1. Beyond boundaries, he is an excellent baseball player
In the film, No. 42 has won competitions with his outstanding strength. Undoubtedly, he is an excellent baseball player. In order to show his outstanding charm, the director set up many narrative barriers for him. For example, the opponent's coach's insults, the opponent deliberately refused to let No. 42 serve, etc. Audiovisually, the director used a framed composition to show the dilemma of No. 42. For example, the door frame of the basement holds No. 42, or No. 42 is shot in a triangular frame formed by the opponent's team, to show his lack of freedom and so on. No. 42 broke through difficulties with outstanding endurance and strength, and won again and again.
2. Break the isolation, he is a black hero
Even though Lincoln enacted racial equality, this discrimination has not disappeared. Nowhere in the film is apartheid. For example, the hotel does not allow black people to stay, and black and white people must be separated to watch the game. When the national anthem is played, everyone sings a national anthem, but the scene setting and cross-editing are used to express the separation of the black and white stands and the alienation of the relationship. The national anthem and the picture form a sound and picture opposition, which satirizes racial discrimination. The score on the 42nd broke this discrimination. The blacks were proud of him. The whites were also shocked here. Many people changed their attitudes. In this sports land that advocates fairness and freedom, the No. 42 baseball bat not only broke the boundaries of sports, but also broke apartheid. He is a black hero.
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