mcjeff215 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I took my daughter to see Wall-E today (good movie), and there was a preview for "The Perfect Game" prior to the movie. This one's going to piss off a few people... from the preview, it looks as though it's a movie about a bunch of poor Mexican kids that beat the odds and make it into the Texas and topple team USA. A few little comments about "used to being held back" and whatnot. Paints them to be at a big disadvantage due to their size and ethnicity. http://www.watchfreeepisodes.com/the-perfe...-the-1950s/813/ Looked at my wife about halfway through the preview.... this one's gonna make a few people mad. I'm not so sure I care as it's really just entertainment, but I can hear the complaints now. I don't know if there's an truth to it or if it's based on a real incident or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 According to the Wikipedia entry, it's based on a true story. The first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series in 1957. Linky. I saw the same trailer before WALL-E...I think what you mean regarding your statement about this movie making people mad...I think you mean those who are incredibly PC. It's meant to be an inspirational story about a team that thrives in the face of prejudice. Those who are over-politically correct fail to realize that it's only been within the last fifty years that this country has begun to overcome its prejudices (and quite a few of them still exist today...I'm not discounting that). How else do you go from segregation in the South to a black man with a 50-50 chance of becoming President? In only about 50 years? Don't mean to bring a political point, because this movie is simply entertainment, but I hope you grasp what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjeff215 Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 According to the Wikipedia entry, it's based on a true story. The first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series in 1957. Linky. I saw the same trailer before WALL-E...I think what you mean regarding your statement about this movie making people mad...I think you mean those who are incredibly PC. It's meant to be an inspirational story about a team that thrives in the face of prejudice. Those who are over-politically correct fail to realize that it's only been within the last fifty years that this country has begun to overcome its prejudices (and quite a few of them still exist today...I'm not discounting that). How else do you go from segregation in the South to a black man with a 50-50 chance of becoming President? In only about 50 years? Don't mean to bring a political point, because this movie is simply entertainment, but I hope you grasp what I mean. A little bit of both. With the border issues and whatnot, I'd think it would stir up the minutemen-types quite a bit as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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