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Movie Review: "The Miracle Season" puts unique spin on sports dramas

Whether it was on an airplane, in middle school, or on the Hallmark Channel, most of us have seen our fair share of inspirational sports movies. These films are often on the cheesier side, striving to be a family-friendly movie that good for both young children and adults and attempt makes us feel inspired by their use of tragedy and drama.

Released on April 6, “The Miracle Season” is a more than your average sports movie. The film manages to delve just a little bit deeper into my thoughts and emotions than sports films normally do.

“The Miracle Season” was directed by Sean McNamara, who also directed the film “Soul Surfer” in 2011, and the connection between the two films made much more sense once I learned that they shared a director.

“Soul Surfer” did a great job of inspiring and encouraging me when I was little and “The Miracle Season” created the exact same feelings. If I was watching this movie at twelve-years-old, when I first viewed “Soul Surfer,” the film would likely have me feeling even more inspired.

The PG-rated drama followed a high school girls volleyball team as they cope with the death of one of their best players, Caroline, and were forced to rebuild their broken team in order to win the state championship in her name.

The film is based on the true story of the West High School volleyball team in Iowa City, Iowa, whose team leader, Caroline Found, died in a car accident in 2011 after winning the volleyball state championship.

In the film, Caroline is played by Danika Yarosh, with costars Erin Moriarty as volleyball player Kelly and Helen Hunt as volleyball team coach Kathy Bresnahan.

Overall the film might not be the most realistic, but it has a good message to share — you can’t dwell on the past and you must live in the present.

The movie showed that even after the loss of a friend or loved one, life continues. While it might not be the same as before, it can still be good.

Two things that the movie didn’t seem to get quite right was their portrayal of high school and the friendships that exist within.

This high school seemed just a little too good to be true and the friendships were too perfect. In real life, friendships goes through trials, especially in high school with the presence of stress.

McNamara failed to portray this realistically, and for this reason the film might be more relatable for those that have yet to attend high school.

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That being said, “The Miracle Season” was a good movie even if it was not a crazy good movie. It will hold your attention but it won’t be on your mind keeping you up at night.

The movie is definitely family friendly, and if you’re looking for a heartfelt experience that every age can enjoy, this movie will suit you well.

Timber Mabes is a culture reporter with the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @timbermabes.

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