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Argott's direction is equally inspired. He doesn't attempt to make the camera invisible-indeed, the Rock School students are often mugging for it. Instead, the playfulness proves how completely Argott has insinuated himself into their
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newspaper, is to do a feature story on the school. The article is critical of Green and his methods and O'Conner says that it "was written with the composition of a fourth grader". Dribben had called O'Conner "the sad
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singer/songwriter who frequently clashes with Green and finally Will O'Conner a less-successful student who credits the School with saving his life. These students are followed closely through the rest of the film.
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