Submitted by Sleep-system t3_ye7p60 in movies
As far as football movies go this one is an imperfect gem. Great performances all around, very good, unconventional cinematography and the depiction seems brutally realistic. Audio could use some work though, you can barely understand the dialogue 1/3rd of the time.
Even when it gets preachy the characters in the film are rolling their eyes at it because they know it's manipulative bullshit just meant to eke the last bit of performance out of them while they're still useful.
The funny part, and what pushes the film almost into fantasy, is how Willie Beamen acted and was treated after winning two games. No way a third string quarterback is talking shit to the head coach, fellow players, starring in his own commercial and music video after a couple of good games, even if he is a magical combination of Peyton Manning and Michael Vick (who somehow dropped to the 7th round š).
Old_boy7 t1_itwg858 wrote
The editing of early 2000s blockbusters is so crazy, its almost nauseating fast. This and Amegeddon come to mind. I assumed Oliver Stone just made soemtjing more akin to propaganda films basically growing up but he's actually pretty daring in terms of content. I liked talk radio quite a bit.