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The Natural (1984) Few people have heard of/seen this but the ending and just the portrayal of baseball in general is almost like a fairy-tale. Highly recommend. The cinematography, the score, the time period, and more make this a classic. Robert De Niro is phenomenal. From the B&W foggy intro set to opera music to the mirror scene ending, a great movie. I like this better than "Rocky" which itself is a legendary boxing movie.
Rudy, especially the scene when he leads ND on to the field as his tens of thousands watch from the stands of Notre Dame Stadium. He achieved his ultimate goal of dressing for the Fighting Irish, and his family and all of his peers, who doubted him along the way, were able to witness the result of his dedication and hard work.
Rudy is not that inspirational if you think about it. Sure, he got to play in the last seconds of a game but that's the moment or dream he had been looking for all his life? 5 seconds of fame? Then what? Do mediocre in college and then get an average job that he would work for the rest of his life? What's the message the movie is trying to send besides "work hard and your dream will come true"? To not prioritize what is important because you really wanted to play 5 seconds of football?
I wouldn't call these inspirational but I did enjoy watching it. A League of Their Own Hoosiers...Our gym teacher made us watch it back in High School. Thought it was awe inspiring back then. Recently saw it and thought it was pretty mediocre or totally lame.
I don't understand how anyone could get awe inspiring from watching or listening to that POS of an actor Matthew McConaughey?
