Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story

I wish there was a copy of this film somewhere. I remember watching this but have not seen it since it aired on TV. Anyone know where a copy could be found?

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

In this movie, Jonathan Wamback as played by Tyler Hynes is a true survivor. This movie teaches us about the issues of bullying and how bullying turns into serious violence. Jonathan Womback was almost beaten to death by 14 teenagers in Ontario. I think that this movie will be a good video to show Jr. High Students what bullying is like. When I first saw this movie I was amazed at how Jonathan Womback survived this dreadful beating. The movie maybe dramatized but I still cant imagine what Jonathan went through. I even went home and thought about how I bullied people. I hope that this movie will show people what bullying does and the amount of people it hurts. I hope that Jonathan Wamback will pull through his injuries and to be very strong. I recommend this movie to anyone that likes to watch movies that are based upon true stories.

TV Movies are usually contrite and self seeded. This one stands alone as a great portrayal of an indecent and sad act! I firstly feel immeaditly for poor jon and what he had to go through, the movie shows him in a true style, not withholding any truths. I reccomend this movie to anyone.

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.