Guest Blogger: Nasra M1

Soul Surfer is an inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, even though she lost her arm, she didn’t give up on her dream instead she went after it. The starring actresses are Dennis Quaid, Anna Sophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Lorraine Nicholson, and Carrie Underwood I think that they all had a big role and they did a wonderful job being there for Bethany. Carrie underwood helped Bethany see things in a different light when they went over to Thailand Bethany came to her senses that what she is going through is not the worst thing that can happen. She decided to help the young kids in Thailand after the devastating 2004 tsunami in the Pacific Ocean. After the shark attack, Bethany’s parents didn’t want her to go back to suffering but after they saw that she was really determined to go back, they became very supportive of her decision. In fact at some point in the movie Bethany wanted to quit and never surf again but her parents didn’t let that happen instead they decided to put a lot time into training her again and they made her want to keep her dreams alive. We often wonder why bad things happen to us and how do we deal with it; this movie answers these questions. Bethany Hamilton was bitten by a tiger shark and she lost her arm but she didn’t give up on her dreams and everything else that she believed in. she took her time to deal with her loss and she got right back up. Soul surfer is an inspiring/ encouraging movie it teaches us life’s important lessons. After watching Soul Surfer, the audience will learn to look at life through other people’s perspective. We might be going through some difficult times but we also have to keep in mind that there are others that have it worse than we do. “It was an amazing movie. I love the story and the movie is so well done. It honestly made me cry. It’s hard for me to cry but this movie was definitely an exception”. I definitely agree with this response because I enjoyed this movie, I thought that everything was put together well. There is nothing that I would change about it because it really touched me. I would definitely recommend Soul Surfer because it’s an inspiring movie and will touch the hearts of everyone. After you watch this movie, I promise you that you will look at your life differently and most importantly, you will appreciate it.