History YMMV / FindingForrester

* HilariousInHindsight:
** When you have a scene of Creator/SeanConnery watching ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', you're DEFINITELY going to get a few chuckles out of the Series/SaturdayNightLive fans.
** When William is teaching Jamal how to write, his line "[[DontThinkFeel No thinking. That comes later.]]" is funnier in light of ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', where Bane, who many describe as sounding a lot like Creator/SeanConnery, says "Now is not the time for fear. That comes later.".
** Creator/MattDamon appears in a cameo as William Forrester (Creator/SeanConnery)'s lawyer. A few years later, Damon would star as Jason Bourne in ''Film/TheBourneSeries'', a modern-day successor/rival to the Film/JamesBond series that Connery starred in.

* GeniusBonus: Creator/RogerEbert points out that Jamal's books are all well-worn in the opening shot with the exception of Creator/JamesJoyce's ''Literature/FinnegansWake''. That tome has a reputation of being [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible widely owned but not widely-read]].

* HarsherInHindsight: William Forrester's backstory of being a ReclusiveArtist became this after Creator/SeanConnery actually became one after the failure of his last film, ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' in 2003.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** William Forrester's backstory of being a ReclusiveArtist became this after Creator/SeanConnery actually became one after the failure of his last film, ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' in 2003.

** Jamal reading [[spoiler:William's letter to him after his passing]] becomes this following the passing of Creator/SeanConnery.

* GeniusBonus: Creator/RogerEbert points out that Jamal's books are all well-worn in the opening shot with the exception of Creator/JamesJoyce's ''Literature/{{Finnegans Wake}}''. That tome has a reputation of being [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible widely owned but not widely-read]].

** [[spoiler: Jamal reading William's letter to him after his passing becomes this following the passing of Creator/SeanConnery.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: Not the best example of the trope, but when you have a scene of Creator/SeanConnery watching ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', you're DEFINITELY going to get a few chuckles out of the Series/SaturdayNightLive fans.

* {{Narm}}: The infamous "Punch the keys for God's sake! Yes, yes! You're the man now, dog!" It's even weirder in context.
* NarmCharm: For some.

* HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler: Jamal reading William's letter to him after his passing becomes this following the passing of Creator/SeanConnery.]]

* HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler: Jamal reading William's letter sent after his passing becomes this following the passing of Creator/SeanConnery.]]

* HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler: Jamal reading William's letter sent after his passing becomes this following the passing of Sean Connery.]]

* GeniusBonus: Creator/RogerEbert points out that Jamal's books are all well-worn in the opening shot with the exception of Creator/JamesJoyce's ''Literature/{{Ulysses}}''. That tome has a reputation of being [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible widely owned but not widely-read]].

* MemeticMutation: Hoo boy. Pretty much the grandma of all memes that don't come from 4chan. Gave the internet the phrase: "You're the man now, dog." and spawned the website Website/{{YTMND}}.

** When William is teaching Jamal how to write, his line "[[ThereIsNoTry No thinking. That comes later.]]" is funnier in light of ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', where Bane, who many describe as sounding like a cross between Creator/SeanConnery and [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], says "Now is not the time for fear. That comes later.".

* HilariousInHindsight: Not the best example of the trope, but when you have a scene of Sean Connery watching Jeopardy, you're DEFINITELY going to get a few chuckles out of the Series/SaturdayNightLive fans

* MemeticMutation: Hoo boy. Pretty much the grandma of all memes that don't come from 4chan. Gave the internet the phrase: "You're the man now, dog." and spawned the website {{YTMND}}.

* GeniusBonus: RogerEbert points out that Jamal's books are all well-worn in the opening shot with the exception of Creator/JamesJoyce's ''Literature/{{Ulysses}}''. That tome has a reputation of being [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible widely owned but not widely-read]].

* GeniusBonus: RogerEbert points out that Jamal's books are all well-worn in the opening shot with the exception of JamesJoyce's ''{{Ulysses}}''. That tome has a reputation of being [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible widely owned but not widely-read]].

* GeniusBonus: RogerEbert points out that Jamal's books are all well-worn in the opening shot with the exception of JamesJoyce's ''Ulysses''. That tome has a reputation of being [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible widely owned but not widely-read]].

* GeniusBonus: RogerEbert points out that Jamal's books are all well-worn in the opening shot, with the exception of JamesJoyce's ''Ulysses''. That tome has a reputation of being [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible widely owned, but not widely-read]].

* NarmCharm: For some.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A Black inner city teenager befriends a famous elderly reclusive author. The concept sets the story up for rich drama, complex characters, and compelling developments. There are a million things the story could have explored. It didn't. Neither of the characters grew, or learned anything from each other, or changed in any way, or even had any meaningful conversations. Regarding the necessary theme of racism, the only thing the story did was show us that some people will assume Black people are dumb and those people are bad. Thanks a lot. People interested in that kind of film already knew that, thank you very much, and would have liked to see the more complex aspects of racism addressed at least a little bit.

** NarmCharm: For some.
* WatchItForTheMeme