"Concentration, not strength."
Gordon Bombay
The Mighty Ducks
1992
Strength in numbers; concentration in understanding. The game is always the sport until the sport become more than the game. Children, young athletes and even adults relate to the theme in The Mighty Ducks. Teamwork, understanding, getting over perception and even stepping outside ones boundaries to gain a championship understanding.
The Mighty Ducks weren't necessarily Olympians, and it wasn't necessarily an Olympic movie, but, the team concept and comrade approach kept them flying straight in form, towards that V. While the film kept the audience connected to the anomalies that most of us fall into; intimidation in groups and perception. We start to realize that sometimes being in a group isn't just about formation; its about teamwork; and make up of individuals.
"Have you guys ever seen a flock of ducks flying in perfect formation? It's beautiful. Pretty awesome the way they all stick together. Ducks never say die. Ever seen a duck fight? No way. Why? Because the other animals are afraid. They know that if they mess with one duck, they gotta deal with the whole flock. I'm proud to be a Duck, and I'd be proud to fly with any one of you. So how about it? Who's a Duck?" - Gordon Bombay
The Mighty Ducks embraced a theme about a overzealous lawyer named Gordon Bombay who got caught drinking and driving and therefore, as part of his punishment had to coach a pee wee hockey team. Gordon, haunted by his own hockey team past, had to work through his challenges and insecurities stemmed from a missed shot at the end of a game, that cost his team the win on the ice.
It's fitting for circumstances in and out of your control to face your fears, when putting your own fear on the line, might cost you your soul.
Throughout the film Gordon coaches these boys with a win win attitude to excel on the ice, and excel in their minds. Their confidence and self worth become their existence on the ice, and their team becomes the ducks who can fly. I always look for similarities in films and their characters through a group of ducks. I tend to see that characters are built for themes, and themes are built around characters in films. It is inevitable to draw connections.
"Yes sir, Mr. Ducksworth. Thank you very much, Mr. Ducksworth. Quack, quack, quack, Mr. Ducksworth!" -Gordon Bombay
First of all, Gordon's boss was Mr. Gerald Ducksworth. Gordon's last name was Bombay. We have the duck theme in the team name and the Bombay reference as in alcohol; which caused this teaming in the first place, in Gordon's name. It's interesting when you start breaking down a film's meaning, you start creating similarities within the enviornment.
Isn't that the same in forming groups? Isn't that the same in finding mates?
Once we get over our objections; we tend to get more involved in our own perception. Perception is important, but, it is not necessarily the best way to judge. A team, and individual and even the Mighty Ducks themselves have characteristics that make them perfect in their own circumstance.
Believing in oneself is like having the power to find strength in another self.
We might hesitate in given a teaming environment, we might flock at knowing we aren't good enough for the team; however, if we continue to duck out of the competition within ourselves; we become reluctant to the win, instead of seeing the V in victory. We become that puck on the ice that slides around, gets pushed towards a goal; yet, has no team to slap it into the goal if we build our walls up around perception. We must give people a second chance because if not, we've basically given up on ourselves.
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