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'freshmen'
Director: Tom Huang.
Growing up is never easy - but making movies about it seems to
be. Take big-studio flicks like "She's All That," in
which the hero learns there's a lot more to the class nerd than
he thought, and "American Pie," in which the hero ...
well, everybody knows what he does. Then there are lesser-known,
low- budget films like Tom Huang's "Freshmen." By turns
serious and humorous, "Freshmen" effortlessly captures
the ups and downs in the lives of four freshmen in their first
quarter at Los Angeles University.
At the start of the film, the foursome have nothing in common
except the American History class they share. There's San Ling
(played by Huang), who tries to distance himself from his Chinese
upbringing, and Rick Kennedy, a transplant from Baltimore who
wrestles with a controlling father and his own slightly racist
beliefs. Tonisha Watkins commutes to campus from Compton, struggling
to balance her desires to help her family pay its bills and to
study hard and become a doctor. Rounding out the group is Judy
Oz (from Kansas, of course), the consummate party girl who's nearly
consumed by the college social scene. But by the end of the film
they've grown closer, forging a special bond by helping each other
do a little growing up.
"Freshmen" is a touching film, and it deserves to be
seen by as many people as possible.
-Arlene Hittle
