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Re: Gridiron Gang - quick review
Interesting article, although I'm not sure I agree with some of it. Most people go to movies to be entertained and to escape. Why is it such a bad thing to want to see a "feel good movie"? It's okay not to feel guilty about it. Of course, a story like Gridiron Gang would have to be Hollywood-ized in order to appeal to the mainstream movie audience, but who doesn't realize that these days? There have been so many of these kind of movies over the years it's pretty difficult to come up with something that doesn't have cliches in them.
Sometimes to me it feels like a lot of movie reviewers are so jaded from watching countless numbers of films that they forget about the fact that not everyone goes to the theater to gain deep analysis of society's ills.
Oh well, to each his/her own I guess. I'm not afraid to admit that I really liked Gridiron Gang. Yes, it does ignore a lot of reality, but that's okay. It's heart is in the right place.
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