In my opinion the movie heat wave was a very good movie. It was very realistic too. I think the best part was when he forced the chief and editor of the newspaper to post his report on the watts riot. Bob was a very good reporter because he didn't allow the fact that he was an African American to influence him to lie in any way about the riot. He never took a side on the riot all he did was tell the truth and even tho the truth wasn't very good for either side he didn't care because he wanted to make a difference and stop the riot from spreading and getting to out of hand. I love the fact that he didn't even let his best friend get in the way of him telling the truth. J.T was in my opinion a very negative person because he was angry and jealous of Bobs ambition and success. In that time the job that Bob had was a big deal for his people. He never gave up or gave in like his friend or father. No matter how hard it was he succeeded instead of being a drunk like them. The riot affected many people and put a lot of peoples lives at risk. Bob put his life on the line but he didn't care. He was a great reporter and he showed what real journalism is and how its done.