As seen in the film, O’Leary’s story begins with his miraculous recovery from a near-death accident when he was 9 years old. Given no chance of survival, John endures an unbelievable road to recovery with the support of his family, faith, community and the kindness of his all-time idol, Baseball Hall of Fame announcer Jack Buck. Grateful for his miracle and shaped by life’s struggles, John’s mission to better the world inspires millions to do the extraordinary
每年，在宗教基金支持下，美国都要拍一些所谓的“福音片”或称为“圣堂片”，宣传西方的宗教信仰，这也是文化传播控制意识形态的一部分。n通常会找一些所谓生命“奇迹”的例子，加持宗教包装，宣扬上帝力量和信仰力量。本片就是这种典型的流水线产品，中规中矩。n但，某些情节确实打动我了，令人感动的不是上帝奇迹，也不是男孩自己经受住磨练的励志，而是那些善良的陌生的普通大众，几乎这个城市每个人都在用善心激励、用各种方式鼓舞着男孩活下来并自信成长起来。这，难道不该是只有社会主义优越性才能展现出来的吗？n男孩发自灵魂的问题: why me？n答案是: 因为你需要。n这要是在中国，答案就是: 我是活雷锋！