so i watched the movie Radio and let me begin by saying that that is the only movie that makes me cry from start to finish. no joke. like the tears do not stop. especially when the football players put him in the shed and scare him but throwing footballs at it. and when he goes to jail. and when the guys trick him into going into the girls locker room. and when his mom dies...its just a cry fest for me. i usually don't cry at movies but Radio is an exception. i even cry at the happy-ish parts. i love it so much.
the title of this post is actually a quote from the movie. its something Mrs. Jones says when Coach Jones is talking about how Radio would've been better off if he would've let him be. i love that quote. it's beautiful and inspirational.
i think this movie as a whole is inspirational. i always feel bad when people make fun of other people for things they cant control. i'm sure that a physically or mentally disabled person didn't choose to have that disability so why do people find it necessary to tease them. it just breaks my heart. i think Radio is inspirational because towards the end you can see a change in all of the characters. Coach Jones shows his sensitive side which is sorta unusual for an athletic director, many of the jocks take a liking to Radio and they befriend him, and the entire town just seems to become more accepting. it's a happy change.
i especially love the fact that this movie is based on a real story and when i watched it, i also watched the commentary and the interviews with the real Coach Jones (they didn't interview Radio) and i was just so fascinated by it.
when i get older, i definitely wanna look into a career that can help people who are at disadvantages in their lives. people with physical and mental disabilities. learning disorders. and depression disorders. even addictions. i want to touch people's lives and make a difference to them. i wanna be their friend and i want to care for them. be there when no one else is. i think it would be an extremely rewarding job.
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oh man i remember watching radio in sixth grade. all the macho kids were really mean and laughed a lot at the kids like me and you who cried. =/ its a really good movie though.
omg i would totally love to have aidan come with us on friday, i wanna meet him & it would be cool to hang out. but idk if we're taking the train or not so, if it stopped there maybe we could pick him up. idk. morgan's dad is in california and he's going to call her and finish plans tomorrow and she'll call me, so i'll know later if that would be possible. i think thats a great idea, haha.
aah okay so morgans dad just called me and said we're going to the shedd aquarium and to the navy pier. we need to be in beloit at nine thirty, so we'll pick you up before nine. we'll be back home around eight, but you can stay over if you want. =] you'll need $25 for the aquarium and $5 to help pay for gas and parking and stuff. also you'll need enough for lunch and dinner [idk, like $10-$15 for each] and any more money if you want to buy things at the pier. so, idk. thats a lot of money when you put it all together. =/ i think im going to take like eighty bucks.
if for any reason you cant go, you can still stay over and we'll have our own fun. =] im going to tell doug you're coming because it's easier to cancel than to fit in at the last second. call me if you have any questions or anything. =]
i wish i coulda wrote a better review for this movie. not my forte i guess. =/
i don't want to seem, idk, smug or condescending or something by saying this, but oh man working with disabled people is totally awesome. you know how my mom has always worked with autistic kids and whatnot, and one of my best friends in first and second grade had downsyndrome. sometimes things get frustrating, but the good parts totally make up for all the hard ones. they get joy from the simplest things and...idk. i think it would be a totally good thing for you because i know you'd be able to handle the frustrating parts and you'd get so much from it because you're such a great person. ^.^
btw, sorry i didn't reply to your text earlier. i did read your comment but ive been trying to cut back on my texting and phone dependency in general. so yeah, see you tomorrow. =]
ugh i need to talk to you pronto. there's some pretty heavy shit going on and i can't keep it to myself. =/
btw, i love all the texts you sent me today. sorry i didn't reply again but idk, im really trying to save money. you can keep texting but i probably won't reply, jsyk. =]
and also jsyk, im the one who keeps voting for keyboardist, flying, meese, dinosaur and nsync on your polls. katie ftw!
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