Erin was the teacher of the class. Her character was played by Hilary Swank. Hilary was a suitable actress for this role. Hilary gave off an energetic vibe throughout the movie which was needed to influence the teens. In the movie, nothing more could be said that wasn’t already said about Erin Gruwell. I do wonder if Erin Gruwell had ever tried to do what she did to that class to another. Another main character is Eva. She is who introduces the story in the movie and also one of the main student who disagreed with everything that Gruwell had to say about them. Eva was played by April Lee Hemandez. April was the perfect actress for this part because she had a hard look on her face as if she knew she was bad and didn’t care what people had to say. Imelda Staunton from the Harry Potter movie series, Maleficent and much more was Margaret Campbell. In the movie, Margaret is one of the main people who does not like what Gruwell. Imelda was an excellent addition to the movie. She had that hard-strict face, one that meant work and no joking around.
The directing was marvelous, but some part of the movie could have shown more on what happened. The soundtrack was absolutely amazing and each part was played at the right monuments. These are all the sounds in the movie, "A Dream" by will.i.am and Common, "Listen!!!" by Talib Kweli, "It 's R Time [Lenky Remix]"by J. Ortega, "When the Ship Goes Down (Diamond D Remix)" by Cypress Hill, "Hip Hop Hooray” by M.