Miracle And Bleachers: Movie Analysis

A team is a group of individuals who perform together, apply each other's strengths and work on each person's weaknesses. Such unison and work ethic combined with lead to victory; without it, a team will fail. Miracle is the true story of the United States Men's Hockey team and their preparation and defeat of the thought-to-be-unbeatable Soviet Union, during the 1980 Winter Olympics. Bleachers is about the dying Messina Spartans' football Coach, Eddie Rake and his past players who come back for his burial service. Miracle and Bleachers are both about sports, however, their differences are apparent when analyzed in chemistry, coaching technique, and success. In the movie, Coach Herb Brooks informs the athletes they will compete for the final …show more content…
Neely Crenshaw, a former star quarterback, was one of those people. In the novel, former teammates reminisce on their past and present lives, as well as Coach Rake. Neely talked about how Eddie Rake pushed him to be better; sometimes too far. Specifically, when Rake hits Neely in the face because he lost the second half of a football game. The coach tells Crenshaw he is a sad excuse for a Quarterback; which provoked Neely’s reaction; a punch that rendered Rake unconscious (Grisham 75). Nat Sawyer talks about how Rake became his first customer and main supporter. Rake often would go to the bookstore, have coffee, and read books Nat recommended to him. They discussed detective fiction together instead of football. Nat says Rake has been more important in his life than his father (Grisham 46-48). These reminisces are evidence of the relationships Coach Rake had with his athletes. The Spartans were not close to Rake during high school, however as they got older, he became more vital in their …show more content…
By forgiving his high school mentor means he can now start a new chapter in his life. Whereas the success in Bleachers focuses on a single player’s internal conflict, the success of Miracle focuses on a team overcoming their differences, coming together in order to accomplish the unthinkable. The hockey players went from competitive rivals who refused to play in unison, to evolving into a well-organized, heavily bonded group of athletes. The United States team played and defeated many other teams; working their way up to the Russians. The Soviet team is composed of highly skilled players who are undefeated for centuries. They defeated the Soviets, four-three (Miracle). Two days after, the Americans crushed Finland four-two and won the Olympic gold

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