Making a difference: Vision Quest!
So I was sitting here watching “Vision Quest” and quickly realized that it may very well be the best movie of all time. First and foremost, if you are reading this and you have not seen Vision Quest, you owe it to yourself to rent this movie, and soon. A wrestling movie which follows the journey of bodily transformation, covers one of the best messages any movie ever has, shows how love is a slowly developed process and introduces to its viewers the theory that dreams are meant to be lived, it will make you cry, laugh, get chills up and down your spine, stand up and cheer and walk away feeling like the world is yours to conquer!
Matthew Modine plays a high school wrestler who decides that he is ready to make a difference. Tired of living each day in the same fashion, going nowhere, spinning his wheels, assimilating in with any crowd he finds himself in, he sets a goal not many feel he can accomplish, but one that if completed, would not only grant him instant stud factor number 27 status, would also prove to many he encounters along the way that the impossible can be done. In the beginning of the movie his father, who was left by his wife during tough times, takes in a drifter to help pay for the rent. The drifter turns out to be Modine’s source of inspiration as he quickly finds himself falling in love with her. And in all honesty, I can’t blame him. The drifter just happens to be the very HAWT, Linda Fiorentino.
This movie has many of the best attributes a great movie should include, such as:
-An excellent scene were Modine finds himself in the laundry room with Linda’s laundry basket, which just happens to be filled with her clothes to include, you guessed it, her panties. And yes, he does happen to grab up a pair of her pink cotton ones in order to take in the fantastic smell, when all of sudden she quietly walks in and busts him. He casually laughs it off while she picks up the laundry basket and without words suggests he go ahead and place the panties back in the basket. I love that scene for many reasons!
-An overall theme that points out, if you set your mind to something, with a little bit of will power, you can accomplish anything. Yes, ANYTHING!
-A great soundtrack that includes hits from Journey, Madonna, Dio, and .38 Special.
-The movies plot surrounds Matthew Modine’s quest to drop weight to wrestle against the county wrestling stud. So naturally, throughout the movie and while he is dieting, everyone he encounters is continually trying to get him to eat and eat and eat. In addition, all of these individuals can’t seem to understand why he is trying to lose weight. You know we all have our own goals for our bodies, and how many times have each of you been told by someone else that you are goofy for whatever it is you’re trying to do. I have been trying to build muscle for the last almost 23 years of my life, and all along the way, people ranging from my parents to girlfriends have called me many things like silly, goofy and ridiculous. I love this movie because he endures the same throughout, but keeps his eyes set on the prize. I choose to do the same.
-Modine works out throughout this movie: Gotta love movies that pimp physical fitness, don’t care who you are.
-The scene with the peg board from gym class! Remember those things? The board where you have two pegs you utilize to climb your body up the wall by sticking them into the peg board holes…..Remember?
-Faced against the most impossible of odds, Modine, with his back up against the wall…..I’ll leave it at that. Hey, rent the movie and find out what happens!
Well, I guess that’s about it for tonight. Rent this movie, and get re-energized about your physical goals, but also watch, as you realize life really is about more than just spinning your wheels each day doing whatever it is you are currently doing. Go into work tomorrow with an impossible goal, begin to work towards completing that goal, then be amazed at how your “fight the impossible fight” attitude transforms all aspects of your life, as well as affecting many of those close to you in a positive way!
June 9, 2008 at 12:24 am
that sounds cool
June 9, 2008 at 7:45 am
In real life, the drifter is never, ever Linda Fiorentino! NEVER!! What ever the opposite of Linda Fiorentino is that is what the drifter will look like.
June 9, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Ok, Sold! I’m going to rent that this week with the kiddo. I’ll report back to ya!!
June 10, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Hrm, with the U.S. Open here this week and having some leave time bestowed upon us during the Tiger Tee Off on Thursday, I reckon this would make a great movie to watch that day… thanks for the recommendation!!
August 12, 2008 at 3:36 pm
This is a great movie. When I wrestled in High School we would watch it before a meet to get pumped up. It still has the same effect today. Yeah even the music does it for me. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve listened to Lunatic Fringe while working out. As a matter of fact it is a regular in our gym here in Iraq.
Vision Quest is the greatest!!!