The Movie and Biography of Antwone Fisher

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A movie that has both, inspired and taught, many people in the world is the Biographical movie "Antwone Fisher". This movie (which is based off of a true story) was about a boy named Antwone Fisher. Antwone Fisher was born to a teenage mother, who was in jail. He went through a number of foster homes where, in some, he received love and affection, while in another, he received a number of years of abuse (12 to be exact). In the movie, as a child and young man, he was scarred by the torment that he endured. Once he turned 18, he decided to go to the Navy. The flash backs still followed him. As a young man, it was hard for him to be close to the opposite sex because of the type of abuse he went through. In the movie, he endured physical, sexual, verbal, and mental abuse. Throughout the movie he also struggled with the longing to be reunited with his biological family, (this ties in the the motivational fact that everyone needs meaningful affection). By the end of the movie, with the help of a female friend and an Army Psychologist (which he became friends with), he finally found his biological family and the mending process of his life had began.

As of now, Antwone Fisher is screen writer, author, and film producer in Hollywood. He has a collection of poetry called "Who Will Cry for the Little Boy?", which depicts his life struggles and how he became the man that he is today. He is truly an inspiration to all people.

This movie relates totally to Psychology because from the beginning of his life he was brought up in an environment that statistically said that he was bound to fail. Being born in jail, and ultimately having to go into foster care sometimes makes people think less of the person because they assume that the person isn't really being taken care of. 12 years of abuse can weaken a persons confidence, cause depression, self-helplessness, and numb the person from feeling any type of emotion connections towards other people. There can be many trust issues with people who a person is not familiar of. Flash backs (located in the Long-Term Memory) and other mental and physical problems can also occur. The person can wake up in cold sweats or even be hyperventilating. When Antwone Fisher was trying to locate his biological family, he would become very frustrated with himself and other people, which then caused him to become aggressive (this relates to Social Psychology). In a particular scene in the movie, Fisher became very frustrated with his Psychologist. He displayed the defense mechanism, displacement, by arguing with his Psychologist about his problems and trying to blame it on him. I believe he also showed sublimation by joining the Navy so that he could mold his anger and discipline himself. Growing up Antwone Fisher knew that he had a rough life. When he grew up to become a man, he used his struggles for good, and triumphed over his obstacles. His mind drove him to be motivated to become the man that he is today, and that should be inspire anyone.