Mr Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

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Cinema in Focus, a social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman.
Themes
- Reconciliation
  - Cole in the audience at his father's final concert.
- Redemption
  - I think there is a theme of resurrection and atonement too. It was only in the death of Mr. Holland's teaching position that his symphony gained life, or to look at it differently, his students didn't realize (at least not publicly) who Mr. Holland was in their lives until his position was cut. (Matthew Phillips, Senior, Duke Divinity School)
- Seeing/Not Seeing
  - Or "hearing/not hearing": Holland's inability to see and hear his son until his son confronts him with that reality.
- Servanthood