#7 Whip It (2009)

First, a small disclaimer: I was a speed skater for a while. It was something I really enjoyed and miss more than I would like to admit.

Speed skating and roller derby are completely and utterly different sports, seriously oil and water. Every night after practice the roller derby girls would come in, and they are badass true to form. They kickass every night, and they do it sexy which is hard to manage on four wheels. This just was not my thing. That was how I walked into this movie, with the same bad taste in my mouth that I got every time my team was compared to roller derby, that was until I watched the movie.

Staring Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, and several other powerful female actresses. Barrymore actually directed it as well, Wiig is my current SNL fav and Page I adore, she is on the top of my lesbo list, and favourite actors list as well.

 I think this movie was very accurate at what it feels like to be on a team, a team that becomes your family. It also portrays how hard it is to juggle the things you are passionate about and the ones you love.

This girl loves her mother and doesn't mind giving in to her ridiculous ideals but, when she finds something she loves she feels conflicted, not wanting to disappoint her mother or her new found friends. I will not go into detail with the love interest because I could have done without him. In fact I could do without most skinny jean wearing clones, he looks like he smells.

Anyways, the main reason I wanted to discuss this movie was not about the movie itself, it's about the soundtrack. It is amazing. The record Page puts on at the first party, is by a band called Little Joy, which is a Brazilian/American rock band, including the Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, Rodrigo Amarante, and Binki Shapiro. The only way to describe them is, very simple and fresh. I have to say I am falling for this band, which is strange as I do not like this kind of music, it is worth seeking out.

The rest of the soundtrack is good too, including Jolene by Dolly Parton. I know I know, just try it, you won't regret it.

There are very few soundtracks that I notice, one of the others I am considering blogging about next, but I like the movie too much to full a blog about the music alone. Decisions, decisions...