Football, Love & Empathy

Rating: 7/10 (13 October 2017)

My favorite sports movies are human interest stories. What makes us so compelled with sports are humans excelling against the odds and a good sports film embodies all that this entails. They are about the perseverance of the human spirit and overcoming all odds. And they are about people.
This is the most relatable format for understanding conflict. The one we were all raised to value and partake in. Through the lens of football, we can also come to understand and find greater empathy for the problems of mental health.
And Radio is that beautiful sports film that explores the victories of a team and a gifted boy. And this fills the spirit and heart. Under the premise of sports as human interest, Radio is an excellent piece of empathetic work that we can learn from and through our compassion, maybe we can find the best of ourselves in it.