Miracle Movie Analysis

Released in 2004, Miracle, directed by Gavin O’Connor is an action filled edge of your seat movie based off the 1980 Winter Olympics. In the 80 Olympics the Americans attempted to do the unthinkable in defeating the dominant Soviet Union at their peak. Herb Brooks coaches and brings together a team compiled of college kids who just met, to attempt to take down the hockey dynasty Soviet Union had created for years. The main characters are Herb Brooks played by Kurt Russell, Mike Eruzione played by Patrick O’Brien Demsey, and Jim Craig played by Eddie Cahill. Miracle increased national pride in the game of hockey, and paved the way for the millions of youth who strive to represent their country in the game. One of the best features of this movie was its Entertainment value. These include things such as the hook, action, appeal to emotions, suspense, and TR sequence. To begin, the movie began with an intriguing hook. The first scene starts by introducing events that were going on during the time of the actual event such as the invasion of Cambodia, and Anti-War protests. This gave a sense of putting the viewer in the time period to better understand the circumstances. Action was a crucial part in the movie. Being a hockey movie action was portrayed during the games and practices shown in the

There were many cases of stunt artists, changes in film speed, and CGI. Also, it was clear they included visual and sound effects throughout the movie. First, stunt artists were used to hit the characters, and make skillful plays that the actors couldn’t. Film speed was altered to make the players seem faster in some scenarios, and make the play in general seem faster. Sound effects were used during the games to create loud noises, so it felt as if you were at the game but only watching the movie. CGI and visual effects were used to make the crowd larger and louder than it really was to increase