Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story

I'm taking Civics&Careers this semester and every single movie in Civics has been horrible/boring...except one. The story of Jonathan touched me. We had to watch the movie then write at least a page of our opinion to the YoungOffendersAct (I believe the name of it was changed...according to a fellow student) and I found myself struggling not to write five. Because it was a Canadian movie I was actually pretty skeptical, but it's now become one of my favourite films. There were many scenes that I spent looking up at the ceiling (which by the way is kinda gross... I'd advise you not to look @ your school's ceiling, ever) trying not to cry in class. So basically, as a recap, I loved the movie

this movie showed the true story behind bullying-from how it all begins to the inevitable consequences in the end. when i finished watching this made for tv movie, i felt so angry. my anger had nothing to do with the acting (because it was convincingly well done) but had everything to do with the fact that this was based on a true story. tyler hynes did an amazing job portraying jonathan wamback and christopher jacot did such a good job as kyle simpson that i actually started to hate him. i really liked this movie because it was actually delivered in a realistic manner. i hope that everyone will watch this docudrama in the future and realise how serious bullying really is.

God bless you Jon. I was moved to tears when I watched how you were so brutally attacked and came from your coma with such courage and strength of character you are an inspiration to millions! Kyle Simpson & David Brooks should rot in jail for what they did. They are evil monsters and as for Kyle Simpson's witch of a mother she is the one responsible for making him a monster her attitude stinks and she should have been held to account for her actions also. True evil of epic proportions nothing good will come to them of that I am sure!! I hope you manage to live a fulfilled life with the love of your family I am sure you will and go on in strength with each passing day getting stronger and stronger

I watched Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story expecting to see another typical made for tv movie, full of bad acting and a simple and uneffective storyline. Within the first 20 minutes of this film, I realized I was in for a treat. The acting is superb, the storyline is well developed and envoked a strong sense of hatred toward the "bad guys" and compassion toward the victim. Tyler Hynes plays the title character with skills beyond his years. Christopher Jacot played the role of the protagonist with perfection. I have to say that this is one of the best made for tv movies I've seen yet. It conveys a strong message about teenage violence with a lot of poise. 9 out of 10.

This movie was especially interesting for me, as I went to the same school as Jonothan Womback. He was attacked in the park around the corner from my house, which is a supposed picture-perfect suburbia. This incident occurred the year before I attended the high school so I did not know Jon personally. Although the situation was dramatized greatly for the movie, most of the facts are true. The character of Womback was altered to get maximum sympathy, as were the other characters in the movie, but it manages to get the desired effect. Unfortunately, this movie is not allowed to be played at my old high-school currently, and there continues to be a serious bullying problem. I think all viewers should realize that the story is based on a true one, but it has been modified to encourage certain reactions. That being said, it was modified tastefully, great acting really pulled this movie off. Despite my skepticism I was surprised at how good the movie was, but don't take everything that happens as strictly fact. Be a critical observer and realize that the producers of the movie had an agenda, beyond stopping bullying in our school systems.