Resources: Films Worth Watching
Here are some of the films we have drawn upon in developing a Coach Approach to the Practice of Law. This is not a complete list, but it’s a start. We don’t necessarily endorse each of the opinions expressed in these resources. Rather, we invite you to explore these materials yourself and benefit from them if they serve you. We also ask you for your comments, criticisms or suggestions.
Samuel L. Jackson plays the controversial high school basketball coach who benched his undefeated team due to their collective poor academic record in 1999.
A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.
The protagonist, Amanda, played by Academy Award-Winning actress Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the uncertain world of the quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our normal, waking reality. She is literally plunged into a swirl of chaotic occurrences, while the characters she encounters on this odyssey reveal the deeper, hidden knowledge she doesn’t even realize she has asked for. Like every hero, Amanda is thrown into crisis, questioning the fundamental premises of her life–that the reality she has believed in about how men are, how relationships with others should be, and how her emotions are affecting her work isn’t reality at all!