Although Chinese audiences know very little about Canadian films, in fact, Canadian films have always been well-known in the international film industry, and classic films such as "I Killed My Mother" and "Scorched Earth City" have won awards in the international film industry. Today I would like to introduce you to a Canadian inspirational film" "St. Ralph", which was released in 2005 and tells the story of a 14-year-old who performed miracles with long-distance running.
The film St. Ralph is the debut of director Mike McGovern, a film all-rounder who has directed a total of 5 film productions, and the screenwriting and directing work is done by him alone. The 14-year-old boy in the movie St. Ralph is named Ralph, a typical troubled teenager who does not like to study, makes trouble with teachers, smokes and drinks, and even violates Catholic doctrine in the school swimming pool.
Life was not easy for Ralph, his father died in the war, his mother was bedridden for many years because of a serious illness, and finally he was stimulated to fall into a coma. With his deviant personality, Ralph had few friends at Catholic school, and an unexpected opportunity made Ralph fall in love with running, and he could only forget the fact that he was about to become an orphan when he was desperately running.
In the film, young Ralph is played by child star-debuting Canadian actor Adam Butche, who was born into a family of actors and whose uncles and aunts even own their own acting agency. The success of the movie "St. Ralph" made the young actor Adam Butche a hot star, and since then, Adam Butcher has starred in classic action films such as "The Bad Dogs Gang" and "Time-Out Transmission".
Actor Adam Butcher is handsome and handsome, with superb acting skills, and the role of Ralph he portrays is arrogant on the surface, but sensitive and fragile on the inside, and the strong personality contrast makes the character appear more three-dimensional and real. In the film, when the teacher learns about Ralph's deep feelings for his mother, the teacher encourages Ralph to practice long-distance running and convinces him that if he can win the Boston Marathon, it will move God and his mother will wake up.
Ralph was convinced that his teacher would not deceive him, and he began to actively practice long-distance running and prepare for marathons. Although many people mocked Ralph's idea of being naïve, his teachers kept cheering him on and often rode his bicycle to exercise with him. When people saw Ralph's crazy training every day, they were slowly touched by his spirit, and those doubts and ridicules also turned into admiration and support.
The teacher who inspired Ralph to practice long-distance running is played by Canby Scott, a powerful actor who has played important roles in classic films such as "Composing Love Songs" and "The Dying Gauls". In the film St. Ralph, Ralph's mother is played by American actress Jennifer Tilly, who is sweet-looking and plump, and she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1994 for the role of The Showgirl in "Bullets Over Broadway.".
From the story point of view, the movie "St. Ralph" is just a slightly old-fashioned inspirational film, and at the end of the film, Ralph participated in the Boston Marathon, but unfortunately did not get the place. Soon after, Ralph's mother miraculously woke up, and the mother's awakening may not be because her son participated in a marathon, but more likely it is the tenacious vitality embodied in Ralph, the challenge to the limit, and the struggle for the infinite pursuit of life that created the miracle of life.