A Review of the 42 Movie

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42 is a biographical sports movie of 2013. Brian Helgeland directed and wrote this American movie. It tells a story about the unification of Jackie Robinson, a professional baseball player. During his first playing year, he wore a number 42 on his dress. Chadwick Boseman plays a role of Robinson and Harrison Ford stars as Branch Rickey. Supporting roles belong to John C. McGinley, Nicole Beharie, Max Gail, Christopher Meloni, and Lucas Black. The movie was released on April 12 2013 in North America.

42 is a story about Jackie Robinson and his playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in order to become the first African-American player to make changes in baseball regarding the race and skin colour. The story goes back to 1947. After accepting playing for Dodgers, most of the team players do not want to play in the same team with Robinson for his skin colour. After an old manager who supported Robinson was suspended, a new Dodgers manager provokes him and causes him to direct his anger into a winning score. Robinson has to handle a lot of pressure. A home run against Pittsburgh Pirates ensures Robinson and his team the World Series. At the end, Robinson, Rickey, and his other teammates had different lives and carriers. The season of Robinson was the entrance of African-American players into the Major Leagues.

The majority of the movie was filmed in Georgia, Alabama, Macon, Birmingham, and Chattanooga. Atlanta Film Studios in Georgia was used to shoot some interior scenes. The majority of shots in stadium were shot at Engel Stadium in Tennessee. Stadium blueprints and some old photos were recreated for the movies through digital imagery. Kurt Russell and Thomas Tull produced the movie. The movie earned $27.3 million. The reviews of 42 are positive and the CinemaScore rated it with an unusual "A+".