Planes: a great story of improvement

Some animated films are a perfect example of how to transmit values to the little ones. But older people also have a lot to learn, especially when the film’s message speaks of the ability to overcome and the implementation of resilience. The story of Dusty, in the Pixar movie Planes, is a clear example.

In the film Planes We can see, frame by frame, like a A crop dusting plane is transformed into a real racing plane. It is a story of improvement that highlights the capacity of Dusty to face one of the biggest obstacles: being born under very different expectations from the path that the dreams that we are passionate about emerge.

The protagonist was born in the countryside with a single destiny: to be a crop duster. However the will allow yourself to dream of something different: become a racing plane. To achieve this you will have the support of your friends: the fuel truck chug and the mechanics Dottie.

Both will help Dusty achieve his goal and they will also do it in very different ways. While Chug will believe in his friend blindly, and will prove it to him by being his coach, Dottie she will be more skeptical of Dusty’s dreams; However, that lack of faith will not be an obstacle for her to give him all the help she can.

Throughout this process, there are many messages and conclusions that we can extract to apply them to our own lives and achieve our goals. So, We can act like Dusty and give ourselves a chance no matter how strong the headwind is. when we start walking.

“Success is not in always winning, but in never giving up.”

-Unknown author-

Planes tells us about excuses

Making excuses does not bring us closer to our goals and that is something that Dusty makes very clear to us on the screen.. With the pseudonym ““Swift lightning” will take part in the qualifying tests for a race around the world and, unexpectedly even for him, will be able to qualify. Now you have no excuses, your dream can become reality.

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To do this, he’s going to need a little more help: that of a legendary racing plane called Skipper Riley.. At first Skipper resists the idea of training the protagonist of Planes, but finally decides to do it, thus turning training into a great adventure for both of them. After hard training Dusty is now ready to fly alone and continue fighting to fulfill his dream. During the race he will have to face the disbelief of some of his opponents, but he will also make new friends.

But Dusty never forgets his origins. Flying low, due to his fear of heights, he proves his worth and integrity stage after stage. He will even go so far as to help those who do not believe in him, thus earning his respect.

Planes tells us about rebirth

In every process, drawbacks arise, and overcoming them on many occasions is what gives value to the challenge. Thus, once overcome, they constitute a great source of motivation to continue forward. The protagonist of the movie Planes, in pursuit of his dream, also has to face his own obstacles. In the film he suffers a serious accident that threatens to leave him out of the competition. and jeopardize your dream.

Fortunately There are other characters who don’t allow him to give up. This is without a doubt the most moving moment of the film, when his friends and His rivals decide to help him by showing their admiration and respect for a farmer who dares to challenge the limits of what is established. So a new Dusty It will be reborn and the small crop duster plane will gradually transform into what it dreams of being or what it has always really been inside: a racing plane.

“The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we fall.”

-Confucius-

Detach and transform

The transformation of Dusty It is not immediate. Its transition from caterpillar to butterfly is not a miracle, but the result of patience, faith and work. It also has a lot to do with his character: a fighter and with enough humility to recognize that he needs help. Along the way, he learns to let go little by little of the inheritance of his past, which is a burden on him: your fumigation tank.

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It is the same accident that endangers his dream that makes him react. The blow suffered only gives him strength to transform his wounds, turning your old pieces into new and better ones. Thanks to them our protagonist gets closer to his goal. Well, to them… and to the unconditional support of his friends, who will be able to see his true self.

Planes It is without a doubt a highly recommended, fun and exciting film. It also has a final message that serves as a kind of universal and timeless memory: what it says has been forgotten by all of us at some point. With his feat, Dusty It will become a reference, it will inspire all those who know its story to go a little beyond appearances.both with others and with themselves.