By Tonisha Johnson

Somewhere along in life, everyone from either the most popular girl in school who has had all the attention and then some to the girl who barely gets noticed, is bumped in the hall and finds herself wanting to be void of the most-ignored list in the school year book can relate to Whip It.

Drew Barrymore successfully carries out the films intensions by placing the storyline in the south. Even in its current day, the south wreaks of old, dusty roads, soda shops and pageants beyond recognition.

Young Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page) isn't trying to fit in as much as she is trying to find herself and her place in the world. Borderline between Bodeen, Texas and her over-protective mother Bliss finds herself having to demonstrate her frustrations publicly as her embarrassed mother soon discovers her teenage daughter is less likely to conform as she did.

Bliss soon finds herself amongst a 'different' crowd in nearby Austin; a faster more upbeat town that seems to almost grasp young adult rebellion by the throat. Discovering the fast paced angry world of Roller Derby, Bliss finds she's having to prove not only skill but commitment as she silently adjusts her life to make way for this new found activity while keeping it hidden from her parents.

Love, laughter and heartache have wrapped itself around Bliss allowing her to unknowingly experience all that she has longed for... Freedom. Physically and emotionally.

From the mothers restless relationship with the daughter, to Bliss' need to feel exempt from the norm, the Point Of View leads in so many directions that a diverse audience can take away examples of life lessons learned as well as just a great story found in "Whip It".