When The Game Stands Tall

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All great movies have one thing in common, they all are inspirational in some way. This is the majority of the time what makes the movie so great. Great movies inspire you to do something courageous or outgoing. The wonderful film “When The Game Stands Tall” is an astounding movie that is super inspirational.
“When The Game Stands Tall” is about a football team That has to persevere to win their games even though they had some team members die. Once the team member die the whole team is depressed and basically falls apart. It takes more than one season, but eventually the team rebuilds itself by persevering through hard times and gets back to winning championships. Perseverance is what makes this movie so great. This movie is better than other

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