Movie Review: Higher Learning

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Unlearn Paula Brown Bluefield College Author Note Paula Brown, PSY , Bluefield College, Bluefield, Virginia. This student paper is submitted on March 1, 2015 to fulfill course requirement for PSY 3083-31: Unit 7. Abstract I can remember my first day of campus life. I was a young and enthusiastic teen eager to learn. College, for me, was where adult life began. I was intrigued yet scared. I would be put in a petri dish of other people who could differ from me. I watched a movie called Higher Learning. This movie was directed by John Singleton who is a well-known director. I have watched a few of his movies before and have been fairly impressed. His movies remind me of the director…show more content…
Malik (Omar Epps) is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge (Ice Cube), a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America, while Professor Phipps (Laurence Fishburne), a black man who teaches political science, firmly tells Malik that he will not be graded on a different standard either because of his race or his ability to run quickly. With Deja (Tyra Banks), Malik finds a girlfriend, a tutor, and a training partner all rolled into one. Meanwhile, Kristen (Kristy Swanson), a somewhat naive young woman from California, meets a boy named Billy (Jay R. Ferguson) after both have had too much to drink at a beer blast; Kristen soon becomes a victim of date rape and becomes involved with a campus feminist group to deal with the painful experience. While working with the women's group, Kristen gets to know Taryn (Jennifer Connelly), a strong but understanding woman who is also a lesbian, and she finds herself becoming attracted to her. And Remy (Michael Rappaport) is a confused young man from the Midwest who feels lost in the multi-cultural atmosphere…show more content…
Groupthink is an excessive tendency to seek concurrence among group members. It emerges when the need for agreement takes priority over the motivation to obtain accurate information and make appropriate decisions. (Kassin 2014) The skinheads formed a cohesive bond to work together to kill other students at the Peace Fest and Remy opted to be the shooter. The Peace Fest was organized by Kristen to bring together people on campus to have fun despite of their differences, (racial, cultural, or sexual). The skinheads thought out a plan by having walkie talkies to communicate during the shooting. They were in all different locations so they all would not be caught together. This is what I would call group thinking for the bad. How awesome the world would be if we could form together like this for the good of all men and women. Fudge and his group, in my opinion, did not make the best decision as a group to retaliate against the skinheads for pulling a gun at Malik. I felt a lot of anger in that scene but I do not have a solution. I am a peaceful person but when you cannot talk to this group and there is not positive police presence on your behalf, I am at a loss for words. With all of that against you, I would opt to just talk to my own group to find positive ways to cope with the
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