movement and the fight against racism are both film subjects of interest to me
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For the former, there are films like "Million Dollar Baby", which use fighting, sweat, and honor to fight the ordinary and boring life.
The latter, with films like The American X-Files, directly reflects the conflict between a generation of black and white Americans.
When these two themes collide and combine, the shock and passion brought by "Road to Glory" is far more than simple as 1+1=2.
The film begins with high school girls basketball coach Don Haskin being hired as a coach at a regular college in West Texas. The facilities here are outdated, and there is not even a budget to hire players. Players can only be attracted by offering full scholarships. So the coach went around and recruited a bunch of talented players, but they were all black. In the words of the assistant, "one black man can only play at home, two play on the street, and three are sure to lose." The university leaders said to Haskin, "I just asked you to manage the athletes' dormitory", and the sponsors even more It is a blunt disgust for the black people in the team. From the beginning, Haskin and his team were not favored by everyone.
Haskin asked his players to play regular basketball, play professional basketball, and play basketball his way. and rigorously trained them. In the game against the Hawkeyes, they trailed by 16 at the half. Captain Hill's strong request to play his own style, and then we saw aggressive offense, unyielding defense, dazzling movements, rock-solid physique, after formal training, a high degree of tacit understanding and team execution ability, helping Germany. The West Miners completed a big comeback. It also allowed Haskin to see the basketball talent of black basketball players.
Next is victory, victory, a winning streak. Desi Miners are invincible.
But in the honor of such a victory, the background of racial discrimination is also presented one by one through the events off the field. A threatening letter was sent to the coach's home, calling him a "white-skinned nigger." Someone broke into the team's hotel, vandalized their luggage, wrote "Fuck off niggas" on the walls with red paint, and was splashed with water at the entrance by enthusiastic spectators when they went to other college home games. Even besieged by whites.
Under such a background, the thoughts of the team members also became negative and heavy, and there was no spirituality in the past. Even in the locker room after a game, the conflict broke out in full force.
In the end, the players also united, and with a little luck, reached the national finals. On the eve of the finals, after an exciting speech, the coach decided that all black athletes would be on the court the next day.
During the game, neither side gave an inch. And as Haskin said, the current game has nothing to do with talent. It only depends on who can play, play the most serious, and have the most skill. I want you to play to win the championship, and I want you to play to win. Take it! The miners played a tidal wave of offense at the end and finally won the championship, subverting people's perception.
I love this movie because it shows a road full of thorns and a path to glory at the same time. The world may not be so beautiful, but it is worth fighting for.
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