A Synopsis Of The Movie 'Radio'

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The main idea of the movie Radio was that if you are kind to people and never give up on them, no matter how hard they are struggling, they can succeed. In the movie, James, or “Radio” as his nickname came to be, was a man with a disability who tended to loiter around his town’s high school while his mom was at work. One day, he happened upon the school’s football practice, where he became so fascinated with the game that he kept the ball after it was thrown over the fence. However, some of the athletes decided to tie him up, most likely out of disrespect and misunderstanding for his disability. The football coach kindly untied him and treated him at water and a meal, eventually forming a bond with Radio. What followed completely changed and

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