Recently saw the original Longest Yard or, as it's
apparently called, The Mean Machine, it is a movie that crack a lot
of jokes and a lot of bones.
One of the things I liked about the movie is the way it taps
into the emotional aspect of not only playing the sport, but watching it. There
can be deep seated psychological reasons for why a spectator, or fan, roots for
one team over the other. The prisoners
that cheer on their team use the game, as fleeting as it may be, as a sort of
equalization and revenge factor to the guard’s authority and corruption.
Watching the scenes showing the prisoners cheering their team as they score a
touchdown is almost as emotionally charging as the action itself.
And the last 45 minutes of the film is unlike anything I
have ever seen. It was full of excitement and energy
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