Wait for it! The Boom! Tonight I saw “Here Comes the Boom” Again! And again, I loved it!

I met TS for dinner at a quaint Thai Restaurant, Thai Garlic, I think we were the only ones there and when I got there, the hostess was a little surprised that I wanted a table as the take out menus had just arrived and she was expecting me to want take out. Ok… The conversation was lively and lovely as was the company, we laughed, we cried, it was better than cats! Well, we didn’t cry, but we did laugh a lot and isn’t that what it’s about?

One of the coolest things TS told me is that she follows my blog, as I know all of you do and she said it’s like I’m sitting right across from her, so she knows how I’m doing day to day, it’s kind of cool! She can hear my voice when she reads it and she said, and I quote… You write just like you talk, here one minute, next off in the next direction! told you! And the fact that she hears my voice in her head… well… She did worry that she answers me back! Not to worry, TS, I do it myself! even with my own blog!

Then we got back in our respective cars and headed out in the rain [remember last night when I told you how warm and wonderful the weather was? Did I mention it was like being at the beach and I could have just stood out on the porch all night? Well, today it was about 70, balmy, IN MY HOUSE! I even had to put the ceiling fan on, then all of a sudden, the rain started and the temperature dropped, huh? By the time we left the theater, it was in the high 40s, I even heard on Friday, it’s supposed to be 27! What? ok, so now, you can stop being jealous!]. back to the driving..

We headed to the $2 theater! Yes, you heard me, the $2 movie theater. All seats, all shows, $2, cash! The concessions are a little bit more, but the movies, $2. And no, the movie are not old, there are movies there that might still be in the theater!  Very cool. Ok, now, on to the Boom!

I really enjoyed this movie, I think it needs to be added to the collection [I was watching it and thinking about all I would talk about with you tonight!]. It was funny and charming and sweet and sad and lovely, even with a moral and a happy ending, all rolled into one 1.45 hour movie. It starts off with Scott Voss [Kevin James] as the “lost” biology teacher, feeling that nothing can be done, the system doesn’t care, so why should he.

He has a crush on the school nurse, Bella [Selma Hyaek], but she keeps saying no. Marty Streb [Henry Winkler] plays the music teacher who’s job is in jeopardy when they find out that funding is going to be cut. All of a sudden Scott stands up and says we have to do something about it! Two people are behind him, Bella and Marty. Scott is doing what he can to raise money, but it’s just not going to be enough, oh, thanks for asking, they need $48,000 to save the music program and Marty’s job.

Scott teaches a citizenship class at night and in that class he meets Nico [Bas Rutten], who was a retired MMA fighter. Watching a match, Scott discovers that the loser of a match could win up to $10, 000, does anyone hear the ding ding ding, see the light bulb go off over Scott’s head? He was a wrestler in college, why not?

As the movie goes on, Scott goes from just showing up and while trying his best, losing, to finding his way, getting his footing. As he becomes more confident in the ring, his confidence in himself rises and as a teacher, he begins to find the passion again, jumping on the desks, firing off rockets, anything he can do to inspire his students. At one point, he asks his class what happens when broken cells come together [I am so paraphrasing]… they work together to become whole.

This is what happened to Scott and those around him. He began to bring himself together, the school came together to support him in what he was doing, his brother and his wife became closer as he found his passion, his class began to be more cohesive and he and Bella became closer [shocker!]. You started rooting for the guy who was the underdog, but by the end of the movie, he wasn’t the underdog anymore, he was standing taller and walking prouder, even if he lost the big match, he won, what he inspired in others was what really mattered.

There were things about this movie that made me think of my parents, how strong they are and what great teachers they were to their students and to myself and my sister. I know my dad inspired his students that to this day, he hears from them from time to time and they speak of him fondly. My mom was getting phone calls from her students long after she retired and they moved on in their lives. Teachers are unappreciated for what they do and how they do it, but they touch us in so many ways that we may not see it at the time, but we will.

This move was an inspiration and enjoyable to watch. It has MMA fights, so of course, there were a few times I covered my eyes, but I cheered and jeered and oomphed for him as I watched.

Here Comes the Boom! Look out!