SOUL SURFER is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton. She’s the young surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack a few years ago. I remember seeing the news story and then watching how she dealt with the loss of a potential professional surfing career with such grace. She appeared to be mature beyond her years and was such an inspiration to me and many others about what it means to be human.
SOUL SURFER is based on Bethany’s 2004 biography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. It’s the story of how Bethany fought to recover and how she grappled with the future. With the support of her parents, Tom (Quaid) and Cheri (Hunt), she refuses to give in or give up, and she works to regain her independence and most importantly, her return to the water. Even still, she wonders why this happened, would she be able to surf again, and if not, who would she be without it?
Soul Surfer /sohl serf-er/ – noun; 1. A term coined in the 1970s, used to describe a talented surfer who surfs for the sheer pleasure of it. Although they may still enter competitions, a Soul Surfer’s mhttps://babytoboomer.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpotives go beyond winning.
When the devastating 2004 tsunami in the Pacific Ocean happened, Bethany traveled to Phuket, Thailand with her youth-group leader Sara Hill (Underwood). It’s here she realized that she could make a difference in the lives of others. This filled her with a new sense of hope and direction and it renewed her resolve to conquer her own limitations and set an example for others facing adversity.
“Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of.”
— Bethany Hamilton
Soul Surfer will be in theaters on April 8, 2011 and is rated PG.
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I didn’t know Helen Hunt was in that!! I wanna see it!
@blueviolet @ A Nut in a Nutshell, It looks pretty inspirational and I love Helen Hunt, too!
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