Radio Movie Analysis

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I liked the movie Radio because it is a really good portrayal of the struggles, triumphs, and setbacks of a disabled person's life. It had a good storyline. The movie Radio is about a person named James Kennedy, (more commonly known as Radio). He is a disabled boy who comes into the movie as a quiet personality person, and leaves the story as a happy, high-sprung person.
The movie made me think badly about some characters at the beginning of the movie, and then change completely at the end. Johnny was a prime example of how characters can be dynamic in movies. The movie started as radio was riding a shopping cart down a hill. After his joyride was over, he was caught walking down the road by a rogue football kicked by the football team.

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