courage to fight back

Cleve 2022-04-23 07:02:52

I watched "Legend of No. 42" at night, a typical sports-type inspirational movie, and some details in it are worth recalling:

1) When Blanche Rickey met Jackie Robinson for the first time. In a very offensive, defiant tone, ask Jackie Robinson how he would respond to all kinds of injustices and insults based on the color of his skin. Jackie Robinson, a young man who has always opposed racism and has been punished by the military for it, asks Blanche Rickey if he wants a softball baseball player who doesn't have the courage to fight back. And Blanche Rickey answered him with deep meaning: what he needs is a baseball player who has enough courage not to fight back, and this courage needs more courage!
Blanche Rickey quotes Jesus' famous quote: "When someone hits you on the left cheek, give him the right cheek." He said: In the present situation, to respond to the other's curse with a curse, then What everyone hears will be your ugly words; respond to the other's violence with violence, and everyone will see your savagery. For these responses, those who already have a deep prejudice against you will not think that it is due to their reasons. Instead, they will feel that these rude performances are the confirmation of their original prejudice, but they will be more impressed and more certain. Their original views made them even more determined not to accept Ni. If you want to change the prejudices and opinions of these people, you can only do two things: 1. Accept their discrimination and harm, and show your gentleness and upbringing. 2. Use your swing, hit base, and score to win the game. Prove yourself through these two points and get everyone's respect!
Jackie Robinson was the pioneer of an era. As the first black man to enter the baseball league, he was destined to endure unbearable ordeals. At the beginning of the film, through several short stories, Jackie Robinson's unyielding and racial ideas, and the spirit of persistence and resistance are fully reflected, but it is such a violent temper who will accept a provocation from white society, from the very beginning. It was destined to be an easy journey. Of course, the progress of the story is also as expected. Through his own efforts and talents, Jackie Robinson moved his teammates and opponents step by step until he finally changed the status quo of society.

(2) The Brooklyn Dodgers visit Cincinnati. At the opening, white fans all over the stadium began to provoke and abuse Jackie Robinson; at this time, the camera was aimed at a father and son in the audience. The father of the child has deep-rooted racism, so he participated in the abusive battle with high spirits. During the event, the child looked at his father and the people around him with a puzzled expression. He didn't know why his father and the people around him insulted Jackie Robinson and drove Jackie Robinson off the court. , the dramatic result came a few seconds later: the little boy suddenly changed his expression from previous doubts to anger, and also joined the abuse of Jackie Robinson. This scene shocked me, what kind of thoughts? Allow this little boy to make a change in such a short period of time? I don't think the little boy got involved in the abuse of Jackie Robinson because of racism, but he found himself different from the people around him, he was an alien, so he needed to transform, he needed to 3) Jackie Robinson hits a nice home run in a championship-winning game that only takes a short time around

the base, but Jackie Robinson takes a long time to do it , Although it's not long, the black brothers have run for decades to reach the other side of success.

Well, let's write it here, a good movie!

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42 quotes

  • Ben Chapman: Hey, Stanky, what's it like bein' a nigger's nigger?

    Eddie Stanky: I dunno, Chapman, what's it like bein' a redneck piece of shit?

  • Pee Wee Reese: Maybe tomorrow, we'll all wear 42, so nobody could tell us apart.

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