“Who do you play for?”
*“USA!”
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I’ve never been more proud to cheer for the stars and stripes seeing Jack Hughes score the golden goal against Canada today. The first time our men’s team has won the gold medal since that miracle year in 1980. So I thought it would be fitting to watch this film, not only to celebrate today’s gold, but our improbable semifinal victory against the heavily favored Soviet Union 46 years ago to the day, since been dubbed the “Miracle on Ice”.
I love the opening of the film, a montage of all of the political events of America in the mid to late 70’s, highlighted by the Watergate scandal. A lot of noticeable similarities today from the standpoint of our government and the rest of our politics being controversial for the time. Which is why there’s something I find so beautiful about sports, and it’s that we as a nation can come together and cheer for this beautiful country that’s been held down by various political controversies.
Now about the film, this is one of the most iconic performances in a career full of them for Kurt Russell. An immersive performance by Russell, where I see coach Herb Brooks more than I see Kurt Russell. A type of performance I saw with Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme. Growing up as a sports lover, I watched this film a few times, and still years later I’m impressed by the way they shot the hockey in this film. Casting directors took the same approach as one of my favorite baseball films as a kid, Little Big League, where they hired former college or minor league hockey players to get real and authentic hockey. Not only that, but hockey was played differently in 1980 than its release date in 2004. I think they captured it perfectly, to its play style to its uniforms, to its arenas.
Miracle is one of the greatest sports films of all time. A powerful, rather patriotic film that makes me proud to be an American, even if our government is evil, which is about 99% of other countries as well, so I don’t know why us as Americans saying this is so controversial. But it’s why I love the Olympics so much, and although it’s over, we still have the World Baseball Classic and the World Cup next month, so we’re truly getting blessed. So proud of the players and coaches for both the men’s and women’s teams taking home gold, and hopefully we pull off the first trifecta with our Paralympics team!
“Who do you play for?”
*“USA!”
*
I’ve never been more proud to cheer for the stars and stripes seeing Jack Hughes score the golden goal against Canada today. The first time our men’s team has won the gold medal since that miracle year in 1980. So I thought it would be fitting to watch this film, not only to celebrate today’s gold, but our improbable semifinal victory against the heavily favored Soviet Union 46 years ago to the day, since been dubbed the “Miracle on Ice”.
I love the opening of the film, a montage of all of the political events of America in the mid to late 70’s, highlighted by the Watergate scandal. A lot of noticeable similarities today from the standpoint of our government and the rest of our politics being controversial for the time. Which is why there’s something I find so beautiful about sports, and it’s that we as a nation can come together and cheer for this beautiful country that’s been held down by various political controversies.
Now about the film, this is one of the most iconic performances in a career full of them for Kurt Russell. An immersive performance by Russell, where I see coach Herb Brooks more than I see Kurt Russell. A type of performance I saw with Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme. Growing up as a sports lover, I watched this film a few times, and still years later I’m impressed by the way they shot the hockey in this film. Casting directors took the same approach as one of my favorite baseball films as a kid, Little Big League, where they hired former college or minor league hockey players to get real and authentic hockey. Not only that, but hockey was played differently in 1980 than its release date in 2004. I think they captured it perfectly, to its play style to its uniforms, to its arenas.
Miracle is one of the greatest sports films of all time. A powerful, rather patriotic film that makes me proud to be an American, even if our government is evil, which is about 99% of other countries as well, so I don’t know why us as Americans saying this is so controversial. But it’s why I love the Olympics so much, and although it’s over, we still have the World Baseball Classic and the World Cup next month, so we’re truly getting blessed. So proud of the players and coaches for both the men’s and women’s teams taking home gold, and hopefully we pull off the first trifecta with our Paralympics team!
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