The film Pay it Forward is a film about (obviously) paying it forward, which is a term to describe helping someone else in need rather than of the person who helped you return. In the film, Trevor McKinney, a boy living in Las Vegas, decides to implement a program based on this concept in an attempt to make the world better. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Trevor starts seventh grade at a middle school in Las Vegas. It quickly established itself as a tough school, with kids smuggling knives and other things through metal detectors and bullies preying on the weak, like Trevor's friend. Eugene Simonet, Trevor's social studies teacher, decides to fight the school's bad reputation and gives the kids a project in which they have to change the world. Trevor is the only one who really takes this seriously and has an idea for a concept he calls "Pay it Forward". Trevor starts with a homeless man he knows, his teacher and his mother. Trevor believes he has failed when Jerry becomes addicted to drugs again, but Jerry later saves a woman from committing suicide. Trevor repays his mother and teacher by getting them together. However, the relationship is rocky and causes Trevor and his mother to argue. Meanwhile, a reporter researches Pay it Forward after being given a free car. She tracks him through a prisoner, a homeless woman (who turns out to be Trevor's grandmother), and finally back to Trevor. However, soon after Trevor is identified as the creator of Pay it Forward, he is accidentally stabbed by a bully while he is protecting his friend. Trevor dies in hospital and a candlelight vigil is later held in his home in his memory. Pay It Forward was a great movie and my favorite movie we watched in class. They were all good but this was the best. Only this movie and the blind side actually seemed like they could happen in everyday life. Of course the others did too but the events were a bit too drawn out. The acting was good, the plot was well written and it was funny at some points and also sad at others. The scene where Trevor gets stabbed really hits home and made me feel very sad, while scenes like the one where Sidney gets arrested are fun, lighthearted and definitely uplifting. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a Custom Essay All in all, Pay it Forward was a really good movie that teaches you a lesson: you shouldn't always expect something in return when you help someone. Trevor doesn't and his concept becomes reality, spreading across America and who knows where else in the future. I'm almost inspired to try something like this too, but I wouldn't know where to start.