Olympus Has Fallen, 42 this week at The Byrd
Ross says that unless you’ve got plans with Wendy Peffercorn, check out 42: …what does happen is a whole bunch of sports emotions. Personally, I hate emotions of all varieties and could do without them entirely, but dang if sports don’t melt my steely heart just the tiniest bit.2 Especially stories of redemption, unlikely allies, […]
Ross says that unless you’ve got plans with Wendy Peffercorn, check out 42:
…what does happen is a whole bunch of sports emotions. Personally, I hate emotions of all varieties and could do without them entirely, but dang if sports don’t melt my steely heart just the tiniest bit.2 Especially stories of redemption, unlikely allies, and triumph over odds–which is basically every good sports story, Jackie Robinson’s included.3 This is heavy and true stuff, y’all! And how do you avoid delivering a trite, emotionally manipulative script when just reading the Wikipedia is enough to make a man cry?
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