The trailer for 42 shows Jackie Robinson being hit in the face by a pitched ball. Did this ever actually happen?
Was Jackie Robinson ever hit in the face by a pitched Ball?
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I never heard about such an incident, and I've probably read every word ever published about Robinson. I expect a lot of embellishment and inaccuracy. I don't know why they think they need to embellish, but I expect it. Hell, they made Abraham Lincoln a vampire hunter, for God''s sake.They call me Mr. Baseball. Not because of my love for the game; because of all the stitches in my head.
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Originally posted by TomBodet View PostCome on they treated Optimus okay----
Waiting for the Kaline story starring Jack Black.
Hollywood did not make Abraham Lincoln a vampire hunter. Some novelist did after another author turned a couple of Jane Austen's works into horror stories. The movie came from that.Dave Bill Tom George Mark Bob Ernie Soupy Dick Alex Sparky
Joe Gary MCA Emanuel Sonny Dave Earl Stan
Jonathan Neil Roger Anthony Ray Thomas Art Don
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Robin Bill Ernie JEDI
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Originally posted by Ben Grimm View PostI never heard of it happening. But it is Hollywood, maybe that leaves a better impact to those viewing.
Hollywood has screwed up more bio type movies and will continue to do so.
Goodman, Ruth movie................Babe hits a home run, trots to first base and a pinch runner finishes the home run trot to home.
They really reached on that one, even the casual baseball fan probably didn't buy that one..
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Originally posted by SHOELESSJOE3 View PostJust more Hollywood BS. The problem is, most baseball fans know it never happened but the general public will believe it.
Hollywood has screwed up more bio type movies and will continue to do so.
Goodman, Ruth movie................Babe hits a home run, trots to first base and a pinch runner finishes the home run trot to home.
They really reached on that one, even the casual baseball fan probably didn't buy that one.."If I drink whiskey, I'll never get worms!" - Hack Wilson
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Originally posted by Dude Paskert View PostPlus they showed Babe as being a fat kid...how many kids are going to be fat growing up in a orphanage/reform school?
Anything else in the Robinson trailer that's suspect? Without context of the play in the movie, I'm not going to judge the scene too harshly until I see it.Dave Bill Tom George Mark Bob Ernie Soupy Dick Alex Sparky
Joe Gary MCA Emanuel Sonny Dave Earl Stan
Jonathan Neil Roger Anthony Ray Thomas Art Don
Gates Philip John Warrior Rik Casey Tony Horace
Robin Bill Ernie JEDI
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it might've happened at UCLA or at Montreal.sigpic
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A director's job is to convey emotions of a the events surrounding a movie, fictional or not. Literature has an advantage because it can use pages and pages of language to set up or support motifs, themes, character development, and plot progression. A director of a drama film such as this strives for the same goals within the confines of the film's run time.
In the trailer, Jackie gets a pitch to the face twice. Dodging the first one, Jackie quips, "I'll duck" when the reporter asks what will happen if thrown at the head. This shows Jackie's country boy confidence. Playing the white boys isn't any different than the game he's played all his life. If someone throws a heat-seeker, he's going to move. Plain and simple.
The second pitch to face hits him. Jackie topples over instantly. Did this really happen? It doesn't matter because it's used as a tool to to convey the tension brought about by the integration. The film doesn't have time to describe every instance of abuse Jackie faced. It's only going to use a few major ones, fictional or not, to demonstrate the adversity he faced by racist fans and players. Headhunting during a game is a perfect way of conveying the sad reality that some believed Jackie didn't belong in the game because of his color.
Regardless of how movie's overall critical reception, I can definitely see the Chadwick Boseman (Jackie) and/or Harrison Ford (Branch Rickey) taking home Best Actor and/or Best Supporting Actor, respectively, if they play the role(s) well enough. It's just the type of movie the Academy looks for acting performances. Based on the trailer it seems Ford will do a great job as Branch. Boseman looks pretty good but he definitely doesn't have Jackie's voice.
The awful rap song at the end of the trailer is inappropriate. You can tell they asked a rapper to make a song, which he did a terrible job, just to connect present-day Blacks to those in Jackie's day. But the score is so unfitting for a movie like this that it made me cringe. The main medley ought to be a jazzy, big-band swing without lyrics."Allen Sutton Sothoron pitched his initials off today."--1920s article
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Originally posted by Tyrus4189Cobb View PostA director's job is to convey emotions of a the events surrounding a movie, fictional or not. Literature has an advantage because it can use pages and pages of language to set up or support motifs, themes, character development, and plot progression. A director of a drama film such as this strives for the same goals within the confines of the film's run time.
In the trailer, Jackie gets a pitch to the face twice. Dodging the first one, Jackie quips, "I'll duck" when the reporter asks what will happen if thrown at the head. This shows Jackie's country boy confidence. Playing the white boys isn't any different than the game he's played all his life. If someone throws a heat-seeker, he's going to move. Plain and simple.
The second pitch to face hits him. Jackie topples over instantly. Did this really happen? It doesn't matter because it's used as a tool to to convey the tension brought about by the integration. The film doesn't have time to describe every instance of abuse Jackie faced. It's only going to use a few major ones, fictional or not, to demonstrate the adversity he faced by racist fans and players. Headhunting during a game is a perfect way of conveying the sad reality that some believed Jackie didn't belong in the game because of his color.
Regardless of how movie's overall critical reception, I can definitely see the Chadwick Boseman (Jackie) and/or Harrison Ford (Branch Rickey) taking home Best Actor and/or Best Supporting Actor, respectively, if they play the role(s) well enough. It's just the type of movie the Academy looks for acting performances. Based on the trailer it seems Ford will do a great job as Branch. Boseman looks pretty good but he definitely doesn't have Jackie's voice.
The awful rap song at the end of the trailer is inappropriate. You can tell they asked a rapper to make a song, which he did a terrible job, just to connect present-day Blacks to those in Jackie's day. But the score is so unfitting for a movie like this that it made me cringe. The main medley ought to be a jazzy, big-band swing without lyrics.
And if I read you correcty..... they tried to hit him in the face twice. You don't have to pretend hitting Jackie in the face to get the message across, name calling and other events that he endured in his career gives the viewer the picture.
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Originally posted by SHOELESSJOE3 View PostCome on, thats overboard, getting hit by a pitch and getting hit in the face is a whole different show.
And if I read you correcty..... they tried to hit him in the face twice. You don't have to pretend hitting Jackie in the face to get the message across, name calling and other events that he endured in his career gives the viewer the picture."Allen Sutton Sothoron pitched his initials off today."--1920s article
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Originally posted by Captain Cold Nose View PostThey had to show him as a fat kid. It made it easier to take that he looked like a fat 40-year-old when he was 22.
Anything else in the Robinson trailer that's suspect? Without context of the play in the movie, I'm not going to judge the scene too harshly until I see it.
Jackie Robinson HBP.JPGStrikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis
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