It's the 30th Anniversary of D3 The Mighty Ducks, the final film of the Mighty Ducks trilogy and probably the least revered one out of the three. While the original is a Millennial classic and the greatest Kids sport film ever. D2 raised the stakes just enough and people still loved it. D3 same beat, same formula and its not as beloved.
Yet, I don't understand why that is. Because truthfully D3 has the best main plot of the three films. It's a film about change, growing up, and the pains that come with it. Something we all experience in life. The Ducks are now teenagers, entering a private school on scholarship a completely new world to all of them. And a new coach who is more stern and a hardass then Coach Bombay was. He has his own views on how hockey should played, and the team primarily Charile have a hard time adjusting.
In truth Charlie doesn't want to grow up, he's still holding on to his younger years and the "Duck" way of doing things. And Coach Bombay was the father figure in his life, and him moving on Charlie feels like he abandoned the team but most importantly him. Some deep stuff beneath the surface of a kid oriented hockey film.
Of course Coach Bombay proves otherwise and comes through in the clutch to legally save the team, one of the better scenes in the movie. Only behind a scene spearheaded by Jeffrey Nordling who plays Coach Ted Orion, in a beautifully crafted scene comparing hockey to life. If I was a youth sports coach I would show that scene to my team for the motivation. And the older I've gotten I appreciate that scene so much more and all the gems in it.
Simply put on this 30th Anniversary, D3 deserves so much more love than what has come its way. It truly is a early lesson about life, change, and preserverance. It is a classic in its own right.
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