Cars

Radiator Springs-a small town that made big changes to race car Lightning McQueen’s life and career. In the Pixar movie Cars, directed by John Lasseter, Lightning McQueen, a talented, but arrogant, rookie race car ends up in a town called Radiator Springs as he travels to California to compete for the Piston Cup. Unable to reach the outside world, he is stuck in the run-down town. Fortunately, through Lightning’s experiences with the cars of Radiator Springs, McQueen learns some important life lessons and finds some true friends. Some of the things I have learned from this movie are the importance of being a good “sport”, working well with others, and taking responsibility for all of your actions.

First of all, from this movie, I’ve learned about the value of having good sportsmanship. In Cars, Lightning McQueen learned that there’s a whole lot more to racing than just winning. In the beginning of this movie, McQueen was an arrogant car who wouldn’t respect his pit crew, didn’t listen to The King’s advice, and he made fun of Chick, his opponent, after the race. In the end when The King is rendered no longer able to race, McQueen, demonstrating great amounts of sportsmanship, gave up the Piston Cup to help The King finish the race. With this in mind, I can surely transfer Lightning McQueen’s great deed into my life. I can demonstrate sportsmanship in any type of athletic game, such as in P.E., or even when I play tennis. Being a good sport can mean just shaking hands with an opponent after a tennis match, or saying “good job” after a game to the opposing team regardless of the result. By bringing in sportsmanship into everything I do, I can create a good connection with my opponents (as McQueen finds out).

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... to school. For instance, when I do poor on a test, I have to take action and study more next time to get better results.

All in all, the movie Cars certainly has many meaningful themes that can teach both the viewers and Lightning McQueen. At the end of the movie, McQueen discovered the importance of teamwork and friendship which allowed him to transfer into a better personality and win the respect of many others. The themes of good sportsmanship, teamwork, and taking responsibility for your actions can be useful any time such as in athletics after a tennis match, when working with others for a school project, or even for improving your results in a piano competition. Regardless of how these themes are used, they will always serve as guidelines for everybody and maybe someday they can make some big changes to each person, just like they did for Lightning McQueen.