This film is about the story of professional football players Gale Sayes and Brian Piccolo, and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when Piccolo contracted a fatal disease.
A scene that really stood out to me was the scene when Brian dies, there is a lot of filtering and layering taking place. The audience is aware that Brian has died especially during this scene because they make Brian seem very important as if he was one of the best players on the team or as if he has influenced the team very heavily which had an emotional toll on the audience. There are two shots that were layered into this scene. One is where there is a long shot of Piccolo running with the football on the field running facing the audience which was faded out as he made a touchdown. That shot was layered onto this shot of Sayes leading the team and playing on the field without Piccolo. This shot created this vibe that made the audience love Piccolo and which made them overlook his awful personality. Overall I thought this movie was the typical, sports movie. I was not a fan at all. I guess this movie would be more effective emotionally to those who were aware of Piccolo’s legacy as a football player and his backstory that was memorable for those people who were a fan or were aware of his presence in the NFL.
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