Last Friday, my husband and I took our two daughters to see, 42". Usually, I am not into non-fiction movies. My life is non-fiction. Why pay to see non-fiction?
But, this kind of movie caught my attention. Noticing the trailer we realized we had a desire for our children to see the movie with us. We have a 15 year old, who knows just about everything about anything in life, and an 11 year old, who's into her pet cat, Carlos.
So when announced we're going to the movies, they exclaimed, Oh, we're going to see, Warm Bodies'?, Or, Evil Dead'?" I wasn't even sure if those movies were rated for their age.
No. We're going to see 42'." They both looked at me like I lost my mind. We don't want to see, THAT' movie. It's boring!" We went anyway.
I have experienced many movies and documentaries showing people in history before, but this type of movie was amazing. I've seen many civil rights movies and documentaries before too, but this one was chilling.
I believe the thing that I could quite possibly take away from it might be tenacity and humbleness. I didn't fully grasp how difficult it was to play a sport you really loved, be exceedingly excellent in it, with such difficulties until this movie. Although, Jackie Robinson was somewhat of a pioneer, he taught the lesson of being humble as well as to just wait. I:0:T
My daughters, both sat in the theater with such awe. After the movie, on the way home, the 15 year old states, Mom, I liked it. I'm glad you made us go." The 11 year old just smiled. She loved it also.
I felt excellent as a mother after that statement. To be able to provide the chance for my children to see and understand what it was like at the time of the Civil Rights era of our country.
I do not want them to live in that era again. I do want them to know what it was like so they can be an active part of society to make sure it does not happen again.
Now, if I could just interject this one humorous thought throughout the movie, it would be how often Rickey felt the need to quote the bible, and, if I might add, the idea that God is Methodist. Jackie's a Methodist, I'm a Methodist, and God is a Methodist." Although I am a Methodist, which is why I found this to be funny, I DO know God is not Methodist. Did Rickey really believe this?
One last thought, I am not a baseball aficionado. I like action. A whole lot of action, so if provided a choice, I would go for football or basketball. But after this movie, I just may re-evaluate the game of baseball. Look out Atlanta Braves, I may possibly be going to a game this summer!
But, this kind of movie caught my attention. Noticing the trailer we realized we had a desire for our children to see the movie with us. We have a 15 year old, who knows just about everything about anything in life, and an 11 year old, who's into her pet cat, Carlos.
So when announced we're going to the movies, they exclaimed, Oh, we're going to see, Warm Bodies'?, Or, Evil Dead'?" I wasn't even sure if those movies were rated for their age.
No. We're going to see 42'." They both looked at me like I lost my mind. We don't want to see, THAT' movie. It's boring!" We went anyway.
I have experienced many movies and documentaries showing people in history before, but this type of movie was amazing. I've seen many civil rights movies and documentaries before too, but this one was chilling.
I believe the thing that I could quite possibly take away from it might be tenacity and humbleness. I didn't fully grasp how difficult it was to play a sport you really loved, be exceedingly excellent in it, with such difficulties until this movie. Although, Jackie Robinson was somewhat of a pioneer, he taught the lesson of being humble as well as to just wait. I:0:T
My daughters, both sat in the theater with such awe. After the movie, on the way home, the 15 year old states, Mom, I liked it. I'm glad you made us go." The 11 year old just smiled. She loved it also.
I felt excellent as a mother after that statement. To be able to provide the chance for my children to see and understand what it was like at the time of the Civil Rights era of our country.
I do not want them to live in that era again. I do want them to know what it was like so they can be an active part of society to make sure it does not happen again.
Now, if I could just interject this one humorous thought throughout the movie, it would be how often Rickey felt the need to quote the bible, and, if I might add, the idea that God is Methodist. Jackie's a Methodist, I'm a Methodist, and God is a Methodist." Although I am a Methodist, which is why I found this to be funny, I DO know God is not Methodist. Did Rickey really believe this?
One last thought, I am not a baseball aficionado. I like action. A whole lot of action, so if provided a choice, I would go for football or basketball. But after this movie, I just may re-evaluate the game of baseball. Look out Atlanta Braves, I may possibly be going to a game this summer!
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