Movie Essay

Devon White
Movie Essay
Sophomore English
22 January 2008


There are a lot of great movies out there There are funny ones, sad ones and there are also great dramas, but the one that best brings all of these great emotions together is We are Marshell. We are Marshell is the best movie ever because it is inspirational, gets the veiwer to be emotionally involved, and it includes great character maturity.


This movie is very inspirational becauese one can learn many different lessons. Not only that but he can also watch how the characters and the town learn to cope with their problems. The community is starting to accept the new football program after the former players get in to a terrible plane crash. The football program slowly starts reestablish itself, but they are not as good as they were however they are bringing hope back into the community. It is very motivational movie because it is based on a real situation that could, and did happen to real people.


While watching We are Marshell, one becomes emotionally involved. The moving connection between the viewer and the movie brings the adience closer to the characters. Everyone watching can feel the pain of the town, and can see how hard the town members are trying to accep the new football program. The frustration can make one very tense by seeing the coach and unexperienced players struggle to reach their goals. The old team, the very few who survived, are not having a very successful time getting along with the players, which causes a lot of unwanted stress and anger for the coach to deal with.
In addition to involvement and inspiration, throughout the movie the characters mature. The development of the performers makes the film more interesting and makes it a better movie. There is a young girl who falls in love with one of the former football stars and is planning on marring him in the near future. That is until she learns of his death. She now is struggling to move on. She eventually does and goes to collage and also helps his family. Along with this girl growing and moving on with her life, so does the old football team. They begin to realize that their friends are gone and they need to accept it. There coach also learns to control the team and ends up winning a few games.


It is fun to watch the characters ripen ad feel the heartful involvement and the emotional
connection. We are Marshell is a very influetual film. When one thinks his life is going bad,it is
important to think about how much worse it could be. This moviecan make one feel good with
what he has.