Do you believe in Miracles?

So I recently watched the Movie Miracle.  I even remember years before watching it when a friend of mine spoke about the movie and the plot of the movie and the big ending as well. The movie centers around a USA Olympic Team filled with college students as they try out to get on the team. Couch Russell who was down and out himself as a player was really shooting to Excel as a Hockey Coach. So they tried out for the Olympic team as the movie began with some dissention and on top of that there was aggression and even a ton of arrogance as a fight broke out eventually after an attack especially where it happened during a scrimmage. So as their first game began and even during practice they did not seem focus nor playing with energy. As the coach observed them lacking real display of their true potential it led to the his decision as the game ended with a tie they began doing their extra conditioning even as the Maintenance shut down the lights in the arena they continued their extra running until one of the players said they represent the United States of America. 

What stood out to me as the movie developed? 

The Whole Movie I feel really stood out was really Coach Brooks and the fact that he developed a team of College Athletes representing the whole nation and the fact that it was about building a unity and even pushing themselves to their real potential. There was even a scene where Team USA was facing Team Sweden and they were playing with full disappointment as the Coach was questioning the players on the team if they were quitting or even just giving up. Seeing the Coach's frustration and trying to rejuvenate the team especially where the Coach feels like they are playing the game like it is a preseason game in Rochester. Another clip that stood out to me was when he called out one of the hockey players that had a contusion in his leg (as the coach would call it a "Bruise") which indeed is the actual definition of a contusion. So when the coach called out Mack to get back in the game and play. Quitter and a sissy. Well he indeed really fired him up and challenged him to play with a bruised leg and the player was willing to step up to the challenge it even fired me up as I saw the part when The Coach hollered at The player "Are You A hockey Player?" And Mack shouts replies "I AM A HOCKEY PLAYER, DOES THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?!" Well it seemed like it was very interesting to see him get pumped up and really glad the Coach fired him up, but if you saw earlier in the scene beforehand the Coach was talking to the Sweden Trainer and the fact that he said it could get get severe and not do much seemed like a very bogus story and led to the coach motivating the team especially Mack who has the bruised leg, and low and behold the whole team was rejuvenated and even led to Team USA tying the Game against Sweden and keeping them alive in the Tournament Race

Stepping Up to the Challenge.

Well I can say this in the beginning of the Movie Miracle, Team USA went against the toughest team in the Olympics The Soviet Union as they were the experience and the More stronger team forgive me for SPOILERS: So as the Newly Formed USA hockey team Went against Soviet Union for the 1st time and were brutally stuffed 10-3 and well there could be a time where you expect them to say oh here we go again we are facing a tough team and have no chance of beating the Soviet union. Well as the coach comes up with a new game plan to overcome the toughest team, of course The Soviet Union, but also being one of the very few guys to count them in especially where there were many others counting them out. So heading into the game they came ready with the coach pumping them up. 

So going into the game was the biggest moment they were waiting for and even the fact they did not come intimidated. They Came prepared and with perseverance and hope as they strive to aim for the most impossible victory over the toughest team in the olympics which was The Soviet Union who won 4 gold medals. Well this was the toughest game where it contained endurance and even toughness and resilience. So when I saw the Movie Miracle and then the ending of the Movie where the US finally battles against the Soviet Union they came with a whole different attitude and even a different strategy. When The game began they came aggressive and it immediately paid off as they struck first and then Soviet struck back but they kept fighting throughout the game especially where they played phenomenal defense wait to a point where they persevered all the way to the end to earn the quote from The Commentator Al Michaels, "Do you believe in Miracles?!" Which was one of the biggest moments in Olympic History PERIOD!

What made the movie so Impacting to me?

Well to connect with what is going on now and where the movie connected. The Movie Miracle was about an underdog story where the Olympics took place after the Civil War. The Movie which was based on a REAL Event and Story which indeed happened was one of the best inspirational stories and as the movie Miracle brought inspiration and even Unity of the whole country of the United States of an Olympic Hockey team filled with College Students and amateurs and the fact that the coach put in a lot of work on building the success of this team really displayed in the movie. The Challenge of The Soviet Union whom won 4 gold medals and as USA really did fell short of those medals as well. I feel today we are faced with a challenge of our own Soviet Union especially with the Pandemic going on and then on top of that the Minnesota incident just to really show how much We are facing huge downfall and negativity. Even having the tales of two protesting where one if rioting and looting and another just having a peaceful march. The Miracle I believe is peace can really generate we can let this bring us down and produce doubt or we can have faith that change and positivity can happen out of a tough situation. The negativity and the overwhelming problem that has been added to the pandemic but problems and issues have beat us 10-3. There are so many platforms which Peaceful protests and marching, and even Speaking up on Social Media, and even then What I am doing Blogging and even Talking about this big Taboo Subject which I believe we can beat these issues 4-3 and defend the lead with big endurance and Stamina Much like Team USA did against the Soviet Union 40 years ago, and on top of that I feel there is a Miracle We can believe in.