| 1 | * Say what you will about the rest of the movie, but when Jimmy tells his brother "Corey, I don't want to quit", it shows that Jimmy is still dedicated to doing what he has decided to do. ItMakesSenseInContext. |
| 2 | * The entire plot of the movie is so that Jimmy can make it to the Cabazon Dinosaurs in California so that he can leave the belongings of his dead sister at the exhibit in the Stegosaurus that they loved. |
| 3 | * Everyone is shown cheering for Jimmy after he wins the contest, especially Mr. Bateman and Mr. Putnam, characters who were mostly {{Jerkass}}es until now. |
| 4 | * The scene where Haley kisses Corey and then starts giggling uncontrollably is very cute, especially since [[ThrowItIn the laughter is obviously genuine.]] There's also the fact that Corey before that was trying to make her feel better about how crappy her home life situation was before that by giving a listening and thoughtful ear and saying how her trying to get a new home was like Link fighting to save Zelda. |
| 5 | * Sam's feelings on video games changes over the course of the film. At first, he thinks that they're nothing but a stupid waste of time. However, after sits down and starts playing Nick's NES when he can't sleep, he gets soon discovers that he genuinely enjoys playing games. His newfound enthusiasm for gaming comes to a head when he's proudly cheering for Jimmy at Video Armageddon. |
| 6 | * The ending itself following the competition of course. |
| 7 | ** It shows where Jimmy's heart truly lies when it concerns family. Without any hesitation, he goes to hug his birth father, Sam. There's also Sam's hug with Corey and before that, Christine, despite her own {{Jerkass}} tendencies, deciding to let Sam care for Jimmy again and start considering Corey and Nick his brothers again too. |
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