You know what movie I watched last night that I haven't watched in so long? D2 The Mighty Ducks. And you know what I realized now that I'm older? The entire premise of this movie is so unrealistic that I can't believe I bought into this when I was a little kid. Sit back, I'm about to ruin your childhood with this explanation.
First and foremost, do you know how little the odds are that Gordon Bombay could take a team consisting of like ten kids from one tiny ass town in Minnesota and join them with five other kids from around the country and go compete against worldwide competition? The odds of that are probably one in like ten thousand for that to happen.
And then this whole coaching thing with Bombay is also ridiculous. Let's realize please that he is the head coach for the junior olympic hockey team. He's doing photo shoots, getting million dollar mansions on the beach in LA, having full out press conferences and shit. Nobody gives a fuck about pro hockey in the US yet they're gonna pay this much attention to the junior olympic team? Never gonna happen.
Finally, the ending. Portman, Fulton, Wu and Robertson would have all been ejected from the championship game against Iceland in the second period. Then, the chances of a team having entirely new jerseys, helmets, equipment and matching jackets for the coaches is just an entirely absurd thought as well. When you watch it and see it all unfolding in front of you, that's when you realize how ridiculous the premise is. I apologize for ruining your childhood, but it is still a very good movie. Even though you know what's gonna happen it's still exciting.
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