Soul Surfers: An Antidepression Movie

I was back from my daily workout routine. I was going through my Facebook page thinking to either watching a movie or read a book. Then, I saw a post on FB which mentioned 9 movies that can work better than medicines to cure depression. The first movie on the list was Soul Surfers. It is a sports biography on the real life incident of Bethany Hamilton. I am a sports fan and I love to watch sports based movies. I recently saw Rush and Southpaw both of which are a must watch movie.

Soul Surfer is an inspiration movie about Bethany Hamilton who is extremely talented and has a lot of potential to be a surfer. This is acknowledged by the people around her. One morning she trains for the upcoming championship with her Alana Blanchard. While surfing, unexpectedly, a Tiger Shark attack Bethany and she loses her left arm. After losing her arm, the life around her changes. Her family motivates her to return to surfing but she feels it very difficult to cope with the life around her. Her family supports her immensely.

She questions why God has put her into this situation, why did it happen to her? To which she gets a reply that there might be something good out of this situation.

During her volunteering experiencing in Thailand she realizes that it’s not only her but there many who have been put in adversities in life. She then realizes that she can motivate others to take up surfing. After returning, she trains hard and returns to the surfing competition. She competes.

The movie depicts the immense willpower of Bethany, it depicts that there are always something good out of any situation which are put in life to. A Truly Inspirational Movie.

Must watch for those who keep on asking:

Why I have Been Put into This Situation?

If it has to be; then why it has to be with me?

The story of Bethany Hamilton would help to keep your spirits high as it acts as an Antidepressant. For me it Definitely Has.

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