behind the unexpected

Larue 2022-03-20 09:02:07

A short review, I want to say more than I can write.

There is a real video record of Bethany in the end credits.

Isn't there a saying: the most painful thing is not to have once, but to have and then lose.

In the face of physical disability, sniping by public opinion, and giving up opportunities, the most important thing for Bethany is the sentence she kept asking when her life was dying: Can I still surf?

Maybe bethany is right, she was born for surfing; but the film touches us even more: after this accident, bethany realizes that life is not just surfing, there are many other things.

She has loving parents and brothers who did their best to get her back to sea; her good friends who helped her and who supported her throughout her rehab. It was love.

The failure to return to the end of the game once made her despair, and it was an accidental trip to Thailand that saved her.

Bethany realized: She should focus on what she has, not the arm she just lost.

For those who died in the Thailand tsunami, they lost their most precious lives. Those who survived also lost their families. Each of these pains is much more intense than losing an arm.

But accidents can never knock people down, because there will be stronger forces escorting them.

Before the accident, Bethany was brilliant and innocent. After the accident, Bethany really realized his wealth and successfully returned to surfing through his own efforts.

Behind her countless bright smiles, under her extreme calmness and self-discipline, we see a turbulent beating heart of the ocean.

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Extended Reading

Soul Surfer quotes

  • Bethany Hamilton: [Bethany begins to cry over her missing arm] You know how you said it's hard to see things clearly sometimes, when you're too close? Well, I've been trying to get some perspective, I'm literally trying. Sarah... how could this be God's plan for me? I don't understand.

    Sarah Hill: I don't know why terrible things happen to us sometimes. But I have to believe that something good is going to come out of this.

  • Bethany Hamilton: I thought... I thought at least with clothes on, I could have two arms. That I could look normal.

    Cheri Hamilton: Normal is so overrated.

    Bethany Hamilton: But people like normal mom.

    Cheri Hamilton: Who?

    Bethany Hamilton: Guys do.

    Cheri Hamilton: [takes a deep breath]

    Bethany Hamilton: I mean who would even like me with this.

    Cheri Hamilton: The right guy will love you, exactly the way you are. Because you're beautiful.

    Bethany Hamilton: How do you know?

    Cheri Hamilton: Because I know.