Rudy Movie Review Essay

Rudy is a movie based on the theme, motivation. The setting takes place first in Joliet, Illinois. He grew up near a steel mill where his father works. His dream is to attend the University of Notre Dame ever since he was a child watching football every Saturday with his family. No one ever believed in him when he said he was going to grow and go Notre Dame after high school. The movie fast forwards Rudy’s senior year, sponsors of the high school create a field trip for students to go to Notre Dame. Rudy awaits in line and is about to aboard the bus until he is stopped by the priest.The priest told Ruby that college is not for everyone, but the priest is actually trying to say is that it is not for Rudy. Four years have passed since that day …show more content…
His father tells him that it is a stupid dream and that the school is only for rich, smart, and good athlete kids, which Rudy is neither of those things. Rudy aboards the bus and hopes that his dream will come true. As he arrives at the crack of dawn at the university, the officer at the stand asks him what he is doing here. Soon enough, the officer appoints him to see a priest in which the priest, Father Cavanaugh, thinks that Rudy is applying to be one. Father Cavanaugh helps Rudy on way to fulfilling his dream. First, he enrolls Rudy in Holy Cross college, if his grades are good, Father Cavanaugh will enroll him in another semester. He then meet D-Bob, who tutors Rudy in exchange for getting him girls. Since Rudy is not a student at Notre Dame, he sees the football field and works there with there, just to get to know the field he said. Also he does not have a place to stay, therefore he sneaks in at night and sleeps in the maintenance room. Fortune, one of the maintenance workers places a key on the blanket for Rudy but claims that he knows nothing about it. Each year, Rudy applies to Notre Dame hoping to get in but ends up with disappointment when he receives a letter of