The theme of "Radio" was that anybody of capable of accomplishing their goals. Also another theme was that family should come first before everything else in your life. The theme in "Radio" was definitely realistic in the sense that anybody can do what they want to when they put their minds to it. "Radio" actually was a true story about a retarded boy / man who grew up and didn't really have an outlook on how he was going to live his life . Radio ( the main character ) would go everyday down to town with his shopping cart and walk by the schools football practice just to watch for 5 minutes.
The plot of the film was for Radio overcoming his fear of strangers and opening up to people other than just his Mom. Also the head football coach later on in the film , begins to neglect his daughter during her high school years .The story developed very slowly. You knew that Radio was going to become acquainted with the football team but you weren't really sure exactly when . Eventually Radio met the football team but not in a way that u would have liked it to happen. The football players abused him and locked in a garage by the football field . This led to the coach meeting up with him and more interaction between Radio , the coach , and the football players .The ending was very logical .Radios" mom passed away and Radio was very sad but got over it and continued to participate with the football team and then also the basketball team. Yes , the story was well written . Since the story was true Radios real life did most of the writing. They just made scenes more dramatic and engaging . .
Radio was the most important character in this movie . Everything revolved around him . He was a retarded black boy who lived with his mom and had dreams of playing football. The head coach was an everyday man with a wife and daughter. He begins interacting with Radio and forgets about the most important thing , his daughter .