Chapter 8: Cinema

Clips from the movie: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULY436FJOAw “Lord, if you could”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH59aZIOIdg You said IF

Description: Baseball player Billy Chapel must decide between the woman he loves, who is moving to London, or the game he lives for. He is pitching the last game of season, when he finds out she’s leaving for a job in London and the Detroit Tigers’ new owners plan to trade him (although he has only ever played for that team). As the night progresses he must decide to accept the trade or quit the game. Throughout the game Billy has flash backs of his life meeting and progressing with Jane. Throughout the game Yankee player are failing to get on base and it becomes a question if he can pitch the perfect game and does it matter.

Technical Elements: For Love of the Game is a narrative cinema that is telling the story of Billy Chapel throughout his final game. It is directed by Sam Raimi. Throughout the movie there are many jump cuts that jump from past to present. That includes his flash backs of his parents and memories of Jane. Lighting changes throughout the movie, especially as the time change of day to night and need for changes of lighting on the field.

Stimulation of Senses: I love this movie in its entirety. The story it tells is of love, determination, and overcoming obstacles along the way. My favorite scene of the movie is when he says a small prayer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULY436FJOAw). He is talks about how he said he would never involve the Lord in a ball game because it just didn’t seem right. I love that line. I watch sporting events and how players say that is because of God to why they won; which always frustrates me because what makes the persons that win any more deserving than those that don’t. He isn’t asking for a win but for the pain to go away so he can finish what he started.