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The movie that we viewed in class is 42: The Jackie Robinson Story directed by Brian Helgeland. It was released in 2013 as a pg-13 movie and is 2 hours 8 minutes long. This movie is a historical non-fiction drama about the baseball player, Jackie Robinson, and the struggles he endured as being a black man playing in major league baseball in the 1940s. The theme of the movie highlights the importance of relationships between people, with Jackie Robinson as the ultimate applicant for desegregated baseball. This movie’s purpose is to not make us feel shameful from our national shortcomings but feel pride in the triumph of Jackie Robinson.

This is the reason I love this kind these type of movies in that particular scene we can learn from it from history and hope not to repeat itself. In the messed up thing is we are close to almost 500 years and we still have prejudice against each other we bleed the same we have the same organs insides. At least in this particular movie 42 it actually captured this moment of baseball history which shows Pee Wee Reese's had a character inside and clean one to show everyone against him that he's there with Jackie Robinson. It rub people off on the wrong way. I love about this movie it's the actors who playing these characters it makes the movie pop out even more and show emotions it makes you the viewer engaged towards believing in

Jackie Robinson displayed a great amount of strength in the film 42. He showed his strength by not reacting or showing any anger towards the people and fans who were harassing him. No matter what they yelled at him, Robinson ignored them and used them as motivation to play better. When one of the Phillies’ players was running to first base, he stepped on Jackie’s achilles heel,

Jackie Robinson once said, "There is not an American in this country free until every one of us is free" -Jackie Robinson. The film, 42, was based on Jackie Robinson’s life as a segregated African American being signed to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. During the film, it showed how Jackie Robinson demonstrated true courage and commendable restraint by letting his unmistakable talent silence the critics for him. The adaptation portrayed Jackie Robinson as a Negro League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. There were many similarities between the film and the events that lead up to Jackie Robinson’s fame; however, a number of characters and events were portrayed

Race has always been an issue long deep rooted in American history. The film 42, reflects its own issue of race within sports. It was directed by Brian Helgeland and was released on April 12, 2013. To begin, the film 42 starts off with an idea from the owner of the Dodgers, Branch Rickey. In the year 1946, he decides to search and recruit the first African-American baseball player to participate in the Major League of baseball. A young man by the name of Jackie Robinson who never backs down from racism, although he plays for the “Negro League”. Rickey chooses Jackie to break down the unspoken rule of not allowing black players play in Baseball with the current Major league of Baseball that is only “for” white men. The idea is not easily accepted by the rest of baseball. Jackie, along with his wife receive major ridicule and relentless racism from stadium crowds to teammates. Robinson learns to overcome his urges to fight back against racism and let the owners or teammates assist him when he leasts expects it. The movie accomplishes the criteria for depicting race within baseball because the film should accurately describe history in baseball within racial differences; and the film should bring forth a breakthrough in racial barriers.

42 enhances the audience’s knowledge on what life was like in the late 1940s in the United States for a black man, and it displays the brutal treatment they received. In the beginning of the movie it talked about how if a black man served in the army they could receive respect there, but when

When I first viewed this movie, I already knew some of Jackie Robinson’s history, but I was still moved by this revealing depiction of his life during the years 1945-1947. This true story, which was released April 12, 2013, followed what I had learned about Jackie and stayed accurate while still being extremely entertaining. Jackie Robinson’s number on his jersey was 42, he wore that number his entire Major League career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The movie “42” is a biopic of the legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson, when in 1947 Jackie became the first African-American player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. The great directing, acting, and writing made this film enjoyable to watch. This

The new film chronicling the rise of Jackie Robinson,42, was released to positive reviews but mediocre box office results. The film kicks off with a scene of Robinson lighting a fire under the Negro Leagues as a member of the Kansas City Monarchs. With Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey looking to put people in the seats with a pennant-contender taking the field, he breaks baseball's color barrier and selects Robinson to be the vessel for social change, making sure he realizes the gravity of his circumstances before agreeing. The film is half-heartedly kind to baseball history, portraying events accurately, but only to the degree it chose to portray them, but the issue lies within the lack of courage of writer and director Brian Helgeland, who

The movie, “42” is about a proficient, tough man named Jackie Roosevelt Robinson’s journey of playing baseball in the major leagues with white people, while experiencing the racism and segregation of him being black. In 1945, Brooklyn, New York, the bold well-known, Major League executive, Branch Rickey signs an admirable magnificent baseball player, Jackie Roosevelt Robinson to join the Montreal Royals for spring training. Therefore, Jackie could then display his skills on the baseball field to everyone, and then acquire a spot in the team of the Montreal Royals, then another spot in the team of the Brooklyn Dodgers. After Jackie, being aware of this, he gets thrilled, and approaches a nearby phone booth and calls a gorgeous woman named, Rachel and proposes her to marriage. Rachel accepts the proposal, and the two of them get married. It’s 1946 and it’s finally time for spring training in Sanford Florida and Jackie and Rachel attempt to go together there by plane, where they’ll first have to travel to Daytona Beach. However, while at the airport the check-in assistant

Becoming the first African-American to break the racial barrier in a white supremacist sport like Major League Baseball during the 1940s when colored racism still occurred is an accomplishment like no other. Jackie Robinson faced numerous hardships and endured countless racial setbacks during his professional baseball career, but managed to set aside his frustrations and continue to emerge as a symbol of hope and unity for all. The makers of 42: The Jackie Robinson Story portray the story of his career as it demonstrates the struggle of race stereotyping during the 1940s and the interpersonal power struggles of being seen as an “equal”. “I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being” (Robinson) is a powerful message that I would like for you to keep in mind as you continue to read.

Seventy years ago, when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was the biggest story in the baseball world. (Henninger) From the start, Robinson was a skilled athlete. He lettered in four sports at the University of California. In 1945, he started at shortstop in the Negro Leagues. Those teams in the Negro league were separate from major league baseball. (Brown) The movie 42 is accurate with showing of the clothing the people were wearing. In the movie, the teams were not wearing helmets when they were hitting. 42 was set to be in the 1940s, and helmets weren’t required to wear until 1971, the Major Leagues required to wear them. (42 Movie) Rachel Robinson is always in nice-looking clothes. In any picture, Rachel is always wearing alike clothes to the ones in the movie. (42 Movie) The uniforms worn in the film were exactly alike as if they were in 1947.

The legacy of Jackie Robinson goes beyond the April 15, 1947 afternoon at Ebbets Field, when the Brooklyn Dodger infielder became the first black in the 20th century to play baseball in the major leagues. He changed the sport, and he changed the attitude of a lot of people in this country, Jackie Robinson fought for all the people that were fortunate, a lot of them are, especially the minority guys, to be able to play in the major leagues and the impact on the people of color today.

After watching the movie 42, I have learned the struggles the Jackie Robinson had to go through to be a success baseball player in the 50´s. In the movie, it showed me the struggles he went through, what people thought about Jackie playing, and the segregation that was going on throughout that time in history. The most powerful scene in the movie in my opinion is, when Jackie Robinson got pulled up the big leagues. Up until that point, white people and black people did not play on the same team so many people would be hate for Jackie playing on a white people's team. In the scene, the general manger of the Brooklyn Dodgers told Jackie that he wanted a strong player that could not fight back than someone who would fight back. The manager knew

It has deviance, race, ethnicity, and culture. The movie is about a first year teacher who has landed a job at Woodrow Wilson High School. She chose this school because of the diversity program. Beyond the diversity program though, there are problems she did not realize existed. About the Movie

Throughout history in America there has always been the idea of racism. When Americans think of racism, they usually think of slavery and that racism is no longer a problem in America. However, this is not the case. Racism is still very apparent in America. It is true that since the end of slavery, the U.S. has made great strides towards becoming a less racist country. In reality, racism will never be extinct. In today’s society, all American citizens of all races have the same rights as one another, yet there is still racism. Racism can be linked directly to stereotypical mindsets of certain groups of people. It is human nature to make conclusions about other people, this is what leads to racism. Today’s racism is not limited to whites