"Not just a Game" film

“Not Just A Game” was a very interesting film. So many information and events were brought up. After watching this film I did reflect and realize that politics seems to be broadcasting more on sports and we are continuing to have them like the Army vs Navy football games. What I found most interesting was the football player who left his football career to serve his county and the media/ federal people had to lie the world and his parents about his death. I thought that was ridiculous and pointless. Pretty sad for the parents to hear one thing and then find out something else especially when their son was against the war and thought it was unreasonable for him to be there. Another part from the film that I found interesting was about the Owens winning first place in the 1936 Olympics. I didn’t know that the things, walking barefoot, beaded necklace, straight fist up in the air, had represented for poverty and civil rights. I didn’t know before what they all meant and I also didn’t know that they’re title of wining first and second place were banned. Sad to say America has freedom of speech but we’re still not allowed to use our rights. Our country discriminate race and gender when we claim that “All men kind are equal” and yet, today, many of us are still fighting for either equal pay, rights, etc. It is interesting that many of our athletes now don’t do that unless they’re representing for the country, people in the service, or any other name brand companies. This video was pretty good. It did wrapped up almost everything that was discuss in class.

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