Waiting for Superman

The movie Waiting for "Superman" is a documentary analyzing the failure of the American public school system while following a select group of students hoping to be selected into a school by a random lottery drawing.  Throughout the trailer, the film mostly uses pathos to appeal to the viewer.  It begins portraying different interviews with elementary and middle school students wanting to be teachers and doctors to help make the world a better place for the next generation.  The scene shifts to important figures in the education system and their frustration with the education system.  The statistics in the trailer point out that the United States ranks 25th and 21st among thirty developed countries in the subjects of mathematics and science with America being the top ranking in only one category: confidence.  Every kid in America has a dream and wants to achieve that goal whatever it may be with no excuses whatsoever.  The statistics also show the likelihood of kids not graduating from high school and going on to live successfully are very slim and highly unlikely, putting the pressure on students to succeed.  The only chance of the kids getting into a good school is by a random lottery drawing with limited spaces available.  As each number is being chosen, the camera shifts to the kids and their parents' frustration and disappointment of not being chosen.  When the final number is about to be called, the camera quickly shifts from the anticipation and anxiety of the kids' faces to the movie title which persuades the viewer to support the movie and find out who was the lucky student to get chosen to attend the school.