Hoop Dream is a documentary about two African American kids named William Gates and Arthur Agee, and they are both from the ghetto hoods in Chicago. It was a place often making a lot of good basketball players into the NBA. But have the most realistic, brutal, competition into the film. The two main characters we find in the film turned into outstanding basketball players in their high school. It speaks of the daily life of their families. The theme of the film was about the American family; there was a strong desire coming up with someone’s hope and love. In the selection of the greatest film of the 1990s, Roger Ebert thought this movie was the best documentary of Oscar Award in the meantime. Even they have crashed on the Oscar, and the reason was the movie taken almost 3 hours long. Because of his insistence, the movie still can get the consistently high rate for such a quality objective evaluation.
A shortage of this movie was too common used for every sports documentary. Consider the length of the movie that doesn’t have a key turning point from developing to success. Hoop Dreams illustrate how this is palpably under some pressure that influenced the
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player, in this movie, I felt the sadness and underwent the laborious process from start to finish. I didn’t see much of support and encouragement as they become to pro athletes. My personal favorite part of the film was the one special plot about the William and Arthur, especially their experiences of the school are the reasons make me feel pity for them.
The storyline explained how they worked to get to the top of the professional players. From the background through family and we will understand all the pressure behind their back. A satisfactory result brings clarity and order you keep finding a way to proceed. Hoop Dream contains the way that family was going to solve the problems and risks from their children. The filmmaker used 165 minutes in all. It gives the people real life experiences to indicate true American dreams. It is about how you needed to provide support and encouragement. The immediate outlook for them remains bleak, and they didn't make the chance to going the
NBA. With the Overall assessment, most of the elements were perceived through the senses the paragraphs, there only a few parts need to be more add. In fact, “Hoop Dreams” provides us some positive emotions and humanity environment for all the audiences. Sometimes many people like William and Arthur they have surpassed all their expectation. Of course, everybody want to live better of their life, more fulfilling life like MJ and others NBA player did. Everybody wants to live better of their life, more fulfilling life like MJ and others NBA player did. After I read the Roger Ebert the review about this film, I would give 4-star rate same as him.
Your dreams of being someone may not turn out the way you think they will. The documentary Hoop Dreams is a story about two boys from the ghetto that want to play in the NBA. Arthur ¨Man”Agee goes to Marshalls and William Gates goes to St. Joseph’s which are both situated in Illinois, where their dreams of becoming a pro basketball player vanished. Both of the boys face obstacles that are outside of themselves. Arthur´s family struggled with money, education, and pressure from others hurts him. Also, William struggled with balancing his family with basketball, the pressure from others, and education.
There South Asian background makes people view them as terrorists, geeky, and even computer geniuses. The views that the African Americans have of Sanjeet and Krush does not make it easy to for them to fit in. Sanjeet and Krush have to pick up different hobbies that might help them making friends and developing relationships with more people. In Desi Hoop Dream, Sanjeet and Krush pick up the game of basketball to try and fit in because they realize how big it is and the way people are able to connect through it in Georgia. Sanjeet and Krush have a hard time fitting in with basketball due to the feminine aspects of their basketball game. Feminine parts of Sanjeet and Krush’s game were not being tough and not being a threat on the court. They were looked upon as easy targets that did not know what was going on. As Sanjeet and Krush continue playing basketball they are soon able to gain respect and understand what is viewed as good and bad qualities. Edward Said said “No one today is purely one thing.” (Week One, Slide 14) Although Sanjeet and Krush are viewed upon as South Asian they try to then turn more diverse and pick up African American Cultures based upon where they live and what is necessary to fit in.
Walter LeFeber's book serves as a cornerstone of reference for its content as it relates to race, black business and the expansion of global capitalism since the late 20th century. With regard to race, it shows how race effected middle-class Michael Jordan at a young age and how he grew in the star he became, yet still could not es...
The theme of this poem is about a high school basketball star that has become less successful in the future. The theme focuses on the point that if one doesn’t work hard on their goals, they will never reach their dreams. Also, if you do not reach your goals you can end up living a disappointing life. In the poem, the theme evidently shows that Flick is not necessarily despondent, but out-of-place which carries throughout the poem. The poem stated that, “the ball loved Flick (16)” and “he was the best (14),” and this allows everyone to see that it is not just Flick who looks upon his past with a sort of admiration and pride. It is everyone in the city, and he is the local hero. The boy who didn’t exactly make it big, but he made it big enough that he’s remembered.
Wiggins, David Kenneth, and Patrick B. Miller. 2003. The unlevel playing field: a documentary history of the African American experience in sport. Urbana: University of Illinois Press
Many obstacles get in the way of the road to dreams in both stories. In both stories, all families suffer from having little knowledge, and it doesn’t help that they’re all black. Also being poor and living in the ghetto makes things that much harder. Pregnancies also put big bumps in the road to success, in both instances it makes the families come together and try their hardest to make it through. However, there are also many different obstacles that come in the way for each family. In Hoop Dreams, both William and Arthur are given much support to fulfill their dreams of getting to the NBA, but Walter in A Raisin in the Sun is only given grief on getting his liquor store. This can point the young immature teens to giving them more hope that a very rare dream will come true. Also, the two ballplayers do have talent to help them start down the road to success, but that can be very misleading, all Walter has is the nagging of his buddies Bobo and Willy. The toughest of the obstacles to overcome was when William injured his knee and it affected his basketball career for a long time. He never really did get over it, he...
The Civil Rights Era impacted the realm of sports in a great and powerful way. Throughout the mid 1900s, many minority athletes emerged through all odds and began to integrate themselves in the white dominated athletic business. These athletes endured constant hardships in order to achieve their goals and dreams; facing much racism, segregation, and violence. Minorities across the country began to look up to these sportsmen and realized that anybody could attain greatness despite the social troubles of the time. Stories depicting the struggles of minority athletes soon arose and grew popular among different cultures. These true accounts passed from generation to generation, each admiring the courage and bravery of athletes and how important they became in obtaining an equal society. Producers and directors soon found a way to revolutionize the film industry by retelling the racial discrimination that minority athletes faced. Remember the Titans, The Perfect Game, 42, and The Express are all examples of how minority athletes overcame racial adversities in order to obtain the championship. These Hollywood movies contain many inaccuracies that draw away from the true impact minority athletes had during the Civil Right Era. Although these films do depict the racial components of the time, they do not depict the accurate occurrences of the stories they try to recreate.
The history of sports goes back since ancient times. It has been a useful way for people to explore nature and their environment. Sports include different activities and games such as football, soccer, basketball, and etc. to express their skills and talents. Also, sports are a way to relax and have fun; but are sports all our African Americans rely on? The dream to become future sports stars. The reason why Gates begins his essay with an anecdote is to show and compare how many african-american athletes were at work today and how little the chances of African-Americans becoming athletes are compared to being a lawyer, dentist, or even a doctor. African-Americans assume that they are born athletes and it’s because the school system doesn’t teach them reality and educate them to undertake more realistic goals for careers.
The movie I chose for this assignment was called The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend. This movie was about a young boy by the name of Pete Maravich who had a dream to become a great basketball player like his father Press Maravich. However, during this process he was faced with adversity of being too short and too flashy but he overcame the adversity he faced and became a hall of fame basketball player. Pete was dedicated to the game and no matter the weather outside he was out working on his skills even in a thunderstorm. During this moment when Pete is out working on his game in the thunderstorm his father pulls up in his car and gets out to play one-on-one with him. Despite it being a thunderstorm outside and his son is out in the thunderstorm
Everyone wants to get better at something, but some want it more than others. In “How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium”, the narrator wants to get better at basketball, so he wakes up everyday at 4:30 to go with his dad to his work. Everyday, the narrator would wait 3 hours in his dad’s car until the gym opened, only to sit on the bench and watch the other men play basketball. Finally, one of the best players, Dante, tells the narrator he can play but he’ll get “smoked”. However, the narrator proved him wrong. The narrator learns that if you persevere, work hard, and have confidence, your dreams may come true. In How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place
After the continuous winning streak that Cordia had, many team players suffered discrimination. For example, in an episode teaser #15, racism was pointed out by many school officials due to the unfair game against Knott’s county. I believe that racial profiling is the pinnacle of this film. It examines the ideology that each community reflects on based off of the pigmentation of skin color. Throughout the film racial profiling is continued which affects the motivation and determination of the team. It creates a negative impact in their mind through the sport of basketball, which contradicts the purpose of being in basketball. The author emphasizes the importance of basketball, by using it as a stage for the players to excel their talents and have an escape from
Many movies out there are based on a lot of things such as true stories. Some are about the paranormal, history, or even sports. Sports bring people together the most because they are almost always about overcoming a greater force. The film that I am writing about is one that is very good and touches the heart of many. When the Game Stands Tall was directed by a Thomas Carter. The film is about a high school football team with the best winning streak in the history of sports, a 151 consecutive games and the team members had to face the challenges of defeat and death. The thing that hurt them the most was overcoming the mental challenges.
When you look at a basketball what do you see? Most would see an orange, sphere, shaped rubber ball. There are black lines and real leather. If you look closer, you would even see the size of the ball in which you are playing with. A basketball could be just a toy for many, or even represent a release for others, but for me, it means a lot more. A basketball represents my blood, sweat, tears, passion, sacrifice, and most of all, a sense of belonging, like a family. At this moment in my life, there are only three things I devote my life to- family, friends, and basketball. Basketball has shaped my life probably more than anything else. Basketball has instilled in me a vicious will to achieve and embrace my ambitions instead of fearing them. Basketball gave me an open opportunity to try something new. New opportunities and experiences are not such a big deal anymore. From academics to personal matters, the lessons that I have learned from basketball has impacted my life.
The "Basketball Diaries" is based on Jim Carroll a star basketball player from the city of New York. Jim plays for a pratically unbeatable team and is considered one of the best on it. His dream is to one day make it to the big leagues and be the best basketball player ever to play the game. Until his life takes a turn for the worst. Jim's life starts to spiral out of control when his best friend gets Lukemia and dies. Then his coach, who he looked too as a father, abused his team. Jim begins to cope with this downward spiral and sadness by hitting the cold streets. He doesn't realize what he gets himself into when he falls head over heels in love for heroine. He instantly falls in love with the drug since it took all his problems away, since