan bakat Akeelah, namun Akeelah tidak terlalu antusias akan perlombaan itu. Disaat perlombaantingkat distrik, dia bertemu dengan Javier dan Dylan, dua anak dari sekolah swasta yang juga lolos dalam audisi 10 besar. Mereka telah berpengalaman dalam mengikuti lomba ini. Bahkan Dylan telah dua kali mendapat juara dua dalam spelling bee. Namun, berbeda dengan anak-anak yang lain, Dylan mendapat tuntutan dari orang tuanya untuk menang. Dylan memiliki sifat yang arogan sehingga Akeelah enggan bersahabat dengannya. Pada akhirnya, Akeelah bersahabat dengan Javier, seorang anak yang ramah dan suka membantu Akeelah. Pada babak penyisihan tiga besar, karena bimbingan selama beberapa bulan, Akeelah mampu lolos di ingkat distrik. Ia menjadi terkenal di kotanya. Ibu, keuarga, dan semua warga kulit hitam turut bangga akan kemampuan Akelah. Semua keadaan tersebut membuat Akeelah semakin bersemangat. Namun, tidak mau mengajar Akeelah lagi. Beliau hanya memberi Akeelah 5000 kata yang harus dia pelajari untuk diejanya sendiri. Akeelah begitu sedih dan hampir putus asa. Namun semua orang disekitarnya menawarkan diri untuk membantunya belajar. Ketika perlombaan di Los Angles dimulai, Akeelah, Javier, dan Dylan berngkat ke sana bersama wali mereka masing-masing. Di babak terakhir, tinggal tersisa Akeelah dan Dylan. Dylan terlihat gugup ketika ayahya menatap dengan wajah geram. Akeelah pun menyadarinya, bahwa ayah Dylan sangat berambisi untuk kemenangan putranya. Mereka akhirnya saling mendukung untuk kemenangan mereka berdua. Akhirnya, Akeelah dan Dylan sama-sama menjadi pemenang dalam spelling bee di tahun itu.

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