Alien at the Movies

 Critical Thinking

It’s “Stand & Deliver” meets “Dangerous Minds” meets “Pawn Sacrifice” in this 1998 true story of the Miasma mi Jackson High School chess team’s journey to the U.S. National Chess Championship. Mr. Martinez (John Leguizamo) is the caring & motivating teacher inspiring a group of inner city kids in his elective class for playing chess. This is street tough drama about minority students struggling to prove that they are better than what everyone thinks of them. It is a great inspirational & motivational story about overcoming obstacles & finding a way to improve your situation. Leguizamo also directed this wonderful film. See the real characters portrayed at the end of the film.

Alien gives it 3 “The Opera Game” stars out of 4.