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This is a film about a teenage Christian girl who loses an arm in a shark attack in Hawaii. There are some perilous moments, but they are handled well. The surfing sequences are excellent \u2013 and by the way, Helen Hunt (she plays the mom) did her own surfing scenes, and AnnaSophia Robb, who plays Bethany, took lessons from her and did her own surfing as well.<\/p>\n

I thought the faith dimension was handled well; I cannot imagine what losing an arm to a shark would have done to me if I had wanted to \u00a0be a world class surfer and champion.<\/p>\n

Because the family had so much video of Bethany from the time she was a baby, the filmmakers were able to strive for authenticity. Except for two rather \u201cgooey\u201d scenes, I think they made a fine film with lots to talk about \u2013 not the least of which is \u201cWhy do bad things happen to good people?\u201d Courage, faith, family, friends.<\/p>\n

Here is my longer review for\u00a0 St. Anthony Messenger<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is the Wikipedia entry for Bethany Hamilton<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an interview with Bethany soon after the attack on October 31, 2003:\u00a0 NBC Insider<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>About the making of SOUL SURFER<\/a><\/p>\n

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