Tag: 42

directed by Brian Helgeland

As most of you may know, we’ve just lost Chadwick Boseman, the actor recently known for his role of Black Panther. If you expected me to write about “Black Panther” today, then I’m sorry to disappoint you. The reason why you still haven’t seen a post about it on my blog is because I think it’s not a very good film. I don’t want to focus much on it now, but I bet most film freaks remember how the critics’ world was surprised when that film got an Oscar nomination for the best film in 2019. I understand that for some of you it’s a significant production because of many cultural and social reasons, but, let’s face it, it could have been done better… However, I believe that Chadwick Boseman was a man of huge talent and he showed that in other roles. Today, I’m recommending you “42”. It’s about Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), who’s the first African American baseball player getting into the Major League Baseball. The film presents his life from the moment he got noticed until he became a well-known sportsman and how difficult it was for him to keep doing what he loved. Jackie was very much passionate about baseball and he really was a star in the team. However, he had to tolerate a lot of hate speech and aggression coming from people, because, as you may know, back then “white” and “black” weren’t only colours, but the main indicator of importance. Black people couldn’t even use the same toilet as white ones, so imagine a black-skinned player in the main league of one of the most significant sports for Americans. I believe that this film is a very well-made biography and a decent tribute to Jackie Robinson. I’m glad that Chadwick Boseman had a chance to play the main role, because he showed what he’s capable of in front of the camera. Too bad he won’t have any more chance to prove it again. In my eyes, he wasn’t a superhero nor a king, but he was “just” a magnificent actor, who will surely be missed.

My rating: 7.5/10
S.