Film Review Of Gavin O 'Connor's Miracle'

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Gavin O’Connor is steadily holding a bow and arrow, which he often calls Miracle, focusing directly and solely on the target. The crowd--enormously full of young adults--roars. The crowd has become quiet--only the sounds of their breaths are heard. O’Connor pushes the bow back for release, takes a few seconds to position correctly towards the target, and releases. O’Connor did not want only to hit the target, but his main concern was the bull’s eye. The crowd’s eyes were glued to the arrow as it flew past them like a cheetah catching its prey. After the arrow hit the target, the crowd exploded like a bomb. Gavin O’Connor faced the crowd and took a bow. Miracle was a symbol of two meanings to the crowd. One being that hard work leads to success,

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