MOST INSPIRING MOVIE FOR NERDS AWARD
It’s not easy to be a nerd. People see your glasses and assume you are a loser. Eddie, who despite all sorts of health problems, dreamed of becoming an Olympian, achieves his dream with the help of a hard drinking alcoholic ski jumper coach played by Hugh Jackman.
Too bad it came out in February because IMO, it is Oscar worthy.
Sniff sniff.
Oh God. They finally made a movie about my life.
I mean, I’m not British and I wouldn’t set foot near a ski jump if you paid me but still…I am a nerd who knows the harsh oppression that nerds face when they seek to make their dreams come true.
SPOILERS!
BQB here with a review of Eddie the Eagle.
Michael “Eddie” Edwards had one dream growing up – to become an Olympian.
That’s a lofty goal for anyone but especially for him. He was in a leg brace for most of his early childhood and even had to stay at a hospital for a year.
As a youngster, he tries his hand at every sport only to fail miserably and end up with a box full of broken glasses.
Miraculously, he does make it onto the British downhill ski team only to be cut. Eddie is poor…
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