Whip It!
A chick flick with a twist.
She got it all, then she loses it all, and then everything slowly comes back together again, except there are more aggressiveness in this one.
Based on the novel of the same name, Whip It follows Bliss Cavender (Ellen Page) who is more comfortable in blue hair, boots, rockers t-shirt and black eye-liner than in gowns. But her mother (Marcia Gay Harden), a former beauty queen, constantly push her to take part in the local Miss Blue Bonnet Pageant, hoping that she will follow her footsteps in pageantary.
One day, while in Austin, she found a flier to a derby tournament, so together with her bestie, Pash (Alia Shawkat), they went to check out the scene. Now, one thing you need to know about Derby is, its like wrestlers on rollerskates in a rink. After the tournament, Bliss knew this was her scene, but to be part of the team, you have to be 21 years old.
She lied about her age, dug out her barbie skates from her attic and sneak out of her house every week to practice. What followed were lots of blood, sweat and fights as Bliss try to push her team to win, for the very first time. One day, her parents found out about her participation, the opposing team found out that she’s not 21 and her bestie was arrested at one of the tournaments she was competing in. Losing it all meant she had to either find a way to fight back or to give up everything – but being in a derby team means, you never give up!
Whip It is the first movie directed by Drew Barrymore. She was also the producer and one of the actress as well, and who knows how she did it. If you’re after a chillaxing movie after a long day, then this is the movie you want to go to.