30 Day Film Challenge - Day 3: A Film You Watch to Feel Good
There are many different moods one can watch a film in and for. Some movies make you feel good. Others make you think, or open up your horizons to a world of possibilities. But then there are times, when you just want to sit back, and watch something that makes you feel good. For me, whenever I want to do this I look to the film of my youth, and the film I'm slating in this position today is:
Major League
Set in the late 80's, a struggling baseball team fights poor selections, crappy equipment and a devil of a owner, to try to win the pennant. Something that hasn't happened in nearly 80 years.
While this is a trip down memory lane for me (I was practically raised on the movie) younger views might be shocked to see Charlie Sheen (before Tiger Blood Winning), Wesley Snipes, Tom Berringer, to name a few of the now household names in this movie (OK, maybe not Tom Berringer, but ask your dad about him, he'll know). The Cleveland Indians take on the role of the ultimate underdog, as Management want the team to lose, so they sign up a team of "has been's and never will be's".
And throughout the movie, there is a never say die mentality that is so infectious that come the third act, you can't help but cheer for the Indians as they attempt to do the impossible. It was because of this movie that I attempted to follow the Indians, but unfortunately in real life Baseball is one of the slowest and most boring games in the world to watch. But if anyone asks me, I follow the Indians (Much like I follow Arsenal under similar movie circumstances, but that's a blog for another time).
Leaving aside the 2 sequels (though Major League 2 is worth a watch, to see the downfall of the franchise), Major League is a nice dose of escapism for a mind too weary from our modern world.
Major League
Set in the late 80's, a struggling baseball team fights poor selections, crappy equipment and a devil of a owner, to try to win the pennant. Something that hasn't happened in nearly 80 years.
While this is a trip down memory lane for me (I was practically raised on the movie) younger views might be shocked to see Charlie Sheen (before Tiger Blood Winning), Wesley Snipes, Tom Berringer, to name a few of the now household names in this movie (OK, maybe not Tom Berringer, but ask your dad about him, he'll know). The Cleveland Indians take on the role of the ultimate underdog, as Management want the team to lose, so they sign up a team of "has been's and never will be's".
And throughout the movie, there is a never say die mentality that is so infectious that come the third act, you can't help but cheer for the Indians as they attempt to do the impossible. It was because of this movie that I attempted to follow the Indians, but unfortunately in real life Baseball is one of the slowest and most boring games in the world to watch. But if anyone asks me, I follow the Indians (Much like I follow Arsenal under similar movie circumstances, but that's a blog for another time).
Leaving aside the 2 sequels (though Major League 2 is worth a watch, to see the downfall of the franchise), Major League is a nice dose of escapism for a mind too weary from our modern world.