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That Championship Season (1982)
An insightful and humorous account of personal relationships
That CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON examines the effects of strong emotions based on long standing friendships and winning teamwork on four former high school teammates and their coach, now middle aged men. This film shows the winning out of long standing bonding among five guys (for 25 years), now middle aged, over practicality and common sense. i.e. the guys backing Sitkowski (Bruce Dern) for re-election, even though he is probably washed up. This movie shows how old friendships and fond memories of the past can triumph over the stressful realities of the present. Down yuppyism, up corny, melodramatic memories and buddyism! I think this movie is great for the human spirit! Its also a dark comedy and, therefore, should be taken lightly. No political correctness here! Its like Woodstock lasting for 25 years. I, a hopeless romantic, give this movie a 10. The impact on the five old comrads of hearing the replay of the championship game's last seven seconds is both corny and dramatic. In today's eye for an eye, cut-throat world it is doubtful if these guys would have ever remained lifelong friends.
Monster's Ball (2001)
The real meaning of the title, Monsters ball.
The title Monsters Ball, to me, means that although the B. Thornton character is a monster, he has a ball. He first causes the suicide of his son by telling his son that he always hated him. Next he puts his sick retired father in a nursing home because his father makes a racial remark to the poor black woman that Thornton is taking advantage of. Now that his father is put away and his son is dead, he can shack up with the Halle Barre character and really have a ball. Clearly Thornton has no conscience, to say the least!