Lying here, feeling these constant thumps. You try to sleep in, but it constantly knocks and seems like it will never stop. Intrigued, you get out of bed away from the comfort of your wife's warm body, but you approach cautiously, step by step, walking down the stairs in the direction of the sound. At every step you wonder whether your house has been robbed or not. You finally go downstairs and quickly flip on the light switch only to find no one and your house has no damage or evidence of theft of any kind; however, you still hear the sound. You notice it coming from your front door, but it's 3 a.m. on a school night. The hairs on the back of your neck begin to stand up and your heart beats faster as you wonder who is knocking so violently on your front door. You remember the incident at your store where a brick was thrown through the window and how angry and frustrated the community was that they had canceled a game that had tarnished such a historic start to the season. You lift the curtain on the front door, revealing not an angry parent, but Timo Cruz, a one-time player on your basketball team who you haven't seen in weeks, covered in blood. You hastily open the door and invite him. At first glance, he begins to mutter the events that led to him now being covered in his cousin's blood. He talks about how he scared off some bullies from the other players on the basketball team with the gun at his waist, only to see his cousin slaughtered across the street. You talk to him by settling him down and offering him a safe place to sleep for the night. This is a scene from the award-winning movie Coach Carter and some of the challenges he faced and overcame as he prepared to coach his team. ..... middle of paper ... there is nothing deeper than a prison for a young man with such complicated thoughts and the ability to clearly tell others. However, most underdog movies have a dynamic that brings a dramatic change and even though there is a certain message behind the movie, however, the message in Coach Carter is not the typical message of these movies, which are the clichés of “never underestimate your opponent” or “hard work pays off.” This message told the audience to always do their best or "shine" to raise the bar for others and not to be afraid or intimidated by others or by the challenges that come with giving their best, rather than degrading or belittling themselves in the attempt. to help others. I believe this original and versatile message can be applied to almost anyone in whatever they do or accomplish in their life, which is what makes this film such a great underdog film..