Inspirational Film of the Week - Vision Quest

We are starting a new feature here at the Babylon Post as we kick off a new year. It is the Inspirational Film of the Week Post. I'm going to start off with one of my favorite films, Vision Quest. I think the title "Inspirational Film of the Week" is pretty self explanatory, but an explanation of WHY this feature is being added is in order.

I feel like now, more than ever in this country, we need to regain a sense of hope and inspiration if we want to see things get better. Reading positive stuff, watching inspirational movies, and so forth can help us all to think more constructively and to feel better in general.

I feel like we have really been dropping the ball in America in terms of what the Founding Fathers intended this country to be.

We spend far too much time complaining and whining and not enough time working to solve the real challenges we face. This is not what made us successful in the past. And it will not make us successful in the future.

I'm not going to go off on a political or philosophical dialogue, this is an entertainment blog after all, and I''m barely qualified to write this, but what I will do is to recommend some movies that have themes that celebrate, for lack of a better term, The American Spirit. Those seemingly old-fashioned ideas of Perseverance, Character, Teamwork, Loyalty, Courage, Personal Transformation, and so forth.

Vision Quest, if you haven't seen it, is one of these stories. It's a coming-of-age story of 18-year old Louden Swain, who has decided to make his mark in life by wrestling the best wrestler in the state, Brian Shute. This decision jeopardizes his place on the team, a possible scholarship, his health, and the respect of his teammates. Along the way to his goal he falls in love with Carla, a woman who is temporarily staying with he and his father, which also threatens his goal.

It's basically a Rocky-type underdog story which I am generally a sucker for, and wonder why more of these movies aren't made today. (Honestly, do we need more doom and gloom for God's sake, don't we get enough of that on the news!?) At any rate, my box-cover blurb doesn't really do the movie justice. Check it out, it will inspire you and make you feel good. Seriously, in times like these, is that so wrong?