Speaking as a film and sports lover, it’s highly unlikely that historical sports dramas will ever get old. To this day, movies like Field of Dreams, Miracle, and Rocky continue to withstand the test of time – at least in my eyes. They’re ever more enjoyable whenever said productions tackle real life events, meaning Cool Runnings and A League of Their Own are unlikely to get old anytime soon, either.
Outside of the major sports, though – it would appear track and field is beginning to take off cinematically. We’ve received a dramatized glimpse of it recently in Unbroken, which depicted Louis Zamperini’s trip to the 1936 Summer Olympics (popular sporting event, apparently), and also in McFarland, USA, which tells the story of Latino high school cross country team’s rise to statewide prominence.
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On multiple occasions, Riefenstahl is at odds with Goebbels in regards to her willingness to focus her camera’s attention to Owens’ dominant victories – and because of it, Goebbels even shut down Riefenstahl’s cameras at one point. Clearly that doesn’t stick – otherwise we wouldn’t have the acclaimed film, Olympia (released in 1938).
Acting aside, Race does a sufficient job of capturing the finer, more prominent moments of the time period – as they pertain to Jesse Owens’ Olympic run, that is. But, the plot does tend to drag at times – and may have benefited in the long run (no pun intended) if the film would have simply cut Owens’ personal life from the fray. On the flip side, though, director Stephen Hopkins needed more than just a string of 10-second races to show moviegoers – hence the presence of Jeremy Irons’ sporadically used character, Avery Brundage, along with Goebbels and Riefenstahl.
Let’s face it – these individuals barely have an impact on Owens’
Outside of the major sports, though – it would appear track and field is beginning to take off cinematically. We’ve received a dramatized glimpse of it recently in Unbroken, which depicted Louis Zamperini’s trip to the 1936 Summer Olympics (popular sporting event, apparently), and also in McFarland, USA, which tells the story of Latino high school cross country team’s rise to statewide prominence.
Who would have thought watching people run would be so …show more content…
On multiple occasions, Riefenstahl is at odds with Goebbels in regards to her willingness to focus her camera’s attention to Owens’ dominant victories – and because of it, Goebbels even shut down Riefenstahl’s cameras at one point. Clearly that doesn’t stick – otherwise we wouldn’t have the acclaimed film, Olympia (released in 1938).
Acting aside, Race does a sufficient job of capturing the finer, more prominent moments of the time period – as they pertain to Jesse Owens’ Olympic run, that is. But, the plot does tend to drag at times – and may have benefited in the long run (no pun intended) if the film would have simply cut Owens’ personal life from the fray. On the flip side, though, director Stephen Hopkins needed more than just a string of 10-second races to show moviegoers – hence the presence of Jeremy Irons’ sporadically used character, Avery Brundage, along with Goebbels and Riefenstahl.
Let’s face it – these individuals barely have an impact on Owens’