The movie we have been watching is called Pride which is based on a true story. It is about an African American man who starts an all African American swim team at Foster Recreational Center which is very rundown. Their first meet was a very bad one. They weren't fast enough swimmers and one of the boys got kicked in the face. Their second meet is coming up and is going to be held at their recreational center. The team they were facing was the best in the league but the coach acted like all of his players were sick and couldn't participate in the meet. So the teams did not swim that day. They have been practicing a lot and have a chance at this second meet. They have started to place in most of their meets now but the coach's past has started to catch up with him. When he was in high school he hit an officer because they were calling him names and picking on him because he was the only black swimmer. A news crew wanted to interview Coach Ellis but when they got in the rec. center the place was torn apart by three black men who wanted revenge on Coach Ellis. He started to beat all three of them up and almost got arrested for it. Coach put himself on suspension for it and put one of his swimmers in charge of the next meet. This meet was very hard but they ended up taking the championship trophy home.
I think this is a very good movie. I would defiantly watch the movie again. it had you going through so many different emotions. One minute your sad, the next your angry, then your happy for them all. I would recommend this movie for sure. The story line was perfect in all ways. You felt like you knew the characters your whole life even though haven't. No one should go through what these kids had to go through. It was not right for people to treat them like that because they were different. It shouldn't matter if you are white or black, normal or a little quirky, people should not be rude to you because of it. Just remember not everyone is like you or going to like you but don't let that stop you from doing what you love. If you get the chance to watch this movie, please watch it. You will probably see things differently.
