His Grace Magazine!
Page 26
February 2022
American Underdog
“Some dreams become reality”
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he movie, American Underdog, is a faith based football drama that is inspiring and is about the loved and extremely revered quarterback, Kurt Warner, his wife Brenda and stepchildren. American Underdog is heartbreaking at times. It shows a lot of problems in life that Kurt went through. It has very strong Christian faith and values. As for the plot of this
movie, it is the Erwin brother's best movie, hands down. American Underdog starts off with a young Kurt Warner watching a football game and saying to himself that he wants to be one of the good football players, like some of the famous quarterbacks on TV. Young Kurt is practicing in his backyard, trying to be that great football player
that he dreams of being. Once Kurt went to the University of Northern Idaho, he joined the University football team and he was noticed as a talented quarterback, but he doesn't trust his front linemen and he stays in the pocket and this just makes his coach mad. On one of the nights out, his friend ends up taking him to a cowboy bar where there is line dancing. Kurt sees a woman named Brenda and is immediately stricken by her. Kurt then asks his friend to teach him on how to line dance. When Kurt actually dances with Brenda, it is immediately clear that they are made for each other. While they were both in the parking lot, Brenda tells Kurt that a relationship wouldn't work between them because she is divorced with a couple of children. As Kurt is approaching his graduation, his goal is to be drafted by one of the NFL teams. He then receives a call from the Green Bay Packers, but he only lasted one day before he was cut. Brenda's Christian dad asked Kurt if he would
marry his daughter and provide for her, so Kurt decided to get a job at a grocery store, stocking shelves. Now he is depressed about his career and being cut by Green Bay and not playing football. Then the man who started Arena Football asked him to be a quarterback for Iowa. Kurt said that Arena Football is a circus. The man replied that people like circuses. He then leaves Kurt a lot of money. Kurt, after a long cold winter and no money to heat the house, loses hope. At that point, he decides to join the Arena Football League. Kurt quickly finds out that it is a different type of football. He learns that he has to move fast and pass even faster; he finds the fans hard as they mock him. After awhile, the St. Louis Rams gives Kurt a call. The offensive coach thinks that Kurt is too old to play quarterback, but the head coach started playing after 14 years, and believes in Kurt. Can Kurt make it as the quarterback of the St. Louis Rams? Will Kurt and Brenda get married?
