42: The Jackie Robinson Story
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Panther88
Banned
+1, almost. Saw it opening w/e but I was really expecting a lot more from it. Was one of only 4 blacks in the theatre so the ofays were clapping like crazy @ the end, just like D'Jango :retard:. I rated it a 5 of 10.
You mean Branch Rickey? Harrison Ford.
The movie was a solid family tale, but lacked depth and historical content. That made the film a little disappointing to me.
pvdogteam
Who ya rootin' for? PVU
P88, you need to give it at least 1 more point, my friend's son is in the movie, :clap:
FAMU CLIFF
New Member
It was from a very focused and narrow perspective. More of a personal character portrait of Robinson & Rickey. Good movie for what they did but it would have been nice to have more context based on young people's lack of knowledge of the era.
Brave
Da Better U get, Da Better we get & That's IT
All of the movies have the same type of message, with a white savior in them....so tired of that. Show some films of us, making our way without the white savior perspective, then I'll bite.
I can pretty much bet anyone in here that The Butler will be the same way
PsychoJag
We Run The SWAC
Let me try to understand what you're saying here......Because it comes off as ignorant.
Are you saying that the movie should have been made without Branch Rickey involved or are you saying that the movie shouldn't have been made at all? How can you have the Jackie Robinson story without Branch Rickey or Leo Durocher?? If you watched the movie or read anything about Jackie Robinson it didn't come off as "white savior".
Panther88
Banned
I'll give it one more 1 ONLY because alum is starring the movie. I was expecting more of what I think he went through, especially travelling through the segregated south.
PsychoJag
We Run The SWAC
I'll give it one more 1 ONLY because alum is starring the movie. I was expecting more of what I think he went through, especially travelling through the segregated south.
This I agree with. I thought they would show a little more of that stuff.
Panther88
Banned
Not trying to be funny Psyche but I'm sure all of us agree that there was a klan-like presence available AND evident during those turbulent times. :smh: Now, it's all lets be "PC" and not show any of those truths. I say SHOW them so they can see how stupid, ignorant, and silly their ancestors were for no concrete reasoning or rationale other than just a person's "skin color." :tup:
