In a time when movie romances end in bed within a scene or two, their relationship is sweet and innocent. He is shy around her, asks Davenport for tips on dating, keeps it a secret that he is still a virgin. Antwone, who is constitutionally incapable of crime, considers that an abandonment, too.Īs Antwone's weekly sessions continue, he meets another young sailor, Cheryl Smolley ( Joy Bryant). Another blow came when his closest childhood friend was killed in a robbery. He will eventually tell Davenport that his father was murdered two months before he was born, that his mother was in prison at the time and abandoned him, and that he was raised in a cruel foster home. He awakens from his dream to the different reality of life on board an aircraft carrier. That is the case with every 'true story.' The film opens with a dream image that will resonate through the film: Antwone, as a child, is welcomed to a dinner table by all the members of his family, past and present. The film is based on truth but some characters and events have been dramatized, we are told at the end. The newcomer Derek Luke, cast in the crucial central role after dozens of more experienced actors had been auditioned, turned out to be a friend of Antwone's he didn't tell that to the filmmakers because he thought it would hurt his chances. Denzel Washington was so impressed he chose it for his directorial debut. Fisher was a security guard at the Sony studio in Hollywood when his screenplay came to the attention of the producers. The story behind the film is extraordinary. Antwone Fisher has a confrontation with his past, and a speech to the mother who abandoned him, and a reunion with his family, that create great, heartbreaking, joyous moments. I have noticed that when I am deeply affected emotionally, it is not by sadness so much as by goodness. From the title poem - which is featured prominently in the movie Antwone Fisher - a plaintive, haunting tribute to a childhood lost to abuse and neglect, to 'Azure Indigo,' the uplifting and touching poem about his daughters, many readers will find their own feelings and experiences reflected in this lyrical and passionate collection.I do not cry easily at the movies years can go past without tears. The powerful poems presented here range from impressions and expressions of Antwone's years growing up to the love that he has gained from the family he made for himself as an adult.

Now with Who Will Cry for the Little Boy?, his first collection of poetry, Antwone Fisher reveals the inner truths that took him from a tumultuous childhood to the man he is today. And he also showed that within him beat the heart of an artist - a major factor in his resilience and recovery. With the publication of Finding Fish, his memoir of a childhood spent in foster homes in and around Cleveland, Antwone Fisher shared with the world his story of perseverance, determination, and courage.

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