cool runnings movie analysis RE Flashcards
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what is a Vice ?
the habit of doing wrong
what is a Virtue:
the habit of doing what is right/morally good
what are 3 Vices?
Envy
Greed
Pride
what is Envy?
Wishing your life was like someone else’s/ ungrateful for what you have and wanting what other have
what Is Greed?
being selfish/taking more than needed
what is Pride?
having to be right always, not wrong/ never accepting that sometimes you are wrong and you have to admit it
what are the 4 Cardinal Virtues?
Fortitude
Prudence
Justice
Temperance
what is Fortitude?
having courage in pain or adversity (personal strength)
what is Prudence?
being careful with what you say and how you act considering the consequences
what is Justice?
based on acting on what is morally right and fair
what is Temperance?
being able to control yourself (have self control)
what is a challenge?
Something that makes life difficult and provides an obstacle to overcome
what challenges occur in the film Cool Runnings?
- Living in Jamaica when training for an ice based sport
- Cost of the trip to the Olympics without the support of government and families
- Being mocked and ridiculed by professional winter sports teams and coaches even by the media
- Team dynamics between the Jamaican athletes
- Learning a new sport
- Engaging the coach/ convincing him to help them
- Rules of participation in the sport being changed part way though
how does the character Derice overcome these challenges?
- The front man - pulling it all together -responsibility, dedication, self confidence, skill, self doubt personal happiness without winning a medal (pride) he overcame by self acceptance and help from others
how does the character Yul overcome these challenges?
- anger & pride, felt like a victim (used temperance to control himself and took time to get to know junior and understand his situation)
how does the character Junior overcome these challenges?
self confidence, self belief, doubted himself (needed fortitude to overcome) guided and inspired team (Yul Brenna) standing up to his dad in a respectful but powerful way
what is a challenge we face, what virtues would we use?
Judging people without knowing them (pride, envy, anger)
we would use to overcome:
temperance – calm down and think carefully without speaking
Pride – take time to get to know them better so that we can understand and appreciate their situation. Saying sorry sometimes.
Justice- Kindness in supporting people we don’t necessarily understand, appreciate difference & standing up for people who are being judged unfairly
what is a challenge we face, what virtues would we use?
stress and tests (pride)
Fortitude – being strong and staying positive even when we get bad results, being resilient and bouncing back even when things don’t go well
Prudence - taking care of yourself - putting time aside to study and prepare as well as eat well, sleep well even when the temptation of gaming/socials ect. take over
how do we overcome Vices?
- Using virtues to help overcome bad habits like focusing on prudence, when greed is an issue
- Pray for help to overcomes vices and recognise when we are doing the wrong thing
- Go to mass to learn more about gods teachings
- Go to reconciliation
- Seek guidance/ help from someone wise
what is Courage?
Keep going even when we are scared
