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I had to turn it off, to much spoon-feeding...

posted 11 years ago by drew_atreides
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..this movie treated its audience like it was an idiot.

I despised how they felt the need to spell out every little thing..Like the scene where Jackie causes the pitcher to balk, and then they have that older woman say "what happened?" and the little kid goes on to explain exactly what we just saw.

Then there is the scene where Jackie's wife is sick, and they have that woman in the bathroom SPELL OUT for us that she is pregnant.

The movie just kept doing this. I wound up turning it off before i even made it to the halfway point. I just can't stand a movie that treats its audience with such kiddie gloves..

"Gallifrey Stands!"

[–] lmtopeka 11 years ago

What I find amusing about every movie where someone broke the color barrier or became the first black person to do something there is always a scene where the person is down and questioning themselves and someone comes along and says "you're their hero". LOL happens in every movie like 42.

[–] skohl632001 11 years ago

Glad I'm not the only one who felt this way. I couldn't believe how they could take a story as amazing and compelling as Jackie Robinson's and make it so dull and "by the numbers".

[–] Benihanahasnofunflare 11 years ago

It's the slowest sports movie of all time.

[–] loccomotive2000 11 years ago

"The commissioner of what?"

*drumroll*

"THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL!"

the way I see it since this is a family movie meant for kids, I can still bear with it.

[–] snowflakeklein 10 years ago

The writing and acting is terrible, too.

[–] gblove 10 years ago

Well, elements of the writing are what the thread is about and I agree with those points; but the plot itself isn't that bad. While neither clever nor subtle, it's not awful. I think the actors actually made the most of what was on the page; many scenes that could have been extremely sappy were only mildly so. It is, after all, a "family movie."

[–] gblove 10 years ago

Then there is the scene where Jackie's wife is sick, and they have that woman in the bathroom SPELL OUT for us that she is pregnant.

I agree completely. Ostensibly, the exposition would have been for the benefit of children watching, but it was still unnecessary.

the scene where Jackie causes the pitcher to balk, and then they have that older woman say "what happened?" and the little kid goes on to explain exactly what we just saw.

I think that may have been for the benefit of most women watching, who likely have no idea what a balk is (along with many men).

But yes, the film would have been better served by omitting these explanations.

[–] BillyBarue 10 years ago

Most MLB umpires don't exactly know what a balk is.

[–] avishekdas453 10 years ago

As an Indian from asia, it helped me to understand what the 'balk' is! Coz, we don't know *beep* about baseball. So, there you go... for a larger audience...

[–] SpiltPersonality 10 years ago

Hey, nice avatar.

Anyway - Pregnant comment - I agree.

A lot of the more obvious baseball actions I think it's important for those who don't understand the sport. I don't. I worked most of it out, but many do need to have things spelled out to them. Look at half the comments on half of the movies in the IMDB if you need an example :).

SpiltPersonality

[–] Spookyman 9 years ago

Not everyone knows about baseball. Audiences outside of America, especially, know very little about the game.