Sport Movie Review 42‚ The True Story of an American Legend I recently saw the film‚ 42‚ and I found many connections with our Sociology of Sport class. First and foremost‚ the movie was about the baseball legend‚ Jackie Robinson. Jack broke the baseball color barrier and was the first African American player allowed in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers beginning in 1947. Jack was a strong‚ talented player‚ but he also had a mind of his own. He played with an attitude
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where people have naturally fought back like they wanted to‚ but remained standing on their feet with dignity and honor. “He left his natural combativeness in the locker room and endured incredible abuse without fighting back.” –Jackie Robinson’s Greatness. Jackie Robinson never stooped to the level of the people who treated him unfairly. Although the goal has been to stand up for yourself‚ his goal was to play baseball with the Dodgers. He just wanted to play ball‚ and he couldn’t do that by getting
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decided seventeen years ago that boy wasn’t getting involved in no sports. Not after what they did to me in the sports.”(p.39) His wife Rose tells him “ They got lots of colored boys playing ball now. (P.9 Rose) Rose says it’s changed because of Jackie Robinson. Rickey said “no one could better take on the
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Movie Reviews 42 (2013) gives its audience a feeling of sympathy towards Jackie Robinson while also having you feel a burning hatred towards the people that mistreated him. The movie 42 is a time portal back to the 1940’s when soldiers were returning home from war‚ baseball was America’s sport‚ and segregation was still occurring. It is the true story of Jackie Robinson’s (Chadwick Boseman) first two years in the big leagues of baseball. The trials and tribulations that he had to overcome as a
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never had it made” and the PBS review‚ Jackie Robinson: an inside look‚ have some similarities and differences. Both the excerpt and video mention how important the world series was to him‚ but even though that is one similarity‚ the excerpt talks about of people of such importance to him for example‚ Rachel‚ his wife‚ and Branch Rickey. PBS’ video talks more about Robinson’s private life or his life before baseball. Before he broke the color barrier‚ Jackie Robinson fought in the military for America
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‘42’ is a movie about a professional American Baseball player Jackie Robinson‚ how he dealt with racism and how he broke baseball’s colour line in the 1940s. As the movie progresses‚ it also shows how the media had shaped society’s perception of the integration of coloured baseball players in society and how it was a success. In this movie analysis‚ the three topic discussions are racism towards African Americans‚ Diffusion of Innovation and the role of opinion leaders through various media effects
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States. Brian Helgeland’s story of Jackie Robinson in the movie “42” is one of the few movies that I have seen that does just this. The movie”42” is about the iconic Jackie Robinson‚ played by Chadwick Boseman. In this movie we watch as a young Jackie Robinson slowly begins to break the racial barrier within baseball. One of the quotes in the movie that really stuck with me was one made by Branch Rickey‚ who was played by Harrison Ford. Branch said “Jackie Robinson. A black man in white baseball.”
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experiences are sometimes difficult. Jackie Robinson‚ Melba Patillo Beals‚ and Feng Ru all had life changing experiences. In the autobiography “I Never Had it Made” by Jackie Robinson‚ he was the first African American to play in the major leagues‚ In “Warriors Don’t cry” By Melba Patillo Beals‚ she was the first African American to go to an all white school‚ and In the “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel‚ Feng Ru brought aviation to China. Jackie Robinson‚ Melba Pattillo Beals‚ and Feng
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IMPORTANT QUOATES A SPORTS WRITER OF THE DAY NOTED IN A JANUARY 20‚1958‚ARTICLE THAT DIDN’T EVEN WARRANT A BYLINE. “it was just about a decade before that professional baseball had been rocked with the color barrier being erased by Jackie Robinson. But O’Ree’s NHL milestone‚ the writer observed: He was greeted with no emotion‚ no applause and above all no animosity” QUOTE FROM O’REE Learning to play hockey as a two-year old and using blades to make his way to school on icy shoulders
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they will be remembered as heroes. Another example of heroism is Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was the first black player to play in the major leagues. When Jackie Robinson joined major league baseball there were separate schools for blacks and whites‚ separate restaurants‚ separate hotels‚ separate drinking fountains and separate baseball leagues. Life wasn’t easy to black people who tried to bring those worlds together. Jackie had a lot of obstacles during his major league career. During his
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