re: #2 Vicious Babushka
South Park did a spoof of these “Underdog Wins!” movies, the “Stanley’s Cup” episode showed the kids’ hockey team getting the shit pounded out of them.
True, I remember seeing that. Such is the good satire can do, by criticizing bad traits in the culture. Unfortunately, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have a far smaller megaphone than does the Disney Company.