Baseball games have a possibility of being fixed anywhere at any time. Players fixed games in the 1900 's for money; it wouldn 't shock me if players fixed games today. The movie "Eight Men Out" opened my eyes on how players fixed games. Viewers will watch an interesting film that shows us why the Chicago White Sox will always be known as the Black Sox.
"Eight Men Out" is a film that was written and directed by John Sayles in 1988. The film is based on Eliot Asinof’s 1963 book “Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series.” The setting of the movie is in Chicago, Illinois in 1919.
In the beginning of the movie, a young boy runs down the street excitedly to tell his younger brother that they are going to see the White Sox. The boy finds his younger brother playing baseball with his friends, he tells them that they are going to see the Sox, then both of them run excitedly to the field. The two boys run up to the ticket booth to get tickets for two bleacher seats, they walked up the steps, found their seats, and sat proudly in the …show more content…
I had to rewind the movie a few times to understand certain parts. I think I was not understanding certain parts of the movie because I never heard about the fix that occurred in the 1919 World Series. I feel that I would have understood the movie better if I knew about the scandal more. They should have put the names of each person up on the screen so the viewers understood who each person was. Also, I feel like they could have shortened the movie a little bit because there were certain scenes that were not needed. Regardless of my thoughts on the movie, I did enjoy rewinding it and trying to understand the fix that occurred. People who are baseball fans will always think about the scandal and wonder if players are fixing games today. Eight great baseball players tarnished their legacy forever because of one mistake that every baseball fan will think about
"Eight Men Out" is a film that was written and directed by John Sayles in 1988. The film is based on Eliot Asinof’s 1963 book “Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series.” The setting of the movie is in Chicago, Illinois in 1919.
In the beginning of the movie, a young boy runs down the street excitedly to tell his younger brother that they are going to see the White Sox. The boy finds his younger brother playing baseball with his friends, he tells them that they are going to see the Sox, then both of them run excitedly to the field. The two boys run up to the ticket booth to get tickets for two bleacher seats, they walked up the steps, found their seats, and sat proudly in the …show more content…
I had to rewind the movie a few times to understand certain parts. I think I was not understanding certain parts of the movie because I never heard about the fix that occurred in the 1919 World Series. I feel that I would have understood the movie better if I knew about the scandal more. They should have put the names of each person up on the screen so the viewers understood who each person was. Also, I feel like they could have shortened the movie a little bit because there were certain scenes that were not needed. Regardless of my thoughts on the movie, I did enjoy rewinding it and trying to understand the fix that occurred. People who are baseball fans will always think about the scandal and wonder if players are fixing games today. Eight great baseball players tarnished their legacy forever because of one mistake that every baseball fan will think about