Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies.
Today’s theme is Female Athletes, so here are my choices!
Dottie Hinson (A League of Their Own)
Dottie was my favorite character in this movie, besides Marla (Hooch. HOOCH). Honestly, the entire cast of A League of Their Own could be shoved into this category. I absolutely adore this movie, and I remember going to see it when it was still in the theaters. It’s a sports movie, but it’s more about sisterhood. If I could change anything about this film, it would be the ending (Kit, you b*tch!). Geena Davis and Tom Hanks were SO good together, too. Funny that you can definitely feel sparks between Dottie and Jimmy, yet her heart lies with her husband… played by Bill Pullman (who loses the girl to Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle).
Monica Wright (Love and Basketball)
Love and Basketball does not get the love it deserves. It’s such a well-done romantic dramedy, and I love that the story revolves around the dreams of a female athlete, rather than solely around the man’s dreams and her place within them. Sanaa Lathan is amazing and her chemistry with Omar Epps is off the charts. I still quote this movie as often as I can.
Kate Moseley (The Cutting Edge)
Admittedly, it has been a very long time since I saw The Cutting Edge, but it has always been a favorite of mine. I remember in junior high, I bonded with someone over our love of this movie, and we would simply say, “Toe pick!” anytime we saw each other in the hall. Moira Kelly is fierce as Kate, a competitive, difficult ice skater who must partner with a retired hockey player if she wants a chance at Olympic gold. This is one of the ultimate enemies to lovers’ romances! I can’t wait to watch it again.
