Solar

I caught this story over at J-Walk Blog and don't get me wrong it is really neat, but it more reminds me of one of my favorite movies. Now you have to remember the movies I like are movies that show how people can overcome adversity in an inspirational way and this movie fits the bill.

Race The Sun is based on a true story about a bunch of high school kids in Hawaii who are always being told by peers, teachers, and family that they are losers and won't accomplish anything. They build a solar car and end up taking it to the World Solar Challenge in Australia and racing it. Above and beyond the Halle Berry eye candy, it is a very uplifting movie for kids showing that you can succeed if if people tell you that you are incapable. My daughters hate it when I pull it out and we watch it but I am trying to show them they can succeed in whatever they want no matter what the obstacle if they really want to. My kind of movie. Family friendly and inspirational.

In order to succeed in a profession, a person not only needs to have its good, but also its bad qualities. The former are the spirit, the latter is the body of the job. Franz Grillparzer