Rudy Ruettiger, a Youngin that has one thing sitting on his mind FOOTBALL! In the movie Rudy , It starts off with the noise of a loud crowd. A noise that every Footballer would know when it touches their eardrums. The loud chanting of thousands of fans screaming out their Team name while holding colorful Posters and paint all over their faces. Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is its sport related…Which it is! Rudy was raised in a small town in Joliet, Illinois. As the movie continues we can see Rudy and his brothers playing football together in the snow. Right off the bat, we see that Rudy isn't your average Football player. He’s small and skinny and gets tackled at everyplay. Although he's getting demolished, you can tell he has a big heart. His Older brother Frank gave him a hard time focusing on his dream. He constantly teased him and always found a way to bring him down. His other brother Johnny, was his nicer brother that made him feel more optimistic about himself and took down the pressure from Frank. As Rudy gets older, we see the …show more content…
There's thousand of kids riding the bench because they “suck” or simply chosen by favoritism which lowers their self esteem. For example, When fortune was giving advice to Rudy, he mentions how he himself was in the Notre Dame football team. He explains how he quit because all he did was ride the bench for two years and felt that he didn’t play because of his color. There has been many moment in history where players were judged just because of the color of their skin and was literally the reason why they didn't get playing time. Just like how Rudy didn't get any playing time because he was small but look what happened in the end; he played with the highest ranking team in the united states. The movie sends out a positive and influential message to those who aren't confident in
After numerous rejections, Rudy is finally admitted to Notre Dame during his final semester of transfer eligibility. He rushes home to tell his family, with his father announcing the news to his steel mill workers over the loudspeaker. Rudy persuades Fortune to promise to come see his first game if Rudy is permitted to suit up. After walking as a non-scholarship player for the football team, Ruettiger convinces coach Parseghian to give him a spot on the practice squad. An assistant coach warns the players that 35 "scholarship" players will not even make the "dress roster" of players who take the field during the games but notices that Ruettiger exhibits more drive than many of his scholarship teammates.
High school coaches should not be required to give equal playing time to all players who make the team. Kids in society have been handed things their entire life. There has been little to no sense of accomplishment after earning a spot or position on a team. Spots should be earned by being the best at what someone does, not for pitty and for moral victories to make them feel good. “In high school, kids should understand playing time is earned.
Maybe this movie can change your mind about what you
That through heart, determination, and favorable chances, you can make it in this world. These two films should be looked at in a different way as well as being heartfelt stories, they should be viewed as triumphs of the human spirit, that class does not define a person. That through hard work anything is possible, do not let chances slip away. Social class disparity is very apparent in both films, but also how they can be overcome, and how everyone has a chance at making it in this
Rudy cares so much for his friends, that when he sticks up for them when he’s not supposed to, he is aware of the punishment that could happen. Rudy sticks up Tommy by sticking up for him when Franz Deutscher is yelling at him because he kept marching when he said to stop. Rudy stuck up for Tommy and told Franz that Tommy has bad hearing and Franz made Rudy run. Rudy also protects his friends and I know this because in the book, Rudy comes and grabs Leisel when she is getting whipped, and covers her. Rudy takes the pain that then follows.
As Smith uses his words to create a poetic trailer for this stereotype-free movie, he tells the story of a young African American boy. Rather than being focused on his color, he focuses on his
Rudy, the protagonist of the movie, grows up catholic in a low-income industrialized city together with his family that loves Notre Dame football games. Rudy’s ultimate goal is to get into Notre Dame and play football in its team; however, he does not have the grades, the physical configuration or the economic resources to be admitted to his dream school (and play football). Hopeless and disbelieved by everyone around him, Rudy eventually follows his siblings and father into work at the local steel mill where the majority of the male population of Joliet Illinois ends up going. Weeks after his birthday, due to an accident in the steel plant, his best friend and his only believer, Pete, dies and leaves him completely devastated. He suddenly
Max Vandenburg appeared at 33 Himmel street looking for refuge from the German authorities, in the home of his late father 's friend, Hans Hubermann. Rosa and Hans took Max into their home, fed him, and nursed him back to health after he fell ill due to the severe cold in the dark hubermann basement. Although Rosa and Hans provided necessities, Liesel provided Max with well needed company and friendship. “At least once a day, hans Hubermann would descend the basement steps and share a conversation. Rosa would occasionally bring a spare crust of bread.
The movie shows that this fear can lead to a dangerous outcome if not handled
This movie helped me enhance my understanding of Deaf culture because this movie showed me how Deaf people feel
The moral of this movie is the easiest way to do something might not always be the safest of the most beneficial. What I mean by this is by littering and dumping into the oceans and taking cars everywhere might be the easiest way to get something done, but there are major effects from doing all these
This film is able to take these concepts and satirize them in a way that becomes comical, after watching this movie, it can put some of these peoples fear to rest because they realize such things are almost impossible. Peoples minds tend to think the worst situations possible before any other conclusions, and this film puts some of those situations to
One more message that even overlaps the main one is the message of hope. As one of the actors said «...you never know, nothing is ever really dead if you look at it right. ». And it is easy to recognize a reminder to appreciate what we have.
The true importance of this movie is that it is okay not to be what others think are “normal” and that you will find more happiness being yourself then conforming to everyone
At the beginning of the film actors name are listed on the screen along with the title of the film all white with black background. The message has shown extremely early in the film which highlights the fact that there is light in the dark showing hope. This shows that director is trying to portrait the message of hope from the beginning of the film. Also, audience get to understand the main theme of "hope."