
Admission
PG-13, 2013, Focus Features
Director:
Paul Weitz
Starring:
Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen, Nat Wolff, Wallace Shawn, Gloria Reuben
Plot:
Year in and year out, Princeton admissions officer Portia Nathan has lived her life by the book. But during her annual recruiting trip, she finds herself reconnecting with a former college classmate, free-spirited teacher John Pressman.
1
Ambitious students compete for coveted college
Themes: Ambition, Being Yourself, Competition, Goals, God's Plan, Success
2
Students try to impress admissions officer
Themes: Acceptance, Achievement, Pleasing Others, Rejection, Self-Worth
3
Woman believes education crucial to bettering world
Themes: Education, Knowledge, Preparation, Training
5
Woman has casual sex to get baby
Themes: Foolishness, Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Unbelievers
6
Woman makes foolish attempt to help stranger
Themes: Helping Others
7
Dad destroys cherished item to show love for son
Themes: Father's Love, Father-Son, God's Love
8
Dad wonders if he is failure at parenting
Themes: Parenting, Raising Children