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Apr 19, 2020 · “When sports films work, they work because the audience connects emotionally to the protagonist,” Pizzo said. “When people talk to me about ‘Rudy,’ if that movie works for them, it’s ...
Aug 6, 2018 · From “wild-goose chase” to “throw in the towel” to “there’s the rub,” these sports idioms are part of our everyday conversation. Here’s a look at their origins.
Oct 11, 2022 · As Garry Whannel argues, an issue for the sports movie in general is that it must square modern sport’s neoliberal ethos with film’s broader narrative demands. Capitalist society and competitive sport alike ‘reward winners, and in both the majority are losers’.
May 5, 2020 · The Rules: 1) Sport is integral to the plot and the motivations of the main characters. 2) The film, usually, rises in stakes and action towards a climactic ‘championship game’. 3) A general revelry/knowledge/passion in/of/for the sports they represent on screen.
Moreover, by tackling misconceptions and biases toward the American dream, Wiedenfeld offers scholars an innovative approach to sports films as well as to any arts that purport to represent this oft-used, albeit multivalent concept, thus broadening opportunities for future studies on film and American culture, in general.
May 6, 2019 · Set against the political backdrop of Australia’s refugee policy and the racism it generates, Mark Grentell’s (2018) uses the genre of the sports film to explore – and ultimately challenge –...
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Aug 22, 2006 · Sports films employ the same clichés and critics become acutely aware of them all. The average filmgoer is much less inclined to render a negative interpretation of those same attributes.
