Whip It (飆速青春) is a 2009 film. The movie stars Ellen Page. The supporting cast includes Drew Barrymore, Alia Shawkat, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, and Jimmy Fallon. The movie is based on women's roller derby.
Ellen Page plays Bliss Cavendar, a girl with very little direction in life. Because of this lack of direction, she gives in to her demanding mother and enters beauty pageants. Bliss works at a local pig stop with her best friend Pash. Bliss and her mom make a trip to Austin to pick up some gear and run into girls on a roller derby team. Intrigued, Bliss picks up the try out flyer and goes secretly withour her parents knowledge and being underaged. Bliss makes the team and starts to compete for star status. Bliss also helps her team go from zero wins to challengers for the season's title.
This was an pretty amazing movie. From the aimlessness of Bliss to the over the top personas of the other team members, this movie was really a fun ride. Nothing too crass was needed to advance the story. In essence, it was a coming of age story for Bliss. Going from a gal with no direction to a gal who has renewed confidence. And its all because of roller derby.
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