Marshall Movie

I go to the movies about once a week but last night was the first time I have been this month. There has been a lot of orders to take and process at Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure this month so that has cut into my "movie night." I probably could have made it to the movies a few times but it seemed like every night that I wanted to go something else got in the way. Plus, I had to save a few nights for the dreaded Christmas shopping. Actually, the shopping was not too bad this year. Regardless of whether I go to the movies during the year, I always end up there sometime around the holidays. Last night was no exception and everyone else in Hickory was there as well.

The movie we decided on was, "We are Marshall." I had heard of it for a while now but I really did not know much about what happened and what angle the director would take. Right from the beginning I was impressed with how real the movie seemed. One of my favorite things is a movie about a true story. This one seemed to leave a lot of the "Hollywood" out and just stick to the storylines that happened during that tragic year in Huntington, WV.

On the surface, you might see a football movie but it is far from that. What I took away from this movie was the stories behind the people of this school and this town. The movie showed the different angles and ways that people were affected in their lives. It was very real to me. Not everyone deals with tragic situations the same way and the movie made this very easy to understand that.

It is hard to talk about a movie without giving too much away so I can tell you that if you are interested in knowing about a true story that affected many lives in a small town then this movie is well worth seeing. One of the main things I took from this movie is that you may hear people say, "winning is the only thing that matters." Well, the puts into perspective that you can be behind on the scoreboard and still be winners by sticking together as a team.

I will probably hit a few more movies in the next few weeks. There are several that I would like to see. The movies are a good place to sit back, relax, and get away for a couple of hours.

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