Back in 2006 'Stick It' tackled part of what Simone Biles was dealing with: the intense mental toll gymnastics takes and the rigid standards the sport holds young women to
Photo: Peter Iovino/Buena Vista/Kobal/Shutterstock When I was in middle school, two movies dominated my brain: Twilight and Stick It, both of which I had digital copies of on my iPod. They were the only two movies on the device, and I’d watch them over and over when I was supposed to be doing homework. The former needs no introduction, but Stick It, the 2006 teen gymnastics movie, doesn’t have much of a cultural footprint.
Haley has a lot of complaints about the sport of gymnastics. It hurts her body in 100 different ways. The judging is too subjective. The little dance moves are embarrassing. But her biggest gripe is the way the sport makes parents and adults disregard what’s best for the teens’ mental and physical health.
It would be a disservice to Stick It, though, to think of it as worthy only for its acrobatic rebellion. It’s also funny, charming, and inventive. A spiritual cousin to cheerleading classic Bring It On, that movie’s screenwriter, Jessica Bendinger, also wrote and directed Stick It. The soundtrack is such an integral part of the film that it can feel, in the best way, like a collection of gymnastics-themed music videos. In fact, the music video for Missy Elliott’s “We Run This,” also featured in Stick It, incorporates clips and actors from the movie as well as Dominique Dawes, the first Black woman to win a gold medal in Olympic gymnastics.
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