Guest blogger: Hannah S1

Soul Surfer is a movie that shows how one girl can overcome a huge accident and accomplish the impossible. Bethany is a girl who spend a majority of her time in the water surfing. Bethany is played by Anna Sophia Robb who does an amazing job of acting in the movie. She is determined to get back on the board and doesn’t give up until she is positive it’s pointless. But one day when she is out surfing with her friend Alana and her family, a shark came up and got ahold of Bethany’s arm and a piece of her board. This doesn’t hit Bethany until she is in the hospital. When she wakes up next, she is at the hospital with her armed wrapped up. She is hit with the challenge that she wants to get back into the water and once again learn how to surf. However she isn’t able to grab onto the board to get out. Her dad is able to adjust the boards to have a handle on it to help her. She still isn’t able to learn right off the bat. During that time she goes on a mission trip with the church. When she’s there, she realizes that everyone is afraid of the water because it destroyed their homes. She is able to get the boy in the water and on a surf board. By getting the little boy in the water, she is able to show everyone that they water isn’t as scary as it seems. When she gets back home, she decided to take up surfing again and give it her all. Will she still go on to win the big competition? Her parents Cheri and Tom are played by Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid. Both of them are really into helping Bethany get back on the board and are always encouraging them. Her best friend Alana is played by Lorraine Nicholson, Alana believes that this whole accident is her fault. When she goes and see’s Bethany, she is in complete shock. The theme of the movie is that no matter what happens, you are able to change what people think and make a difference in the world. Critics have said that they movie, “Soul Surfer” is most inspiring when it exalts faith in one’s self,” was said by Andy Webster at the New York Times. Matthew Huntley said that, “Soul Surfer is the kind of film you want your kids to see. It is bursting with heart, inspiration and positivity, and it evokes a message about faith (not necessarily the religious kind) that anyone - child or adult - would be wise to heed.” I agree that this is an amazing movie; you will want to see this one. It’s one that you can’t believe that it actually happened.