Forever Strong Movie

Throughout this film, the message to keep pushing and following your dreams even when the whole world is telling you no was emphasized through Roy Hobbs’ hardships. Hobbs, being raised in a small farm town, taught himself the game of baseball and pushed himself everyday to improve. From the beginning, his dream, he said, was that he wanted to walk down the street and have everyone say, “there goes Roy Hobbs, greatest baseball player there ever was.” Even though he was shot, laughed at, and injured, his determination caused him to be at every practice and play in the games no matter how difficult it was. He did this to fulfill himself, not to please anyone else. These points exemplify the fact that no matter what life throws at you, anyone can attain their goals; with enough perseverance and fortitude anything is achievable.

The first is that hard work always beats talent no matter what. When the team first started running, Danny Diaz was the worst one by far. But by working extremely hard the whole season he was actually able to beat one of his teammates at state! I Was shocked when I watched this part and it really made me appreciate the value of hard work and perseverance. Another lesson it taught me is how important teamwork is. They finally started making improvements once they became a team. A good team is one that understands each other and that is exactly what the Mcfarland boys’

A speech from the movie “Remember the Titans,” (2000) brings out the importance and reasoning for the movie to be made. The Gettysburg Speech, by Coach Herman Boone is very strong and straight to the point of the movie. Coach Herman brings the movie to life with his speech about playing the game on a battlefield. He talks about how the fight for lives were fought on the same field as the football team were playing on to fight for their lives. This speech is meant for any age group, although it is specifically addressed to ones who play football. Coach Herman Boone uses the rhetorical appeals of logos, pathos, and ethos to inspire the football players to remove all their hate to become an actual team.

     Rick is the morally ambiguous night club owner, who hides a sentimentality behind a neutral facade.

According to Jim Piper, “Films aren’t just about people; they are also about the relationships people make…Often, in fact, a relationship is the movie” (159). It is Rick’s relationships that make this movie.

At the beginning of the movie after the first loss the coach told the team that winning is everything. This is important because throughout the movie I was able to see a change in the characters as they learned more about themselves. They were able to learn that winning wasn’t everything but learned that it’s important that they keep playing the game. During the funeral someone says, “The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away.” This was important to me because I can relate this to religion. There isn’t a real answer of why things happen the way that they do. It’s not in our control but a person can get through the tragedy by surrounding themselves with loved ones. That’s what I personally saw while watching the movie because the team rose beyond the ashes by having each other’s backs. The win at Marshall University was important because everyone in the town came together to watch the game. It just showed me that life keeps moving on but a person should never forget. In addition, another example is when Jack saw the West Virginia helmet has a MU on the back. This showed the role of religion in the community and how it unites people when times harsh, hence allowing the coaches to watch film in the opposing school’s campus. For religion and sports I believe that they are intertwined with each other. I say this because in the movie the players had faith and wanted to keep the team alive. By taking each day one at a time they were able to rise from the ashes and keep the program going. Even though the team wasn’t any good the University looked towards the light and saw this as a new beginning without forgetting about the past. Football kept the town going and allowed for people to remember the tragic

The film wasn’t about that 13-0 record and winning a state championship, but the struggle that came with it and all the hardships they had to deal and get past. Racism, prejudice, compassion and love were all key aspects of this film as shown. The racism, prejudice of the team when they first met was severe and had been changed. The love and compassion came as the team grew to become one unit and love each other and be able to become something more powerful than they could be by themselves.

For a lot of kids, it’s not until it’s all said and done, and they look back on it several years later, that they realize the difference the sport made in their lives. They are proud of playing the game. Have you ever met anybody who accomplished playing four years of high school football, and at the end of that run said, ‘Man, I wish I wouldn’t have played’? It doesn’t get said. Football players aren’t perfect. Nobody is. But millions of former players, one by one, can recount the life-altering principles they learned from football. They know the value of football is the values in football.That’s why high school football – and particularly high school coaches – play such a vital role in our society. Our football coaches are on the front lines of the battle for the hearts and minds of the boys in our society.

“ Don’t walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being a athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone’s life.”

The subjectively informative written speech was given in 1970 right before his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the year of his death. This speech applies to multiple areas professional, sports and personal, because of the principles of winning and success throughout it. Mr. Lombardi could never have imagined the impact that this speech would have on the world over 25 years later. This speech has been played for countless people over these years to motivate companies, teams, and individuals into reaching the only place to be in when everything is done first place. His use of repetition, allusion and smooth transition makes this speech easy to follow and ensures that the point of giving your all to reach first place is driven home. “But I firmly believe that in any man’s finest hour – his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear – is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.”

Herb expected his team to achieve elevated, difficult, and challenging goals. He expected his players to sacrifice their time for the greater good and the team. He instilled the importance of selflessness and teamwork into their heart and soul’s. Pushing the team to the point of exhaustion, helped them realize the level he expected them to perform at. They began to realize that giving one hundred percent was not enough, and neither was two hundred percent; nothing was ever going to be enough. He made them realize that maximum performance could always be obtained and exceeded. Herb understood his players, and understood how to get the best out of each individual player. Making their best a part of the team, made the team a strong, unbreakable unit. To have his team achieve such high expectations and goals, he had to find ways of motivating them.

Sports are a significant part of society and spectators enjoy particular events regardless of the type. However, there are many players who develop special working and social relationships with whom they are participating regardless of the type of sport. The relationship and how people interact with one another can be the determination of how successful a team can be. The particular film based on a true story that I chose is titled When the Game Stands Tall. This film consists of a high performing football team of De La Salle High School in the state of California. Jim Caviezel portrays the head coach (Bob Ladouceur) as a man with such vision and passion that goes beyond the fundamental principles of coaching the game of football. The football team had won 151 games without being defeated which is the highest winning record a team has had in the game of football. The film shows the internal struggles of the players in their lives as people, and how they perform on the field. It also shows the external tragic difficulties that they face while they attend and play for De Le Salle High School. In the movie, the head coach helps the students/players by not only coaching them but also showing them how to live a flourishing life by committing to endure difficult life situations and the way to overcome them. He helps teach the principles of brotherhood and companionship with the team that they build. In the movie, the head coach and the staff had taught the players

Training Camp is a fictional book authored by Jon Gordon who has written many other stories that are teaching and expiring athletes of all levels. Each one of Gordon's books has a phrase that is the focus throughout the adventures of the characters. “What the best do better than everyone else” is the theme of Training Camp. As readers progress through the book, they learn about becoming the best alongside the story's main character, Martin. As Martin attempts to make a professional football team, he learns many lessons, but the four that have most impacted me are; the best know what they truly want, the lesson learned through the fishing trip, the lesson from the bad day, and the best are mentally strong.

Both Rick Grimes and his actions are moral and unselfish. Rather than being self-centered, Rick puts his life on the line to protect the group and his family with the best of his ability. The well-intentioned actions and selfless motives of Rick is evident in these three examples. In the early events of

I could relate to Michel and Rick, to some degree, mainly because I am a boy, but when I was younger, I would do some crazy stuff with my best friend. Our crazy adventures, sometimes involved doing risky things, that could involve consequences, but we never did anything inhumane. My best friend and I would sometimes record, some of our crazy stunts. One of our crazy experiences, was shooting someone’s window with a weak airsoft gun. Although my experiences with my best friend weren’t as extreme as what Michel and Rick did, I do know the thrill of recording something that is risky.