Soul Surfer is an inspirational film based on the true story about Bethany Hamilton, the girl in Hawaii who lost her arm in a shark attack in 2003. The story shows her come back to competitive surfing and includes a youth mission to Thailand to help after the devastation of the 2004 tsunami.  The film has very realistic surfing footage and stars Anna Sophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood, Ross Thomas, and Chris Brochu. Be sure to watch the special features after the movie as well.  Bethany’s story is amazing.  She even did all the professional surfing in the movie.