I am also going to be doing the week five prompt. There is a movie that came out about a year ago that has a message that has really stuck with me. The movie is called “Forever Strong”, many people also know it as “the rugby movie.” Some of this movie was actually filmed at my high school, so naturally it was a huge thing within my community. As a result, I have seen this movie a few times. Something that they say quite a few times in the movie really stuck out to me the first time I saw it, and live my life a little differently because of it. The quote is something along the lines of, “Never do anything that would embarrass yourself, your team, or your family.” I will give a general idea of the movie, for those who haven't seen it. A rugby player from Arizona gets in trouble for a couple of DUIs, and gets sent to a juvenile detention center in Utah. While he is there he is put on the Highland rugby team, and because it's Utah, the team and coaches all do everything according to the church guidelines. This puts the troubled teen a little bit on edge at first. This is where the quote comes in. This simple sentence had the power turn around a kid who, at first, couldn't care less. After watching this movie, I now think harder about some of the choices I make. Not only do I think about the decision being good or bad, but I think about embarrassing, not only myself, but also my family. If I embarrass myself, I can live with that. It's the latter that I have to worry about. If I choose to do something that embarrasses my family, not only will I have to live with that, but they will also have to suffer. That is something that I can't live with, that is also why I now think a lot harder when making decisions. That one quote, in this one movie has shaped me more than I could ever imagine, and it is something that I'm glad I paid attention to.
I remember watching this movie in a Youth Group during High School. I really liked the message of being able to change yourself, but also the idea that it took a lot of people to help him commit to that change. He did it for more than himself. He did it for himself, his family, and for his team.
ReplyDeleteI love shows that have sports in them. The quote reminds me of Mulan though, because she was worrying about bringing dishonor to her family. I think it has a similar touching story of how she brought honor to her family, so I think of that quote with a more positive connotation (like, motivating one to go out and join the army in place of one's father and end up saving China) instead of the negative connotation of thinking twice before doing something because of not wanting one's actions to bring dishonor to the family. (I also don't really think families could be that embarrassed when the United States culture understands how it's not unheard of for people to make choices contradictory to how they were raised.)
ReplyDeleteThis movie is fantastic! The message from this movie is also incredible. It's amazing how many people are affected by the choices that we make. Every minute of every day we are making decisions, and no matter how small they are they affect much more than just ourselves.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great movie! I think you have a real great perspective on how it relates to us.
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