The movie Bully, by Lee Hirsch acknowledges the horrifying results of bullying. This documentary features several kids who have been, or were currently being bullied. Hirsch captures the everyday lives of bullying victims, along with the impact from parents, schools, and communities. Bully not only portrays the shocking effect of abuse that goes on everyday, but it also caused viewers and communities to stand up for victims.
Bully has changed my views on so many things. It’s amazing that people who have such hard lives can have such strong hearts. Just seeing how Kelby can smile so sweetly and enjoy simple things like rain after all she has been through amaze me. After all Alex has endured he laughs and smiles and gets butterflies over girls. Hirsch did an unbelievable job with Bully. He portrayed the lives of the community perfectly. Showing the lives of both the parents and the school board is what made the documentary breathtaking. The school has to be dedicated to every single student and each of their parents or nothing will be done. The school board had no interest in helping anyone. It’s not their problem until it’s personal. That was the most frightening part of the documentary. It’s disgusting to see how unmotivated they were. It’s even worse that they would need a child of their own to go through the same thing to understand. There also seemed to be no confidence in kids. Devon was the only child in Bully who stood up for himself. He was also the only one who said the bullies left him alone. Alex states “I don’t believe in luck but I believe in hope.” This quote will stay with me forever. You can hope for luck can’t you? Then again without that hope there would be no luck. Alex, along with the rest of the characters continue to astonish me with their beautiful hearts. Everyone should walk away from this movie and want to do something to make a difference. It’s so important to make an impact. Everything starts with one.
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