Hollywood continues to stereotype the Church, says Julia Hamilton.
Miracle at Manchester is a drama, based on a true story, of high-school sophomore Brycen Newman (note the appropriate surname), a student at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego who is diagnosed with medulloblastoma, an extremely aggressive and fast-growing type of brain cancer.
The opening scenes of the film show Brycen (Kory Getman), a star player in his high-school baseball team, the Dons, having a sudden and unexpected crushing pain in his head. The alarming-looking helmet heightens the impression of the agony, as if the helmet is causing it. If only.
