Well, everyone, today, we review what would happen to be one of the first live-action films, to be released by Disney in a long while, that ends up being based on actual events in history. Man, if only Disney could for sure try to make more movies like that for a while, if nothing else! Anyway, let’s discuss Young Woman And The Sea, which stars Daisy Ridley as main character Trudy Ederle.
Plot: The movie centers around Trudy Ederle (played by Daisy Ridley in this film). It chronicles her journey to becoming the first female to swim the English Channel, and all the obstacles that she had to overcome to get to that point.
Wow, I’ll say it again, definitely great to see Disney making a more original story, and one that’s based on actual events at that. So, did this film turn out for the best? Well, yeah, very much so. First of all, Young Woman And The Sea is truly inspirational. To see a female like Trudy Ederle do whatever it took to defy all possible odds, and achieve the impossible, how many of us nowadays have truly done what needed to be done without calling it quits? Much like Boys In The Boat, and the lessons that people could learn from that one, similar ones can be taken from this film, and maybe even more. What’s more is that Daisy Ridley did a phenomenal as main character Trudy Ederle. Truthfully, Ederle may yet be one of Daisy Ridley’s better performances in the films that she’s been in. Additionally, for lessons that could be taken from Young Woman And The Sea, after watching this film, people may end up taking away all kinds of lessons from watching this film, including ones like that hard work truly pays off, that playing it safe is almost never a good thing to do, and that it’s never good to give up even when things go wrong in different scenarios. Also, it was interesting to witness how difficult life was for some people back during this period of time, including for people like of Trudy, and her family. Not to mention that some people, especially people who were poor, were willing to do whatever it took to have a better life, including women being willing to go through an arranged marriage like people in the Jewish culture, for instance. Wow, that shouldn’t be surprising, right? Well, you got me! It was also great to learn about what to either to eat, and drink, or what items not to have when going through training, or actual Olympic type sports period. But, most importantly, it was amazing to see how Trudy was truly willing to accomplish her goals, no matter the hardships that stood in her way. I’m not sure how much of her story was true in this film, and/or how much of it was dramatized. Either way, this film is truly a film about strength, courage, and, likely, even faith that things will turn around the better. Oh, and there’s also the additional lesson that miracles do still happen. Won’t go I to details on how that was portrayed in this film, but it was great the way it was handled. In addition to all of these, did I forget to mention Ameilia Warner’s score for this movie? First off, Warner truly did know how to capture the time period with this movie. Her music had all kinds of emotions, from depressing, to breathtaking, to then being epic, and then to being calm, and peaceful as well. Disney most definitely made a great choice with choosing her for composer this time around. Finally, not only Trudy, but the rest of the characters were well established, and well-written as well.
And that’s my review for Young Woman And The Sea. If you haven’t seen this film, I would highly recommend it. Either because of there not being a whole lot of advertisement for it, or some other reason, this film hasn’t been very popular at the box office. Well, Young Woman And The Sea deserved to perform so much better than it did in the end. It has excellent performances, especially by Daisy Ridley, has some valuable lessons to take away, and is an overall enjoyable experience. If you want to know more about the history of this person, then seeing this movie, and reading books about her life will be helpful, and likely even inspirational as well. Definitely see Young Woman And The Sea, if you haven’t yet. It is definitely one you won’t want to miss. In this case, please don’t let its low box office performance determine your decision to see it, or not see it. You will be engaged, and enjoy the swimming adventures with Trudy Ederle.
Final Grade: A+
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