[WOMAN SINGING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[♪♪♪]
BETHANY:
I was born in Hawaii
to two die-hard surfers.
How could I not have
salt water in my veins?
They say home is
where the heart is.
And for most people,
that consists of four walls
and a welcome mat.
But for me, it's the ocean.
With the warmth of the sun
on my skin.
[EXCLAIMING]
"Two brothers."
That's my answer
when anyone asks me
why I'm so competitive.
[LAUGHING]
And, of course,
there's my best friend, Alana.
[GIGGLING]
[IN UNISON]
Trick or treat!
BETHANY & ALANA:
♪ Hele on to Kauai ♪
♪ Hanalei by the bay ♪
♪ Wailua River Valley ♪
♪ Is calling me back home ♪
BETHANY:
We spent more time wet
than we did dry.
My mom was convinced
that we were mermaids.
From the moment
I caught my first wave,
I knew that I wanted
to be a pro surfer.
Nothing else seemed to matter.
[♪♪♪]
Surfing is my passion,
my way of life.
The stoke I get from riding
a perfect wave is pure joy.
But like my dad always says,
"Life is an adventure.
And sometimes, you wipe out
and end up in the impact zone."
Bethany!
Bethany!
Let's go,
you're lagging!
I'm coming!
Hey, sorry, Noah,
I lost track of time!
CHOIR:
♪ Where your streams
Of abundance flow ♪
♪ Blessed be your name ♪
♪ Blessed be your name ♪
♪ When I'm found
In the desert place ♪
Glad you could join us.
Move over, Timmy.
Sorry, this seat's saved.
Come on.
Ow!
How were the waves?
Really fun.
Ready for the contest?
Yeah.
Practice your snap off the lip?
Shh.
No, but she's perfect
on the wipeouts.
Shh, guys,
we're in church.
She's gonna do
her mermaid thing
and crush it
like she always does.
♪ Blessed be the name
Of the Lord ♪
♪ Blessed be your name ♪
♪ Blessed be the name
Of the Lord ♪
♪ Blessed be
Your glorious name ♪
♪ You give and take away ♪
♪ You give and take away ♪
♪ My heart will choose
To say ♪
♪ Blessed be your name ♪
♪ Blessed be
Your glorious name ♪
♪ You give and take away ♪
♪ You give and take away ♪
[STRUMMING]
[WHIMPERS]
[GIGGLES]
NOAH:
Almost got it.
Darn it.
Come on.
Interesting technique,
Noah.
Is that how
the professionals do it?
Hey, I know what I'm doing.
Okay.
Where you going?
To watch the competition.
[♪♪♪]
♪ I wake up in the morning
At 6:00 ♪
♪ They say there may be rain
But the sun is hot ♪
♪ I wish I had some time
Just to k*ll today ♪
♪ And I wish I had a dime
For every bill I got to pay ♪
[EXCLAIMING JUBILANTLY]
Whoa!
Ooh, ha-ha-ha.
[ALL WHOOPING]
♪ That's why, here I am ♪
♪ Just waiting for this storm
To pass me by ♪
[ALL WHOOPING]
♪ And that's the sound
Of sunshine ♪
[CHEERING]
They gave me a five!
Not so bad for a girl.
♪ I saw my friend, Bobby
He said, "What's up, man? ♪
♪ You got a little work
Or a 20 to lend?" ♪
♪ I opened up my hand
He said, "I'm glad to see ♪
♪ They can take away my job
But not my friends, you see" ♪
[WHOOPING]
Oh!
♪ Here I am ♪
[CHEERING]
What!
[LAUGHS]
Read it and weep,
honey.
I'm not the one
who's gonna be weeping.
Five!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Don't harass the judges!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey!
We're coming
to get you!
[LAUGHING]
[GROANING]
Babe, is it
your knee again?
Got you!
[BARKING]
[ALL SQUEALING]
[SCREAMS]
Noah, put me down!
♪ Are you ready? ♪
♪ Put 'em in the sky
And let him fly ♪
♪ Put 'em in the sky
And let him fly high ♪
ANNOUNCER:
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen,
to the junior portion
of the Maui Jim Turtle Bay
Resort Invitational.
We're expecting
a great competition today.
We've got skateboarding
on the half-pipe.
We've got all the action
in the water.
Watch top amateur surf...
Hey, how's it?
Hey.
Hey, Keoki.
If you get tired waiting
for the waves,
you can always come
and kick it with us.
We don't have to wait
for the action.
When you
get tired of the pipe,
come surf
some real waves.
Ooh!
Hey, Thursday night
is a full moon.
If you guys
aren't doing anything,
we're all gonna
go surfing.
Yeah, if we don't have
anything better to do.
Okay.
See you guys later.
All right. Bye.
Bye.
♪ I know you're with me
But holding steady ♪
ANNOUNCER:
In semi-final heat number one,
we've got six competitors.
In orange is Olivia Jenner.
In black, Malina Birch.
In blue, Bethany Hamilton.
In yellow, Kaila Kahani.
In white, Lalani Bri.
And in pink, Alana Blanchard.
[CHEERING]
♪ Put 'em in the sky
And let him fly high ♪
♪ High, high ♪
♪ Wave 'em high, high ♪
ANNOUNCER:
It looks like the local groms
tracked down
Hawaiian surfing legend,
Ben Aipa.
Yeah, Ben!
♪ High, high, high
High, high ♪
Hey, you see that sick air
Keoki just got?
I don't think so.
ALANA:
What?
You're not gonna
distract me.
I'm catching
that next wave.
I don't think they know
how not to compete.
Holt, you didn't
tell them, did you?
No. I didn't wanna
make them nervous.
I'm nervous enough for
both of them, as it is.
You know, they both
have to place.
ANNOUNCER:
Black, Malina Birch,
you're in first.
Blue, Bethany Hamilton,
you're in second.
looking for a 4.2
to overtake that top spot.
Pink, Alana Blanchard,
you're in third,
requiring a 5.4 to
overtake first place.
Just a reminder,
ladies and gentlemen.
The winners of today's
contest will qualify
for the Hawaiian Island
Regionals.
Alana Blanchard finds the cover
to finish things off.
Solid wave for pink.
Yes!
ANNOUNCER:
Looks like we have
a paddle-battle here.
Go, Bethany! Go!
ANNOUNCER:
It's blue and black
scratching for
a solid set wave.
Malina Birch taking the inside
off of Bethany Hamilton.
Here she is,
up and riding.
Malina Birch kicks things off
with a very nice ride.
And a strong carve
off the top.
She definitely knows what
the judges are looking for.
That will be a solid
wave for black.
Malina full on stole my wave,
I had position.
It's okay,
it's all right.
Look, next time,
I want you
to really focus on
just diving into the water
as far as you can.
Rip that paddle back.
Okay?
Okay.
All right,
take a rest.
You thirsty?
Yeah.
ANNOUNCER:
With five minutes remaining
in this final,
pink, Alana Blanchard,
you are in first.
Black, Malina Birch,
you are in second.
And blue, Bethany Hamilton,
you are currently in third.
You're not breathing,
you know that, right?
Go! Go!
[♪♪♪]
Yeah!
ANNOUNCER:
Big snap off the top.
She draws out
her second bottom turn,
and hooks it one more time.
Bethany Hamilton
is holding nothing back.
Potentially one of the highest
scoring rides of the day.
As this final comes to a close
here at Turtle Bay.
[CROWD CHEERING]
Yes!
That's what
I'm talking about.
You're doing a great job
training her, Brother Tom.
Thanks, Ben.
You got it, bro.
Looks like she has
a real future.
As a pro.
She's been working
so hard.
Well, with her heart,
her will, she'll go far.
ANNOUNCER:
Third place of
the Turtle Bay Juniors final
goes to Alana Blanchard.
[CHEERING]
In second place,
Malina Birch.
Good job, Malina.
Meaning, taking first place
is Kauai's Bethany Hamilton.
BOY: Bethany!
ANNOUNCER:
With today's big victory,
Bethany Hamilton has to be
considered the favorite
as we head to the
Hawaiian Island Regionals.
[APPLAUSE]
[WHOOPS]
Way to go, Bethany.
Girls, there's
some people down there
you might want to meet.
BETHANY: Who?
It's the guys from Rip Curl,
it's no big deal.
They want to sponsor
both of you.
No way!
What!
BOY: Oh, my gosh!
[SQUEALING EXCITEDLY]
[GIGGLING]
I got it,
how about this one?
Nice,
if you're 100.
Okay.
What about this?
Are you kidding?
Thing looks like
a eye patch.
[MIMICS PIRATE SNARLING]
I think it's hot.
One wipeout
in that tiny thing,
and you're going to be showing
a lot more than your sick rides.
Ooh, so much
for so little.
Well, good thing
it's on Rip Curl.
Yes!
[BOTH GIGGLE]
ALANA:
But make sure to keep
your eye on it,
if you don't want it snaked out
from underneath you.
Hey, girls.
You realize I'm gonna
take you next time, right?
Let's just let the surfing
do the talking.
Every day between
now and regionals,
when I'm in the water
training,
I'll be thinking of you,
Hamilton.
Creepy.
Thanks, but I think you should
stick to your training.
Seems like you could use
a little focus.
I guess we'll find out.
Good seeing you again.
[LAUGHS]
[♪♪♪]
You guys are usually the first
ones in here, let's go.
SARAH:
Let's finish up Rad Night
with a game.
Can anyone tell me what
he or she thinks this is?
Easy, it's a dodge ball.
No.
Or Mars?
Mmm-mmm.
A blob in a lava lamp?
[ALL LAUGH]
Very creative,
but no.
It's a fly's eye.
BOY: Weird.
GIRL: Ew!
How about this one?
BYRON: A brain.
Aren't brains
supposed to be pink?
A dead,
rotting brain?
That is gross,
and that is a walnut.
So you see how hard it can be
to make sense of things
when you're looking
at them really close?
The same thing's true
in life.
So if you guys are
dealing with anything,
that's just
too hard to handle
or doesn't seem
to make much sense,
get a new perspective.
I want to share with you guys
something
that has really
made an impact on my life.
That's Jeremiah 29:11.
"For I know the plans that
I have for you," says the Lord.
"Plans to prosper you
and not to harm you.
Plans to give you
hope and a future."
That's all the time
we have tonight, guys.
If you are going
on the mission trip,
please don't forget to give me
your permission slips.
Hey, what's up?
What's this?
Well, it looks like I'm not
gonna be able to go to Mexico,
so I brought some things
for the orphanage.
I made the bracelets.
Noah donated the shoes,
and the Spam's from Timmy.
Are you sure
you can't come?
Yeah, I've got to stay and train
now that I'm sponsored.
I was really
looking forward to it.
You're gonna miss out.
Well, have a good trip.
Sarah's really
bumming me out.
Any particular reason?
Yeah.
So I told her
I'm not coming to Mexico.
I mean, she knows
that I have
two important competitions
coming up, right?
I mean, she knows how much
I've put into this, you know?
How much you and the whole
family has put into this.
So what's her angle?
That going to
Mexico to help kids
is really important.
And I know it is. I mean, I
really, really wish I could go.
It's just,
I've got to stay
and train for regionals.
Did you say
you'd go?
Well, yeah, but that was
before I got sponsored.
I mean, it's like
she's counting on me now,
like I'm the only person in the
entire world who can do this.
I mean,
I'm not going.
I mean,
I can't, right?
It's your call.
[SIGHS]
Great. Now I feel
even worse.
That's good. A small step in a
good direction.
The girls are
all tucked in.
How's it look tomorrow?
Pretty decent, actually.
Well.
No, no, no, you can't.
What?
You have your surgery
tomorrow.
The doctor said
no food after 10.
This is like juice.
Give it to me.
[CHUCKLING] No. No, no.
Give it.
No.
Give it. Give it.
No.
ALANA [CHUCKLES]:
You need to relax, they'll never
know the difference.
Maybe we shouldn't.
I mean,
we have to get up
super early for dawn patrol.
I mean, what happens
if my mom comes in?
Bethany,
it'll be worth it.
The moon's full.
The waves are perfect.
I mean, come on,
it's almost Halloween.
Even Noah's done it.
He has?
Yeah.
I really wanted
to go.
Shh! Okay,
come on, let's go.
[♪♪♪]
[YELPS, GIGGLES]
♪ Hey, hey, after midnight
We're out of control ♪
[ALL WHOOPING]
♪ ...outta control ♪
♪ 'Cause after midnight
We let out the dogs ♪
♪ We outta control
Outta control, outta control ♪
♪ The rock-and-roller
Awesome sort of freak show ♪
[EXCLAIMING]
[GIRLS GIGGLING]
♪ So when the clock
Strikes midnight ♪
♪ Everyone lose control ♪
ALANA:
Keoki.
I knew it was you!
KEOKI:
No way!
Yeah, you surf like
a skater.
Hey! Heh, heh!
[BOTH SCREAMING]
You're toast, Keoki.
Whoa!
Okay, truce.
Truce.
Okay, deal.
Bethy,
it's almost midnight.
What happens at
midnight?
You'll see.
What?
Later skater.
[WHOOPING]
[ALL CHEERING]
How lucky are we?
Ha, ha!
BETHANY:
Awesome!
[EXCLAIMING EXCITEDLY]
[WHIRRING]
Good morning.
Morning.
Morning.
So as soon as you girls
get back from the water,
I've got an English assignment
all ready for you.
But it's a holiday.
It's Halloween.
We were thinking
that we could have
a couple extra hours
on the waves today?
'Cause you didn't get
enough last night?
Just say the word,
and we can enroll
you girls in Kapa'a,
where you can ride the bus
for 45 minutes each way
and do eight hours of straight
work during prime surf hours.
'Cause I'm all right
with that.
Actually,
I love home school.
Me too.
Adore, totally.
I'm really sorry, Mom.
It's just...
I really, really wanted
to go night surfing.
I mean, everyone talks
about how awesome it is.
I mean, even Noah's done it.
He has?
Good job.
Why didn't you
just ask?
Because she knew
you'd say no.
How do you know
I'd say no?
Would you have
let me go?
No. I don't know.
Hey, no, no,
no, no.
I promise I'll ask
next time, okay?
I'm gonna hold you
to that.
Dad, you should have them
upgrade you to a bionic knee
so you can actually
b*at Mom in surfing.
It's gonna take a lot more
than a bionic knee.
You just wait.
You sure you don't
want me to drive you?
Mom,
I got it.
When you come through it,
I will be waiting.
[HORN HONKING]
That's your dad, Alana.
Have fun, girls.
ALANA: Bye.
BETHANY: Bye, Dad.
Say hi to Dr. Rovinsky
for me.
Have a good surgery,
I'll be praying.
Rip it up.
See you on the flip side.
["GIMME SOME LOVIN'" PLAYING]
This is a good one.
This is a good song.
Oh, that looks good,
doesn't it?
All right, we're here.
Let's hit it.
Let's get out.
Let's do it.
♪ Twenty people knocking 'cause
They're wanting some more ♪
♪ Let me in, baby,
I don't know what you've got ♪
♪ But you'd better take it easy
'Cause this place is hot ♪
♪ So glad we made it
So glad we made it ♪
♪ You got to
Gimme some lovin' ♪
Sweet.
I've got a meeting at 10,
so we don't have
a lot of time today.
No problem. Just pick us up
after your meeting.
Yeah. Like that's
gonna happen.
Let's just get in
the water already.
[WHOOPING]
HOLT: Come on,
it's a long paddle
around the reef.
BETHANY:
Try and keep up with us.
Well, the anesthetic should
have started working by now.
You feel anything?
A little bit.
All right, it will
kick in shortly.
We'll have you back
out there
shredding waves
with Bethany in no time.
Thanks, David.
[♪♪♪]
♪ Feel something right
Feel something good ♪
♪ 'Cause if one thing works ♪
♪ You might know it's true ♪
♪ It's true ♪
♪ This is the life
This is the life ♪
♪ This is the life
This is the life ♪
♪ This is the life
Then who'd argue? ♪
Yeah!
♪ And this is the life ♪
♪ This is the life
This is the life ♪
♪ This is the life
This is the life ♪
♪ Then who'd argue? ♪
Whoa! Whoo!
Did you see that one?
That was nice
off the lip, buddy.
Thanks.
I wonder what bathing suit
I should wear to the sh**t.
The pink's cute,
but the black really
works with my tan.
I don't think
you get to decide.
They'll probably just
tell us what to wear.
I guess, but it's fun
to think about.
Can you believe we get
to come out here every day?
Yeah.
[SCREAMING]
ALANA: Dad!
Alana!
ALANA:
Shark!
I need to get
to the beach.
Oh, God!
BYRON:
Dad, where's the shark at?
We need to get to the reef!
Just get to the reef.
[♪♪♪]
Keep on the board,
keep on the board.
Byron, you get to shore!
Go! Go! Call 911!
It's gonna
be okay, Beth.
I'll start it for you!
[GRUNTING]
Come on. Ready, pal?
Let's go. Push, push, push.
[GRUNTING]
HOLT:
Stay with us, sweetie, okay?
Stay with us.
Please, Jesus. Please...
HOLT:
Alana, you keep her on
the board. Okay. On the board.
Please get me to
the beach.
We're almost there.
Please.
[GRUNTS]
You're gonna be okay!
[BYRON PANTING]
[MAN SINGING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Come on!
[DIALING]
All right, here we go.
Doctor Rovinsky,
we need this room, stat!
It's a teenage girl
from the North Shore.
Shark att*ck.
Who? Who is it?
I'll check it out, Tom.
I'll check it out.
[♪♪♪]
HOLT:
Stay with me, Bethany!
[RETCHING]
Alana! Get over here!
ALANA [CRYING]:
I can't.
Morning, Mom.
When did you go
night surfing?
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
Uh...
Night surfing...
All right.
All right, sweetheart.
Ambulance is coming,
all right?
I want my mom.
I know.
We're gonna get your mom.
We're gonna get your mom.
Wait, wait, wait. What?
NOAH:
Mom?
Dad! I called 911!
I called her mom.
Okay, okay, okay.
Grab the foot
of the board. Okay?
Grab it, on the count of three.
Ready? One, two, three!
Go, go, go!
Take her to the truck!
Get her there now!
Come on. Talk to me.
[GRUNTING]
[ALANA CRYING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Watch your step right here!
What your step!
[DISTORTED VOICES]
Where's the ambulance?
They're not here!
Don't worry about the ambulance!
We'll meet it on the way!
BYRON:
Alana, get the board!
Get her up! All right.
Get up, get up there!
[MAN SINGING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Bethany, can you hear me?
Oh, my God.
She's losing
a lot of blood, Dad!
[SIREN WAILING]
All right, I see the ambulance.
Here it comes!
[HONKING]
[TIRES SCREECH]
Who are you, sir?
Family friend.
Do you know if she hit her head
or lost consciousness?
She never passed out,
but lost a lot of blood.
Here we go!
Careful! Easy.
Okay, lock her in.
Please don't die.
Come on, come on,
come on, sweetie.
[SIREN WAILING]
[SHUDDERING]
Please don't take her!
Please don't take her.
Please don't take her.
Tom, it's Bethany.
No, no! No!
Get me out of here!
Get me out of here!
No. Come on. You can't move!
Just let me
get out of here!
You can't walk!
Get me out of here!
No!
[SIREN WAILING]
Talk to me. Gotta stay with me.
Keep looking at my eyes, okay?
Where's my family?
They're on their way.
They'll meet us at the hospital.
She's going into
hypovolemic shock.
[MONITOR BLEEPING]
We're almost there.
Breathe deep.
[MAN CONTINUES SINGING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Mom, the car!
Stay with me.
Cheri,
it happened so fast...
PARAMEDIC:
Traumatic amputation.
Severe loss of blood.
CHERI:
I'm here, I'm right here.
Blood pressure 70 over 40
and dropping.
I'm right here.
DOCTOR:
Up, up! Get her in here. Move!
Come on! Follow it back.
Let's go! Stay with us!
NOAH:
Hang in there. Bethany,
you'll be okay!
CHERI:
What's happening?
[VOICES DISTORTING]
Grab a bed.
NURSE: Move her into bay three!
PARAMEDIC:
Come on, Bethany. Stay with us.
CHERI:
What's happening?
NURSE:
Bethany!
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
[♪♪♪]
[WOMAN SINGING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]
Mom?
Hi, sweetheart.
I'm right here.
TOM:
Hey.
We're all here.
It hurts.
Okay.
Noah,
get the doctor.
Yeah, I got it.
I'm a little thirsty.
Okay.
Got it.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
Dad,
please don't cry.
[CRYING]
I'm not crying.
I'm gonna be okay.
I know.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Hey there,
kiddo.
How you
holding up?
Pretty good,
thanks to you.
I guess I ruined
your surf shirt, huh?
Well, I never liked
that one anyway.
Why don't you just concentrate
on getting better, okay?
Thank you.
You were amazing out there.
You were the one
who kept me calm.
You never...
You never let go.
You are incredibly brave,
Bethany.
Where's Alana?
She's... She's at home.
With her mother.
She's...
She's still
a little freaked out.
But, you know,
she'll be better,
knowing that
you're gonna be okay.
So...
DR. ROVINSKY:
Hey.
How's my favorite patient?
BETHANY:
You say that to everyone.
I mean it
when I see you.
I'll wait outside.
I'll see you later.
So I understand you're
feeling some discomfort.
Yeah.
Well, that's normal.
There's gonna be
a lot of pain
because of
the trauma that you endured.
Not to mention the fact that
you've lost
over 60 percent of your blood.
You're gonna be
feeling kind of lousy
for the next few days,
kid.
Now here's the thing,
Bethany.
The things that you're gonna
have to learn to do differently
is extensive.
But the good news.
Those things you're
not gonna be able to do
is small.
I'm so proud of you.
I'll tell you
something.
She is
a living miracle.
Thanks, David.
Hey, sleepyhead.
Hi.
How you feeling?
I've been better.
When can I surf again?
Are you busy right now?
Kind of.
Soon.
How do you know?
Because you can do
all things...
Through him who
gives me strength.
...through him
who gives me strength.
Noah, eat your food.
It's gross.
I'm not hungry.
Eat it. Mine's fine.
I said,
I'm not hungry.
Well, if you didn't
want it,
why'd you let me
pay for it then?
Fine.
I'll pay you back.
I think you two
should calm down.
I am calm.
We're not doing this.
NOAH:
Doing what?
Life's got to go on
the way it's always gone on.
What are you talking about?
Life is not gonna go on
the way it always has.
Will you stop arguing?
No, he's arguing with me.
TIMMY:
Everyone's yelling at everyone.
TOM:
Stop it. Stop it!
[♪♪♪]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[SCREAMS]
Hey, sweetheart.
It's a dream, okay?
Just a dream, that's all.
Just a dream.
[SOBBING]
It wasn't a dream!
It was real.
[SOBBING]
You should go see her.
You know that?
You need
to go see her.
...was resting on her surfboard
in the ocean off Hawaii,
when, suddenly,
a shark bites off her arm.
The girl doesn't even scream,
and her composure
may have saved her life--
[SWITCHES OFF TV]
You're pretty much on
every channel.
Hey!
Where have you been?
You know, at home,
living it up.
So how have you been?
[TEARFULLY]
I thought you were gonna die
out there.
[♪♪♪]
So are you still gonna do
that Rip Curl photo sh**t?
They wanted me to.
But I told them I couldn't
do it without you.
But that's crazy.
You've been nuts for that sh**t.
You have to do it.
Really?
Yeah. Of course.
Do it for both of us.
[♪♪♪]
CHERI:
You're not gonna believe
how great the house smells.
Plants
are everywhere.
More flowers
have been delivered
than there are growing
on the entire island.
Dr. Rovinsky said
that I can get back
in the water as soon
as my stitches come out.
Can we try
a shower first?
[PEOPLE SINGING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
That's so cool.
Who did that?
Everybody.
The bite on Bethany Hamilton's
surfboard
was 16 inches long
and 8 inches wide.
...currently searching for a
shark believed to be responsible
for the att*ck
on Bethany Hamilton.
CHERI:
It's okay.
[HONKING]
NOAH:
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Get out of here!
BETHANY:
Where's Dad?
Bethany!
[CLAMORING]
[CAMERAS CLICKING]
I said, leave!
Noah! Noah!
Just get back in the house.
Dad...
Unlock the back door.
Bethany, is this...
Come on, out of my way!
Excuse me! Pardon me!
Excuse me! Excuse me.
I've got it from here,
honey. Scoot over.
What are you
gonna do?
Nice driving, 007.
You know what? I never liked
those bushes anyway, Dad.
Come on, Bethany, I got you.
Give me your bag.
I didn't know you could drive
like that.
Neither did I.
So what do we do now?
Remember when we brought Noah
home from the hospital?
He was our first baby,
and we had no clue what to do.
It's the same thing.
We'll take it
day by day.
[CAMERAS CLICKING]
That's
so messed up.
I wish
they would go away.
[DOG BARKING]
Ginger! Hi, girl!
Oh!
I know, I know, I know.
I know. It's still me.
Ginger!
[LAUGHS]
Who's up for sandwiches?
Sounds so good,
I'm starving.
CHERI:
Noah? Yeah, sure.
Okay,
where's my Spam?
Mexico.
All of it?
CHERI:
I got it. I got it, sweetie.
Sorry, Mom.
It's okay.
Here, let me
grab that.
You want to get
some bread, love?
Yeah.
Um...
I need to go
unpack.
Are you sure?
Uh-huh.
[STRUMMING]
TOM:
I have some good news
to share.
What news?
Holt got a call from that show,
Inside Edition,
and they want to give
Bethany a prosthetic arm.
Wait, wait, wait. She's been
home for five minutes.
They'll pay for
the entire thing.
When did you talk
to a TV show?
And it's custom made.
Will it look normal?
I would think so.
Awesome.
Can they make one
I can surf with?
What does she have to do?
All she has to do
is give a brief interview,
wearing the arm.
Check out my sister
the celebrity.
You don't have to do this.
No. I want to.
Yeah, yeah,
I'll do it.
So it's settled.
Hey, wait.
Let's give thanks.
[♪♪♪]
BETHANY:
That arm could not come
soon enough.
Because trying to make do
with only one,
even harder than it sounds.
I mean, fixing your hair is not
exactly rocket science...
unless you've
only got one arm.
Then it might as well be
a mission to Mars.
Every day of my life,
for as far back
as I could remember,
I was in the water.
And now I couldn't even put
my bathing suit on.
Almost everything
seemed to be a challenge.
But what scared me most
was that I might not be
able to surf again.
[WHISPERING]
It's so sad.
Mommy, what happened
to that girl's arm?
I'm sorry.
CHERI:
Should I go?
Or do you want to do this
together? It's up to you.
Stay.
Okay.
Oh, it's
looking great.
It's healing nicely.
You all right?
There you go.
It's gonna look better
once the stitches are out.
[DOOR SHUTS]
[SIGHING]
[♪♪♪]
Is she
okay?
You okay?
[CRYING]
Hey! I just got back
from Mexico.
I'm so glad
you're okay.
I was just about to
come see you.
I couldn't wait.
Come here.
I was thinking about you, and
praying for you every minute.
How are you?
Oh...
I'm good. Yeah. Everyone's
been doing really good.
You don't have
to do that, Bethany.
Not with me.
[SIGHING]
Um...
They're trying to help.
I know.
I know.
But...
But what?
You know how you said
it's hard to see things
clearly sometimes
when you're too close?
Mmm-hmm.
Well, I've been trying
to get some perspective.
I've been
really trying.
[GASPS]
[SOBBING]
Sarah, how can this be
God's plan for me?
I don't understand.
I don't know why terrible
things happen to us sometimes.
But I have to believe
that something good
is gonna come out of this.
Okay.
I don't know what that is.
I really wish I did.
Come here.
[PHONE RINGING]
NOAH:
Hello?
Dad.
Excuse us.
[♪♪♪]
That's a perfect
fit, bro.
TIMMY:
Come on, Dad.
[♪♪♪]
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Alana, can you take
a half step forward?
Put your hand a little
higher on the board.
That is gorgeous.
Perfect.
♪ Like a star in the sky ♪
Beautiful.
You're a natural,
born for this. Gorgeous.
Absolutely gorgeous.
♪ Like a star in the sky ♪
[BOYS WHOOPING]
♪ I see you ♪
♪ Like a star in the sky ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm livin' ♪
♪ There's a light
In your eyes ♪
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Alana, take a break,
come back,
grab a new bikini,
that'd be perfect.
♪ Do you see them ♪
♪ Like a star in the skies ♪
So? How did I look?
Great.
Not too cheesy,
right?
Uh...
Somewhere between cheddar
and jalapeno jack.
[LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY]
Thank you.
That guy's ripping it up
out there, yeah?
Yeah.
Hey, Alana, we're ready
for you over here!
You know, you should be
doing this with me.
No.
You should.
Go on,
they're waiting for you.
[EXCLAIMS IN FRUSTRATION]
Don't worry about me.
She's right.
You should listen to her.
Yeah, and you should
stop listening
to other people's
conversations, you kook.
Just got your back.
Heh, heh. Loser.
Poser.
You should be out there
with her, though.
Yeah, I should
be with her.
Just not there.
TIMMY:
What's taking so long?
NOAH:
So what's for breakfast?
Wouldn't you like
to know?
Yeah, we would. We're hungry!
Yes!
[BLOWS]
Mmm.
[MIMICKING FANFARE]
Okay.
What's the occasion?
Does there have to be
an occasion
for me
to make my family
fresh squeezed orange juice
and homemade banana bread?
You do realize that tomorrow is
Thanksgiving, not today, right?
Yeah. That's why
it's the perfect time.
Perfect time
for what?
To get back
in the water.
[♪♪♪]
Aren't you afraid?
I'm more afraid of
not surfing.
All right, get out there
and have some fun!
[NOAH WHOOPS]
Come on.
Come on,
let's go already!
Are you ready?
If she is,
I am.
[♪♪♪]
Grab my ankle,
I'll tow you out.
No, I'm good.
There you go!
Just take it nice
and easy, Bethany.
Hey, don't worry about it.
It was a junk wave anyway.
Yeah, I'll get
the next one.
Ooh!
[COUGHING]
CHERI:
Why don't you just paddle today?
No.
We can come back
tomorrow.
No, I'm good.
Try putting your hand
in the center of the board,
along the stringer
so you don't tip over.
[♪♪♪]
[COUGHING]
Be patient, honey.
Yes!
[WHOOPING]
Look at that!
Yeah!
[ALL WHOOPING]
[LAUGHING]
Yeah!
[CHEERING]
[SCREAMING]
[ALL EXCLAIMING]
Yeah!
That's the way
to go, honey!
Got it all on
camera.
Training
starts tomorrow.
Training for what?
The Hawaiian Island
Regionals.
Yeah!
[UPBEAT HAWAIIAN MUSIC PLAYING]
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
TOM:
Excuse me!
Happy Thanksgiving,
everyone.
ALL:
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks so much
for coming.
And if you don't mind, I'd like
to offer up a little toast.
Sweetheart.
We are so blessed and thankful
to God for all of you
because of your love
and your support
over the past few weeks.
And we are
especially thankful
to be spending
yet another Thanksgiving
with our sweet,
beloved daughter.
Here's to Bethany!
ALL:
To Bethany!
[ALL CHEERING]
That was embarrassing.
I thought
it was wonderful.
Hey!
Hey!
I heard you're back
in the water.
I know, and there's
something else.
Oh, yeah?
Uh-huh.
I'm surfing the Hawaiian
Island Regionals.
Are you kidding me?
No!
Oh, my gosh,
that's so amazing!
Bethany, I am so proud
of you!
Thanks.
Well, you really outdid yourself
again this year, Cheri.
I helped.
He tasted everything.
Yeah, one of my many talents.
Like clearing the table.
Let me help you.
Thanks.
I realize this would be a very
different day without you.
You know, I just wish
I could have done more.
Our family is a family
because of you.
TODD:
We have made this
to your exact specifications.
Doesn't it look real?
Yeah. That's kind of weird
how real it looks.
And you can even
paint the fingernails.
Shall we try it on?
Now, you just take that strap,
and I'll take this one.
[BARKING]
Hold tight.
There,
how does that feel?
It's okay.
[SNAPS]
[BARKS]
Um... Let me just see
how it works on my board.
Not weight bearing.
How am I supposed to use it
to push up on my board?
I think you might have to do
that with the other arm.
So is there a way I can grab
the rails to duck dive?
Honey, why don't you
just give it a chance?
How am I supposed to paddle
and surf in this thing?
I mean,
look at it!
Yeah.
TODD:
Because the remainder
of your arm is so short,
mobility will be
limited.
But there's so much
more you can do--
Can I take it off, please?
TODD: Every single thing...
CHERI: Take it off.
She said she wants you
to take it off.
You can turn that off.
[BARKING]
Hey! No! Hey!
Don't! Hey! Drop it!
Ginger!
TIMMY: Drop it! Ginger, stop!
Drop it!
TIMMY: No. Release!
Honey, you can still surf
without it.
TIMMY: Let it go!
NOAH: Ginger!
TIMMY: Bad dog! Bad dog!
NOAH: Ginger!
CHERI:
I like her better that way.
Dad was right.
I don't need it to surf.
No, you don't.
Would it be better
to just say it out loud?
I thought...
I thought at least with clothes
on, I could have two arms.
Thought I could look normal.
Normal is so overrated.
But people like normal,
Mom.
Who?
Guys do.
[INHALING SHARPLY]
I mean, who will even
like me with this?
The right guy will love you
exactly the way you are.
Because you're beautiful.
How do you know?
Because I know.
What's that worth, right?
Nothing.
[SIGHS]
What are you doing?
We had this statue in my house,
when I was a little girl.
It was a replica from a museum
my parents once went to.
I didn't even think
about it until just now.
BETHANY:
Venus de Milo.
For centuries,
all around the world,
she was considered
the pinnacle of beauty.
And she has
one less arm than you.
Yeah,
but I can surf.
[♪♪♪]
[GRUNTS]
So...regionals.
What we have to do is
to get you from here
to here.
It's not gonna
be easy.
I don't need easy,
I just need possible.
With you,
anything's possible.
Let's do it.
♪ Tonight you're letting go
Under the burning glow ♪
♪ We're too young to hold
This all on our own ♪
♪ All that came and went
Riding them by the winds ♪
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
♪ Blowing through the trees ♪
♪ You could feel it
On your skin ♪
♪ Nobody knows
The trouble we've seen ♪
♪ And nobody knows
The price of this dream ♪
Right there. On the take off.
Right there. Now, look.
A little back step.
Yeah.
Could be a sign...
'Cause that time I wiped out.
♪ She wants to be free
Like a runaway ♪
♪ Trying to believe ♪
Just a hair late
when you take off.
So I'll just adjust my body so
that my weight is even more...
Or bring your arm all the
way around.
Yes.
♪ We got just one life ♪
♪ Tonight we're running
All the lights ♪
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
♪ Trying to break free ♪
♪ Like a runaway ♪
♪ The road below our wheels
Flying through the fields ♪
♪ You close your eyes and cry
Dying for the right to feel ♪
Look at her.
That's it, right there!
That is perfect.
Okay.
That's what you want to go for
every time.
Yup.
How'd you feel out there
this morning?
Um, pretty good.
I mean, I have a little trouble
getting under the big waves,
but once I'm up,
I'm solid.
I'll come in if I can't
handle it, okay?
[SPEAKS HAWAIIAN]
Good morning.
I'm Piper Borraow.
And I'm Rob Bucannan.
And we'd like
to welcome you
to the Hawaiian Island
Regionals.
[♪♪♪]
[CHEERING]
TOM:
How do you feel?
BETHANY:
Like barfing.
Yeah, well,
aim for Malina.
If you don't wanna do this,
you don't have to.
I'm not gonna pull out now.
Besides, everyone knows
I've entered.
It's now or never.
Soledad O'Brian is in
Phuket, Thailand.
She has been following
efforts by some survivors
to find their missing
loved ones.
Hey, Bethany. Good luck
out there today, yeah.
Thanks.
Man, that's
really awful.
FEMALE REPORTER:
Clearly, wherever you look
along this path of
this tsunami,
there is just stories of loss,
and thousands already...
I hope you guys
get a lot of donations.
Yeah,
Sarah's organizing a trip
to help the kids in Thailand.
[HORN SOUNDING]
My heat's coming up,
I gotta go. Bye.
Great to have you back,
Bethany.
Thanks. It's good
to be back.
So you're actually
going through with this?
Yeah.
MAN: Hey, Bethany.
BETHANY: Hey.
Judges have approved giving you
a five-minute head start.
I don't want it.
Bethany.
I don't need it.
Okay.
[♪♪♪]
[HORN SOUNDS]
[CROWD CHEERING]
Come on, Bethany.
PIPER:
First heat has started,
and the girls
are making their way
out into the lineup.
♪ k*ll me if you dare
Hold my head up everywhere ♪
♪ Keep myself
Right on this train ♪
♪ I'm the underdog
Live my life on a lullaby ♪
All right, we've got Bethany
Hamilton in the blue jersey,
trying to catch her first wave.
[CHEERING]
See ya!
PIPER:
Bethany unable to
get into that wave.
Meanwhile, Malina Birch
scratches into one.
Looks like a good one.
ROB:
All right, Malina Birch
dropped in
on that inside roll,
nice bottom turn.
Off the bottom,
coming up.
Comes around the corner,
gets a nice vertical
off the top there...
[CHEERING]
...as she kicks out to
the challengers.
PIPER:
Hamilton drops into
a nice-looking wave.
[ALL CHEERING]
Ooh! A little loss
of control there.
But nice recovery. She cuts
back into the white water.
Should be a decent scoring ride
for the surfer in blue.
[CHEERING]
♪ I'm the underdog
Live my life on a lullaby ♪
♪ Keep myself riding
On this train ♪
♪ Tell me if you're down ♪
♪ Throw your weapons
To the ground ♪
PIPER:
All right, Alana Blanchard,
drops into a wave of her own,
nice off the bottom,
big snap off the top.
Sets up again for a nice cut
back into the white water.
Whoo!
PIPER:
Speeding down the line,
looking for a little tube
section, gets in there.
Threads that little barrel,
and exits.
Nice wave for
Alana Blanchard.
All right, Rockwell, it looks
like at the 10-minute mark,
we have Malina Birch
in first place
with a 7.3
on her first ride.
[PANTING]
Alana Blanchard is second
with a 6.2.
In third place,
Leila Hurst with a 5.3.
The Surf is picking up.
Whoa, look at that outside,
a big set approaching.
Looks like Bethany Hamilton
is gonna get caught
inside of the biggest wave
of the day.
Come on, Bethany.
Come on!
[INHALES LOUDLY]
Mountains of water rolling
through here at Sunset Beach,
and it looks like our competitor
in blue, Bethany Hamilton,
taking some donuts out there.
[COUGHS]
No! I'm fine!
I knew she wouldn't come in.
Bethany, grab my leash.
I'll pull you
the rest of the way out.
No, I'm fine.
I can do this.
Come on, Bethany!
PIPER: Four minutes left,
and Bethany Hamilton still
stuck in the impact zone, Rob.
Bethany in sixth place
right now.
She's still needing
quite a score.
She's okay.
[♪♪♪]
Malina, don't! You have enough,
let her have it!
ROB:
Alana Blanchard just dropped in
on Malina Birch.
[GROANS]
That's definitely gonna be an
interference call on Blanchard.
PIPER:
Alana Blanchard will not
make it on this heat,
has been disqualified
for the interference.
[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
[♪♪♪]
[GASPING]
I can't take it anymore.
Get her out of there.
I want her out of there.
The lifeguards are on it.
ROB:
Oh, man, it looks like
she broke her board.
PIPER:
Well, unfortunately for
Bethany Hamilton,
a broken board right now
puts her in a bad position.
With only three minutes
remaining,
there's no chance she's making
it out of this first heat.
You shouldn't have dropped in
on Malina like that.
She was trying--
She was just hassling me,
like she always does.
She's a jerk!
At least she was treating me
like I was real competition!
[CAMERAS CLICKING]
What happened out there?
Bethany.
Can we please
just get out of here?
NOAH:
Make a path!
Get out of the way!
[CLAMORING]
[CLAMORING CEASES]
[♪♪♪]
[CAMERAS CLICKING]
WOMAN: Stay calm.
REPORTER: How are you feeling?
That's enough, come on.
[CHATTERING]
Bethany, I know that you
got b*at up pretty bad
out there today,
sweetheart.
But you can't let it
get you down--
Enough, Dad, okay?
I can't do this anymore!
Yes, you can,
honey.
Listen to her.
GIRL:
Bethany! Bethany! Bethany!
Hey, Bethany!
Can I get your autograph?
I have something
even better actually.
Here.
Cool!
Bethany,
what are you doing?
GIRL:
Oh, my God! This is so cool!
Awesome, thanks!
Enjoy them.
Bethany.
Dad, just stop. Okay?
It's over.
[TRUCK DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
CHERI:
That's not what I'm saying.
You can't give up on her.
And you can't keep
pushing at her.
What are you supposed to do,
just let her quit?
If she wants to, yes.
TOM: That's ridiculous.
CHERI:
Then you're not hearing
what I'm saying.
TOM:
What? What?
What is it
that I'm not hearing?
You can't always fix everything
by sheer will.
Sometimes there is no...
[INCREASES VOLUME]
ANNOUNCER: Hamilton has to be
considered the favorite
as we head to
the Hawaiian Island Regionals.
She's a surfer.
She's a competitor.
She's more than that.
Cheri, if she walks
away from this...
If she quits, she may never
get back in the water again.
And she will never
be the same.
She will never be the same.
And if she thinks the only life
out there for her is surfing,
and she can't make that happen,
then she's gonna be lost.
Really, really lost.
[♪♪♪]
Go ahead, tell me how
everything's gonna be okay.
Yeah, that's me,
Mr. Jump-Right-In-And-Fix-It.
If I could just keep
my mouth shut...for once.
I'm done, aren't I?
I can't even paddle out
to the lineup
past the big waves.
I don't understand.
What happened to
"I can do all things"?
Why?
Why did this happen?
Why did I have to lose
everything?
You didn't lose
everything, Bethany.
Not even close.
That shark didn't k*ll you.
You're still here.
You're still alive.
With a family
that loves you.
What am I supposed
to do now?
I don't know.
Then how am I
supposed to know?
When the time is right,
you'll know.
Until then,
you...pray...
...and you listen.
Listen for what?
For what comes next.
SARAH:
Okay, Lymar,
I hope you remembered your
toothbrush this time, okay?
Did you remember
your socks?
Because you are not
borrowing mine again.
Could you
pass these out?
Bethany?
Mind if I tag along?
I'm sure we can scrounge up
something for you to do.
[SARAH CHUCKLES]
Hey.
[♪♪♪]
[BLEATING]
[CLUCKING]
All right, guys,
let's go.
[ROSEMARY SHOUTING
INSTRUCTIONS IN FRENCH]
SARAH:
Rosemary.
Sarah! Hey, thank you
for coming.
Hey.
This is Bethany.
Bethany, yeah,
I've heard a lot about you.
I'm happy you're here.
Grab some bags
and pass them out.
All right, everybody
make a line.
Just grab it and
pass it down. Come on.
Keep it going!
SARAH: Come on, guys.
MAN 1: Keep going.
Make a line.
MAN 2: Got it?
WOMAN: Yeah.
MAN 2:
Thanks.
Good job.
MAN 2: Yeah, sure.
[CHATTERING IN THAI]
She wants to thank you all
for what you've been doing.
They're very grateful.
We're so happy
we can help.
We know they've been through
so much.
[ROSEMARY TRANSLATING IN THAI]
[WOMAN CHATTERING]
ROSEMARY:
She says that it was just
a normal day like any other.
But that they saw
the water roll back
and they went to get the fish
and the lobsters.
But then they saw the wave,
and it was too late.
And the water just kept coming,
there weren't many survivors.
WOMAN [IN ENGLISH, CRYING]:
I lost my family.
Another family,
they all d*ed...
I'm so sad.
[♪♪♪]
You okay?
[WHIMPERING]
Yeah.
SARAH:
It's all right.
Don't be sorry for
compassion, Bethany.
It can move us
to do amazing things.
And it can help you get
a new perspective.
Why don't you
take a minute,
then when you're feeling better,
come back and join us.
'Cause there's
a lot to do. Okay?
Good.
[SNIFFLING]
BETHANY:
Here you go.
[BETHANY SPEAKS IN THAI]
Hello.
[SPEAKS IN THAI]
Here you go.
How come no one's
in the water?
We brought
all these boards.
Still petrified.
BETHANY:
Is it safe?
Yeah.
Oh!
Heh, heh!
Something's missing,
yeah?
They said he wandered up
a few days after the tsunami.
What's his name?
They don't know.
He hasn't said a word,
he won't even smile.
Hey, do you want
to go in the water?
Do you want to go out to
the ocean and go swimming?
No?
[♪♪♪]
Hey, can I borrow
your board?
Yeah.
BETHANY:
Thank you.
Thanks.
[♪♪♪]
[PEOPLE SINGING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
BETHANY:
They say the Lord works
in mysterious ways.
I say
that's an understatement.
Who would have thought
that teaching a kid to surf
would teach me
that surfing isn't
the most important thing
in the world?
And that something else is.
Love.
Bigger than any tidal wave.
More powerful than any fear.
[EXCITED CHATTERING]
Hey, I'm home!
Hey, there she is.
How was your trip?
BETHANY:
Great.
What's all this stuff?
NOAH:
Oh, you know,
just a little fan mail.
Went ahead and sorted it out
by country.
Are you serious?
Yup.
And apparently,
you are very popular
in Madagascar.
No way.
"Dear Bethany.
My name is Stephanie Bolt,
"I'm 11 years old
and I go to Northcross
"Intermediate School
in New Zealand."
BETHANY:
People are so amazing.
There's an eighth grader
from North Carolina,
who lost his arm.
Logan, and he says that
he's gonna try out
for his school soccer team
'cause of me.
And he's rooting for me
in my next competition.
I mean,
I don't understand,
I totally blew it
at regionals.
Why would they
want me to compete?
You tried.
And apparently,
Dylan and Stephanie like that.
Hey, Dad.
I need your help.
Name it.
I think I wanna compete.
You sure?
You don't have to.
I'll take it
heat by heat.
Okay.
So we need to
figure out something.
Some way so when I duck dive,
I don't get pounded.
Yeah.
You mean
something like this?
Yeah.
[♪♪♪]
[CHEERING]
You sure she can use it
in competition?
Sure. Judges don't score on
how you get out to the waves.
They only care about
what you do when you catch one.
Go ahead, say it.
[LAUGHING]
I'm a genius.
You are...
Come on, say it.
Tom,
you're a genius!
Genius.
You're very smart.
you are
very smart.
Genius. Come on,
you know it.
You're cute. You're very cute.
Genius. Genius.
Hey.
Hey.
Remember me?
No.
That's really nice. Best friends
since birth, nothing.
No. Nothing.
Good. Good sign.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Hey,
thanks for coming.
Thanks for calling.
I'm sorry I snapped at you
at regionals.
Me too.
I miss you.
Me too.
Friends?
Of course.
[LAUGHING]
["IT'S YOUR LIFE" PLAYING]
♪ This is the moment
It's on the line ♪
♪ Which way you gonna fall? ♪
♪ In the middle
Between wrong and right ♪
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
♪ But you know after all ♪
♪ It's your life
What you gonna do? ♪
♪ The world is watching you ♪
♪ Every day
The choices you make ♪
♪ Say what you are
And who your heart beats for ♪
♪ It's an open door ♪
♪ It's your life ♪
KEOKI:
Hey, Bethany!
I saw you surfing out there
this morning. You were amazing.
Maybe for a girl with one arm.
By any standard.
As for one arm, that just
levels the playing field.
All right, all right.
What do you want?
I want you to dominate
at nationals.
Hey, Keoki, thanks.
For what?
Just for always showing up
for me, no matter what.
Well, it's because
I care about you.
I mean, even if you did miss
my last competition and all.
I was in the hospital,
you psycho.
Excuses, excuses.
[CHUCKLES]
Ah! Ow!
Bethany, I'm sorry.
I wasn't even...
Gotcha.
BETHANY:
Sucker! Ha, ha!
Welcome to the Rip Curl Junior
Nationals Surfing Championships.
David Stanfield,
along with Beau Hodge.
And, Beau, we have
an exciting day today.
BEAU:
We've got an excellent day
of surfing on hand.
We'll see the best amateur
surfers from around the country.
DAVID:
We have a panel of four
international judges
watching this
national championship.
High and low scores
are thrown out,
but what are the judges
looking for?
BEAU:
Well, Dave, we have
25-minute heats.
Each rider is allowed to catch
a maximum of 10 waves per heat.
The best two waves will be
tallied for the final score.
What the judges
are looking for:
style, flow and power and
control in radical maneuvers
in the most critical sections
of the wave.
DAVE:
We have surf
in the 6-to-8-foot range,
it looks like out there.
What's key about
this six-person heat
is in fact that paddling
and positioning, right?
These girls are tough,
especially Malina,
you know that.
The surf is big
out there today,
so if you try to match them
wave for wave,
you're just
gonna wear yourself out
with all that paddling.
Yeah.
So don't take just
any wave that comes along.
The greatest surfers, they all
have this sixth sense.
They know when
the best waves are coming.
They can feel it.
It's a gift.
You have that gift too.
I do?
Well, your mom's right, honey.
You are a little mermaid.
You know that moment between
the sets when it's quiet
and the waves
haven't even formed yet,
it's just energy
surging through the water.
Well, that's the time
to be patient.
Listen to
your instinct.
Trust it.
You'll know.
Go get 'em.
REPORTERS:
Malina! Malina!
Over the past few months,
Malina Birch has dominated
every heat she's surfed,
winning three contests in a row.
No one has come close.
She's by far the person
to b*at today.
REPORTERS [CLAMORING]: Bethany!
[CAMERAS CLICKING]
Don't worry, it's all part
of being sponsored.
We love you, Bethany!
[WHOOPS]
I'm gonna go
get the rash guards.
What are you
doing here?
Um, I'm surfing,
same as you.
Well, I hope you don't need
to be rescued again.
Actually, Malina,
I wanted to thank you.
For what?
Just for never
taking it easy on me.
It means a lot.
ALANA:
You ready?
Okay.
DAVID:
Bethany Hamilton's
appearance here
is truly
a remarkable comeback.
Against all odds,
she has earned her spot
into the National
Championships.
Everyone in attendance
is hopeful
that Bethany
has a great contest.
But at the highest
level of competition,
there are no free rides.
We begin with our first round
of competition.
[TOOTS]
And there's the horn.
The first heat is underway.
[♪♪♪]
Yes!
[CHEERING]
Yes!
[WHOOPING]
[CHEERING]
[CHEERING]
Can you believe it?
[♪♪♪]
[HORN SOUNDS]
DAVID: Advancing to the finals
by two-tenths of a point,
the big story
is Bethany Hamilton.
She was looking for
a 7.2
and scored a 7.4
on her last wave.
She'll be wearing blue
out in the lineup
with her good friend, wearing
pink, Alana Blanchard.
And their competitors,
black, Malina Birch.
Yellow, Leila Hurst.
White, Nage Melamed,
and in orange, Kelia Moniz.
And the judges are looking for
some progressive surfing today.
BEAU:
That's right, Dave.
They'll have a 25-minute heat,
be scored on 10 waves,
but they'll keep their best
two waves for the final score
on the zero to 10 point range.
[HORN SOUNDS]
And there's the horn
and the heat is underway.
[♪♪♪]
[APPLAUSE]
Yeah!
BEAU: There's Nage Melamed.
She scores two vertical turns,
and the judges
give her a 6.75,
and what a great start
to this heat.
DAVID:
Alana Blanchard
picking up a set wave.
Works her way
down the line.
Snaps a big turn
off the top.
Comes around her competitor
with an aggressive reentry.
And pink cracks
the lip one more time.
Great run, Alana!
BEAU:
Situation with 15 minutes
remaining in the heat,
surfer in orange, Kelia Moniz,
you have a 5.4.
Surfer in white, Nage Melamed,
you have a 6.75.
Surfer in pink,
Alana Blanchard,
you are in first place
with a 7.0.
Way to go, Alana!
Go!
[ALL GROAN]
DAVID:
Beau, Hamilton goes down
hard in the impact zone,
and she is struggling.
That's okay.
You'll get another one!
Stay in there,
stay in there, Bethany.
DAVID:
Take a look at this.
We've got four competitors
scratching for this wave.
And surfer in black
takes control of the peak.
BEAU:
Birch on the nice takeoff.
She sprays Bethany!
Great off the top!
[CHEERING]
Birch snaps
under the lip.
Banks it off the white water
one more time.
Man, she is on fire today.
One away. Malina Birch
has scored a 9.25,
according to the judges,
and that is a high score.
Now she is in the lead,
Blanchard in second.
Melamed in third,
Leila Hurst in fourth,
Bethany Hamilton
is in fifth,
and in sixth right now
is Moniz.
BEAU:
Hamilton with a stall
and goes over the falls.
Is she gonna be all right?
It's okay. Everybody gets
caught every once in a while.
She can handle it.
[♪♪♪]
BEAU:
Precious time on the clock
right now, Dave.
And it looks like
Alana is paddling into
a big wave on the outside.
DAVID:
Ooh! And Alana Blanchard
takes a spill there too.
Ladies and gentlemen, Malina
Birch is up and riding again.
This girl's a wave magnet
today, Beau.
She certainly is in
rhythm with the ocean.
Way above the pack here
in today's competition.
Malina Birch has just scored
a 9.5 on her last wave.
That is the highest wave
of the contest.
She's gonna need
two nine-plus waves
to even come close
to catching Malina.
She's got less than
five minutes.
DAVID:
With time winding down
and no waves on the horizon,
our surfers are anxious
to get a final score.
Look for the girls to
scramble for any solid wave
before the hooter blows.
Check this out,
ladies and gentlemen.
There's some energy
out in back.
Looks like the girls
have spotted something
on the horizon.
Paddle, Bethany.
Paddle hard.
DAVID:
Beau, take a look at this.
Birch and Hamilton
paddle-battle out the back.
BEAU:
And Hamilton really needs
to b*at her to the inside.
If she's got
a chance here today.
Come on, Bethany,
stay ahead of her!
Don't let up!
You got her!
[♪♪♪]
DAVID:
Unbelievable, Beau,
all Malina's got to do
is block Bethany Hamilton
from getting to the inside
and she's got this contest
in the bag.
[BOTH PANTING]
Paddle hard!
DAVID:
Birch is still blocking
Hamilton from the inside.
I don't know how she's gonna
catch this wave, Beau.
Paddle!
Paddle!
BEAU:
We've got a paddle-battle
to the outside.
It's Birch. It's Hamilton.
[YELLING]
She's got her on the ropes.
Can Bethany catch the wave?
This is her last chance.
[♪♪♪]
Yes!
Yes!
She's got the wave,
David!
This is the one she's been
waiting for all contest long.
DAVID:
Absolutely unbelievable.
Bethany Hamilton duck dives
under Malina Birch
while Birch is still out there
looking for another ride.
[♪♪♪]
[CHEERING]
Sick one, Bethany!
[WHOOPING]
That was an unbelievable ride
by Bethany Hamilton.
[CHEERING]
MAN: Yes!
[WHOOPING]
The judges
give her a 9.7.
[CHEERING]
Yes!
It's the highest score
of the heat!
Wow!
But she's still fifth!
All right, guys, she needs
one more, one more.
[♪♪♪]
Bethany Hamilton is paddling
outside the lineup.
What does she see?
I don't know, Dave,
but no one's been paddling out
in that area
all during the contest.
Why is she so far out?
What,
is she giving up?
I don't know.
She feels something.
What are you doing?
BEAU:
Dave, there's only one minute
remaining on the clock.
It is dead flat.
The contest
may be already over.
Why is she stopping?
There's nothing out there.
Not yet.
DAVID:
Only 45 seconds on the clock
and no set waves
on the horizon.
This contest
may be over, Beau.
We are counting down
to end this final.
Just 30 seconds
left on the clock.
Big b*mb
on the outside.
BEAU:
Fifteen seconds remaining.
Everybody else
is too far inside.
DAVID:
The Rip Curl Nationals,
10 seconds to go!
And there is Bethany Hamilton
with an amazing wave
out the back.
Will this be enough?
[PANTING]
She is paddling,
and here comes the wave.
[SOUNDING]
She's taken the drop!
[CHEERING]
[♪♪♪]
[APPLAUSE]
An amazing barrel
for Bethany Hamilton.
Perfect positioning.
Was she up
before the horn?
They have to count it.
[CHEERING]
Way to go, Bethany!
Yeah!
Ha-ha-ha!
Ha, yeah!
[SIGHS]
[CHEERING]
Unbelievable.
Bethany Hamilton's
amazing wave at the end
does not count.
She stood up after the horn.
ALL: What?
So she gets no score.
Malina Birch, your new National
Champion.
Yes!
No!
It's okay, Dad.
It's okay.
But it didn't count.
It counted.
It totally counted.
Yes, it did.
I'm still checking
that video. Noah!
[CAMERAS CLICKING]
Hey. You okay?
Very. Are you?
Yeah.
Yeah, I think so.
What am I
supposed to do now?
You're supposed to
enjoy it. All of it.
For the rest of your life.
[CHEERING]
Yeah!
DAVID: In fifth place,
Good job.
DAVID:
Bethany Hamilton!
Yeah! Bethany!
And in fourth place,
Leila Hurst.
Third place, Nage Melamed.
Second place, Alana Blanchard.
HOLT: Way to go, baby!
DAVID:
And in first place,
Malina Birch.
Hey.
Hey, Malina. Great job.
You're a tough opponent.
Bethany Hamilton,
nobody is as tough as you.
Get up here.
Come on. Come on.
I'd like to share this win
with Bethany Hamilton.
Because the judges may not
have counted that last wave...
but I did.
Bethany.
[CHEERING]
[WHOOPS, GIGGLES]
Bethany! Bethany!
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Just back off, okay.
It's okay.
Are you sure?
You don't have
to talk to them.
Yeah, but what about Dylan
or Logan or Stephanie?
What if they're watching?
Bethany, I'm from
Transworld Surf magazine.
Are you upset
you didn't win today?
I didn't come to win.
I came to surf.
Bethany, I just wanted
to ask you
if you could go back
to that day
and not have gone surfing,
would you do it?
I wouldn't change
what happened to me,
because then I wouldn't have
this chance
in front of all of you.
This chance to embrace
more people
than I ever could have
with two arms.
[PEOPLE SINGING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
BETHANY:
I was born to surf.
This is why I wake up at
the cr*ck of dawn every day.
This is why I endure
belly rashes, reef cuts,
muscles so tired
they feel like noodles.
And I've learned that
life is a lot like surfing.
When you get caught in
the impact zone,
you need to get right back up
because you never know
what's over the next wave.
And if you have faith,
anything is possible.
Anything at all.
["THE UNKNOWN" PLAYING]
♪ Let your world ♪
♪ Be wide open ♪
♪ And your fears ♪
♪ Be blown apart ♪
♪ May your voice ♪
[CHEERING]
♪ Be louder than bombs ♪
♪ Somewhere in silence ♪
♪ Find one to trust ♪
Yeah, it was so much fun
just seeing him
get better and better
on every wave
and get up and ride
all the way to the beach.
It was awesome.
ANNOUNCER:
Throwing out the ceremonial
first pitch
of the 2004 season
is Bethany Hamilton.
[CROWD ROARING]
Strike.
ANNOUNCER:
Thank you, Bethany!
BETHANY:
I think I got my courage
from Jesus Christ.
He says, "Be strong."
♪ Let your senses ♪
♪ Be ignited ♪
You think
you're gonna surf again?
I think?
I know
I'm gonna surf again.
♪ ... in the dark ♪
♪ Connected to the planet ♪
♪ A million neighbors ♪
♪ A sea of stars ♪
♪ Lift your head up ♪
♪ Untie the knot ♪
♪ My little sunshine ♪
♪ Hope is never
Light years away ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Leaders, lovers
Come and go ♪
♪ Outside forces
You can't control ♪
♪ Oh, I see you smiling ♪
♪ At the unknown ♪
♪ Lift your head up ♪
♪ Untie the knot ♪
♪ My little sunshine ♪
♪ Hope is never
Light years away ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Hope is never
Light years away ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Hope is never
Light years away ♪
["SET THE WORLD ON FIRE"
PLAYING]
♪ I wanna set the world
On fire ♪
♪ Until it's burning
Bright for you ♪
♪ It's everything
That I desire ♪
♪ Can I be the one you use? ♪
♪ I, I am small but ♪
♪ You, you are big enough ♪
♪ I, I am weak but ♪
♪ You, you are
Strong enough to ♪
♪ Take my dreams ♪
♪ Come and give them wings ♪
♪ Lord, with you ♪
♪ There's nothing
I cannot do ♪
♪ Nothing I cannot do ♪
♪ I wanna feed
The hungry children ♪
♪ And reach across
The farthest land ♪
♪ And tell the broken
There is healing ♪
♪ And mercy
In the Father's hands ♪
♪ I, I am small but ♪
♪ You, you are big enough ♪
♪ I, I am weak but ♪
♪ You, you are
Strong enough to ♪
♪ Take my dreams ♪
♪ Come and give them wings ♪
♪ Lord, with you ♪
♪ There's nothing
I cannot do ♪
♪ Take my dreams ♪
♪ Come and give them wings ♪
♪ Lord, with you ♪
♪ There's nothing
I cannot do ♪
♪ Take my dreams ♪
♪ Come and give them wings ♪
♪ 'Cause, Lord, with you ♪
♪ There's nothing
I can't do ♪
♪ Nothing I can't do ♪
♪ I'm gonna set the world
On fire ♪
♪ Set the world on fire ♪
Soul Surfer (2011)
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