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May 31, 2005
The Longest Yard
Many of my friends have heard me rave about the movie The Longest Yard, a 2005 re-make of the 1974 version that starred Burt Reynolds. I have never been a huge fan of football, nor have I even seen the 1974 version, let alone heard of it before this. Basically, I had no idea what to expect, it just seemed like a good movie to see and Adam Sandler was starring in it--- what can I say? Needless to say, I thought it was an a super good movie! As a girl who knows practically nothing about football (still uncertain about that "shaving points" deal), it was really fun to see and even girls who hate football will like it. This is sort of a lame attempt at a review, but not really because you can see the synopsis here, you can check it out yourself! I'm writing about this movie because I know it's just a movie, but I thought "What an asshole!" many times throughout the movie. People should just be nice! Okay, that sounds a little bit naive....
But seriously, people should be treated like people sometimes. Granted, these prisoners are in prison for a reason, they don't need to be abused over and over again. People should never feel like they have the right to strip others of thier pride or dignity. Nobody should ever have the authority to practically own you. People should never be taunted and called derogatory names. Yes, yes, I'm in this little naive state of mind, but I can make a stretch here....... how about the incident last year concerning Iraqi prisoners abused? I hope nobody found it amusing or even deserved, because then, I'm sorry, but I'd have you call you disgusting. Or the incident leaving 6 hunters dead concerning a Hmong hunter? We will never know the true extent of that story now, but we can only imagine. Probably was provoked profoundly huh? Am I still being just naive here? Disrespect....causes problems!
Ok. Point is, be nice. Respect eachother. "Nice" sounds like such an innocent word. But maybe that is the point, it's plain and simple.
Posted by thao0226 at May 31, 2005 03:31 PM | Reflections
Comments
In case you're still wondering, "shaving points" is when a player purposely tries to keep his team from scoring as much as it can, while still winning. Usually a player would do this in exchange for money from a gambler. The gambler benefits by beating the point spread.
Posted by: Tim at June 1, 2005 10:10 AM
Hi Sylvie,
Just a clarification--That's a different Tim who posted the previous comment.
Posted by: Tim G. at June 1, 2005 12:52 PM
Thanks Tim, I just learned that last night actually! I was somewhere along those lines, I thought it meant he did something to cause the loss of several points...
Posted by: sylvie at June 1, 2005 03:03 PM