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影片后半段，师生们用一个叫John Tu的人赞助的几十台电脑将各自的日记编辑成书，因此《街头日记》才得以诞生。这个John Tu就是金士顿（全球第一内存品牌）的老板杜纪川。

转贴：在电影《街头日记》中，奥斯卡影后希拉里史旺饰演一名初出茅庐、充满理想的年轻教师古鲁威尔，她负责指导一群充满暴戾之气、身处于社会弱势阶层的高校新生。古鲁威尔透过一套别出心裁的教学方式，不但结合了音乐及生动的校外教学，同时鼓励孩子们用日记写下在黑帮暴力阴影下的生活，并且以古鉴今，对照书中的历史事件和他们自己的经历，将心比心，让学生们放下仇恨、学会宽容。而学生们的面对街头暴力及黑帮威胁的真实生活日记，是《街头日记》这本书的基本架构，进而成为了《街头日记》这部电影的故事主轴。

杜纪川正是被这些高中生孜孜不倦、跟随古鲁威尔学习精神，以及面对艰困环境坚强成长的毅力所打动。怀着回馈社会的热情，除了为学生们添购计算机和提供各种形式的赞助外，读万卷书不如行万里路，杜纪川更资助学生们实地游览曾在书中出现过的场景，例如位于波兰奥斯比次（Auschwitz）的纳粹集中营，和曾经饱受战火摧残的波斯尼亚。

今年正值金士顿科技公司创建20周年纪念，由海外华人孙大卫、杜纪川合力创建的金士顿科技公司已有计划在中国开展一系列慈善、公益活动，帮助中国的青少年和其他弱势群体。

信息来源http://www.kingston.com/china/press/2007/corporate/prc20070403.asp

关于电影“街头日记”：

1. 由派拉蒙电影公司及MTV音乐台发行
2. 上映日期 - 美国：1月5日 、 英国：3月2日、澳洲：3月22日、新加坡：3月29日 、马来西亚：4月12日、 泰国：4月26日、香港：5月10日、 台湾：5月12日。（中国、 日本、 韩国及菲律宾: 上映日期未定）
3. 奥斯卡金像奖影后 希拉里史旺（Hillary Swank）领衔主演
4. 导演及编剧:理查德拉葛瑞夫尼斯（Richard LaGravenese）。制片:丹尼 迪维托 （Danny DeVito）。
5. 电影幕后花絮:
* 电影耗时六年拍摄而成。
* 当时总计有150名学生日记被集结成册出版。电影灵感来自其中4-5个孩子的故事。
* 这群学生们不仅熟习名著《安妮日记》（Anne Frank），还研读了《莎拉塔的围城日记》（Zlata’s Diary）：一个名叫莎拉塔（Zalta）的14岁女孩，纪录的她在波斯尼亚内战中生存下来的真实生活故事。学生们深受这个故事的感动及鼓舞，莎拉塔后来更飞往洛杉矶与学生们见面。
* 电影中没收录的后续发展：毕业一年后，古鲁威尔（Erin Gruwell）带着孩子们实地考察波兰奥斯比次纳粹集中营、波斯尼亚和安妮法兰克（Anne Frank）的故居，亲眼看到书中出现过的场景。导演原本有意拍摄这段精彩的后续发展，后来还是因为与影片情节不搭而作罢。
* “街头日记”（Freedom Writers）计划至今仍延续更拓展了规模，古鲁威尔则正在全美各地推广实验性的教学计划，来指导教师通过多样化的管道及教学方式去启发孩子们。
* 本电影由MTV音乐台电影公司制作，音乐理所当然成为影片中的重要元素及一大卖点。

《街头日记》电影官方网站：http://www.freedomwriters.com/

如果不是因为力之的提醒，我差不多忘记了9月10号是个节日。去年的9月10号我也忘了，直到在商场里看见许多穿中学生制服的女孩在柜台前挑选香水，并嘱咐店员包装好，说要送给老师。我不知道那些收到礼物的老师会是什么样的心情，是不是像我的一个当教师的朋友那样，每年都为收到不合适的礼物而头痛不已。那么，是否存在一种“最合适”的礼物，能让所有教师都感受到，这一年一度的谢恩对他们是多么大的安慰？
Ms.G也许从来没有把学生的日记当作礼物，可当她第一次忐忑地打开橱柜的门，看见里面满满的堆着学生们的日记本时，一定像收到礼物似的喜出望外。这特别的馈赠，不是飘着馨香的祝福和赞美之词，而是写满了屈辱、仇恨、绝望的记忆。孩子们用打破沉默的方式，报答Ms.G给予他们的信任。一个孩子在日记中写到：“我失去了许多在未经宣告的战争中就死去的朋友，对那些战士和我来说，这都是值得的。”这样的话不知在他心里徘徊了多久，而在形成文字的那一刻，他才得以自由。曾经的遭遇不再能够困住他，他在讲述自己的同时，也重新认识了自己和过去。
同样是这个孩子，在面对着二战时期救过犹太人的Miep Gies女士时，他说：“我从来没见过英雄人物，但你是我的英雄。”到底什么在发生变化？这些从小混帮派的孩子们，一度是种族暴力的坚决拥护者。Ms.G第一次在课堂上提到大屠杀的历史时，他们竟为排除异己的手段叫好。可是，当他们在博物馆里亲眼看见令人发指的大屠杀怎样发生，又有多少无辜的孩子因此被剥夺生命，学生们终于明白，为什么Ms.G说，一切罪恶正是从一张带有种族歧视的漫画开始。这些年轻人需要选择，是给这世界留下不断挑衅不断冲突的接力棒，还是通过自由写作结束暴力。
Ms.G无疑是个理想主义者，而理想主义的实践从来就不是一帆风顺的。校方不同意她给学生们读新书好书，怕浪费了教学资源。她便兼职筹钱，给学生们买书，带他们去旅行，邀请大屠杀幸存者来和孩子们交流。这似乎大大超越了一个中学教师的职责范围，连她最信赖的父亲和丈夫都无法理解这些举动。在一板一眼的教育体制下，她的“异常”也为其他教师所不容。但在孩子们眼里，Ms.G“一旦下定决心做某件事，什么都阻挡不了她”。这个过程不是没有伤痛，坚持理想的艰难就在于，是否始终相信所有的付出都有意义且有效果。如果改变不了孩子们的生活怎么办？如果没有权威的支持怎么办？Ms.G做到了，她的故事被搬上荧幕。而我所知道的一些从事教育工作的理想主义者却没有那么幸运。比如我的一位中学语文老师，推荐我们读《南方周末》，鼓励我们在周记里写诗，还曾为了悼念辞世的艾青在课堂上朗诵他的诗作至热泪盈眶。可在我毕业后一年，他便离开了我的母校，不再以教书为业。
我不知道这位老师是否曾像Ms.G一样，试图激发我们这些懵懂少年去表达心灵中初露端倪的自由意识，但我知道，在离开他的课堂7年之后，终于有一些当年他播下的种子开成了美好的花。没有经历过电影里那些孩子们惊心动魄的青春，我却深知苦难是相通的，因为人类的历史只有共同的一段，是黑暗与光明交替，而最终需要人们自我解放与救赎的过程。因此，无论在90年代的洛杉矶或是南京，一位中学教师都可以站在讲台上，以自由的名义说：“你们不只是坐在教室里的孩子，你们是拥有自己声音和故事的作家。”
谨以此文，献给我26年生命中每一位老师，祝教师节快乐。

What is the picture of America in your mind? Tall buildings, high-tech, and fantastic movies in Hollywood…America is a dreamland for most people. It is a country which is filled with exciting adventures, top fashion, romantic love, and modern life. Actually, it is the world of America. However, there is still another world hided in the shadow of these fantastic things. The Freedom Writers unveils the cover of the hided world. It is the world which is filled with gang violence and racial tension. It is still America. But it is not the America in your dream.
Maybe you will be confused by the title of the movie. It is not a story of the real writers. It is a story of some rebellious students. Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is adapted from the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical high School in Long Beach, California. It is a story about transformation. A group of people was abandoned by the world and saved by the brief. It is not just a story on the screen. It can be anyone’s story. Maybe it is yours.
The movie is real but out of the common. It shows a hard journey that some students who are labeled as “at-risk” and “unteachable” get rid of the past shadow with the help of their teacher, Erin Gruwell. Maybe you don’t know the history of segregation and the multiracial problems in America. You still can understand how badly the students who are labeled as “backward student” are treated. You still can understand how hard for these kinds of students to own a bright life. The movie calls up something my inner self. The hided world in America, which is neglected by us for a long time, harms some people. But there are still some people have the courage to choose their own life. They light the lamp for themselves. They stand up in the bad situation.
Your life is what you choose. I am impressed by Eva in the movie. She is a Hispanic girl and narrator for much of the film. She was surrounded by the racial hatred and gang wars since she was a child. She was affected by the kind of life. But a murder changed her life. One night, Eva’s boyfriend accidentally killed Sindy’s boyfriend. Eva became a witness. She must testify in court.
Formerly she must protect her own people in her testimony. But she learned something different from her teacher Eric. She hesitated to make the choice. For the benefit of her, she should against the law to lie. For the fair, she should tell the truth to the judge. “To be or not to be” is not one person’s problem. How to choose? What is the right thing for her? It is a kind of torture for her. Finally she chose to tell the truth, much to some of her family members’ dismay. The gang members caught her. It was the breathtaking moment. I was so afraid. Fortunately, for the respected for Eva’s father, the former gang members decided not to kill her. But she was abandoned by her father and her family. It is a turning point for her. She got a chance to change and went far away from gang life. I am happy for her and think a lot. How to control our own destiny? People make history; unusual people make history interesting; unlucky people can make their own history. The answer is answered.
The past evil thing is still alive in the modern world. We don’t understand the segregation. We think it belongs to the past and is pulverized by the history. We don’t understand the gang war. We think it only exist on the screen. Now we know the cruel life is still alive, even in America. How hard it is for these students in that situation. How shocking for us to know it. The movie widens our horizon. We know more and think more. If I were a girl in such situation, what should I have done? I don’t know. No accurate answers. Everyone makes the choice by themselves. It is not only the fight in outside world, but also the fight inside world. You need to win yourself. In the movie Eva shows us how to fight in her heart.
Besides her, in the movie all students make their choice fighting against original themselves. They are lucky and brave. Maybe you can learn to evoke yourself from them. The woman teacher, Eric Gruwell, is the angel for the students. She is responsible, warm-hearted, and tenacious—she is an admiring teacher. She makes her students become the new people. It is the best rewarding thing for her. Her father said: “What you’ve done with those kids…I don’t even have words for it. But one thing for sure, you are an amazing teacher. Special. You have been blessed with a burden, my daughter. And I envy you that. And I admire you.” She is not only the teacher but also a doctor—save those whose spirit is crushed.
All in all, it is an unmissable movie. You will be touched and inspired. The movie is a teacher for us. The plot is attractive and compact. The soundtracks touch your heart deeply. You will know more about the America. The movie deserves your appreciation. Don’t miss it.