The film is a biographical film that has been changed by real events. It tells the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in Major League Baseball history.
In 1945, baseball was so popular in the United States that all 400 baseball players in the country were white. The Dodgers' Mr. Ricky, who wanted to attract a large black audience in New York, decided to sign a black player, but was met with strong opposition from others. It was an unwritten tacit understanding in society that black people were not allowed on the court.
Mr. Ricky found the 26-year-old Robin in the scouting report. He first asked Robin: Can you accept the grievance? A black man on a white team is bound to be controversial.
Robin asked: Do you want a player who doesn't dare to fight back?
Ricky said: No, I want a player who doesn't fight back. You can endure these criticisms and prove yourself by playing well, which is the greatest success.
"When someone hits you on the left cheek, give him the right cheek." This is what Ricky told Robin what to do when he faces difficulties in the future.
In order to concentrate on playing, Robin and his family moved to New York, but the black discrimination here is more serious than imagined, and they have been treated unfairly. When transferring, the seat is assigned to someone else by the airline. Numerous media asked him unreasonable questions, trying to provoke him and get a big news.
At the first match, many spectators booed Robin and laughed at his skin color. However, Robin, who played for the first time, successfully hit base several times and performed well, and finally won the praise of the coach.
After the game, some extreme spectators tried to attack Robin. During the away game, a white police officer forced Robin to leave the field. But in the hearts of many local blacks, Robin is a hero in their hearts.
Since Robin joined the Dodgers, he has faced various voices from his teammates, from the society, and against him. The players in the team look down and find fault. The living environment encountered unsafe hazards, and even he would wait for his teammates to take a shower together every time before going in to take a shower by himself, just because he didn't want to make everyone uncomfortable. He's just a guy who wants to win games, who wants to make money to support his family.
In a game related to the promotion role, the coach of the opponent verbally insulted him on the field, trampling on his skin color, ethnicity, and even his dignity. Many opponent players mocked Robin and even deliberately threw the ball in his face when pitching. The purpose is to provoke him, make him foul, and it will break them.
Robin chose to endure silently, and at halftime, he ran into the tunnel to cry and vent. Started roaring, roaring, smashing baseball bats. Adjusting his mood, after returning to the court, he was tenacious with a beautiful home run to help the team win the championship in one fell swoop.
After advancing to the finals, half of the team's points were earned by him, and some teammates in the team boldly stood with him, and there was no longer any estrangement.
White Dodgers teammates "welcomed" Robin at the start of the season with a joint petition to fire him. But as the season progressed, the teammates who fought side by side began to be changed by Robin's patience. There were more and more greetings in the locker room, and there would be grievances for him on the court. After the game, they began to shower together like normal teammates. .
The club staff who witnessed all this happened also unknowingly began to stand on Robin's side. As explained by the boss Ricky: Sympathy, the original meaning of the Greek word is to suffer. Robin's experience made everyone feel sympathy.
When the Dodgers went to Cincinnati for an away game, Cincinnati native Pee Wee, who was the Dodgers captain, received a threatening letter before the game, threatening him that if Robin, a black man, played, he would pay. Never been so frightened, he hurried to find team owner Ricky, who knew that Ricky took out a thick stack of letters from the drawer - all of which were threats from Cincinnati that Robin had received.
During the warm-up of the game, Robin caused abuse and insults from the audience as soon as he appeared. At this moment, the white captain Pee Wee walked up to Robin and put his arm around his shoulder in front of all the audience. Such a move made the audience very angry, but Pee Wee said to Robin: "Never mind the voices. I want to thank you, Robin, my family is sitting there and today I'm going to let them know who I am. Maybe tomorrow we'll all be wearing No. 42 so they can't tell who I am. Who is it?"
During the game, Robin also hit excellent shots several times and won the recognition of the main players in the team through his own efforts. The Dodgers were united and won the season championship under the hard work of Robin and his teammates.
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