Title: Disturbingly glib, this movie glosses over tragedy.
Product review: While it portends to be an uplifting tale of a person drawn to teaching despite other aspirations, this movie glosses over the destruction of musical education in many parts of America by tacking on a Mickey Mouse ending where the audience is meant to cheer when it should be outraged. Mr. Holland's fate, in the end, is to be cast aside and denied the further pursuit of his life's work- teaching music to children and young adults in the public education system of America.In the end the students at Holland's school are deprived of music in their curriculum. A tragedy that is glossed over by the trivial festivities required by a Hollywood obsessed with the "bittersweet" ending.This movie infuriates me, and I do not recommend it to anyone of good conscience and good taste.
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