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In Reply to: The book is much better and there are significant differences between the real story and the movie. posted by sjb on February 16, 2005 at 11:28:16:
does this FILM compare to other films which touch on the same topic?
I remember Tom Cruise, early on in his career, starred in a film about h.s. football. Isn't Hoosiers about h.s. athletes, as well?
Can you compare it to them?
And how about Billy Bob's performance?
If you'd never read the book, in other words, would you have liked the film and appreciated BB's portrayal?
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I thought BB did an excellent job and it is certainly in the upper tier of sports movies. I don't think it has the depth of Hoosiers (it never slows down long enough) but it's worth seeing for sure.
"Where are we going? And what am I doing in this hand basket?"
It has been so long since I have seen those films. As I recall, those films were fictional, and there were no suggestions that they were based on any specific, true story. I would suggest an analogy: I have seen many killings in film, and they have very little impact. Witnessing a actual live killing, either live or on television, leaves a more lasting impact. I think the same applies here. There have certainly been sports films about high school sports, but very few that are non-fiction. I felt that this left more of an impact because you know that the events depicted happened, and are happening every day under your nose.
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