The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

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An Idiot’s Guide to the Magical ...
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

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"Out of all the cinematic staples, the so-called “magical negro” is the worst to define and discuss due to it being the mother of all loaded terms. A catch-all phrase used to describe how African-Americans in film tend to be superhuman physically, spiritually or both, it’s currently in the midst of the pop cultural zeitgeist thanks to a crappy song and New Year’s faux-pas. Anytime someone sees a black character used as a story tool in a film — in the case of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Queenie (Taraji P. Henson) originally didn’t exist in Fitzgerald’s story — there is a mild cry of “There! There! I see a magical negro in the distance! Yes! There!” One should wonder why Eric Roth deemed it necessary to suddenly introduce the character as a fra " [More]

The Legend of Bagger Vance
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"I've never been particularly inspired by golf. Admittedly, the extent of my golfing experience is having watched contestants play Hole in One on The Price Is Right. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate the gut-wrenching beauty of a sport: My heart soared along with Roy Hobbs' klieg-shattering final home run in The Natural. I get misty-eyed during the presentation of the Stanley Cup. But even after watching Robert Redford's The Legend of Bagger Vance, my opening statement remains true: I've never been particularly inspired by golf. And thus the movie, at least by Field of Dreams standards, fails. Will Smith plays the title character, a gee-golly black man who appears out of nowhere to help pro golfer Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon), a former fortunate son whose experiences in World War I (here, the film briefly turns rather Saving Private Ryan, but much more prettily) have left him mentally, er, handicapped. Having decided to spend his postwar years drinking ... " [More]

Much like Greatest Game Ever Pl ...
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"I am not sure which one cam first, but the movie The Greatest Game ever played is much like this movie. Set in the 30's time frame, under dog does some good golfing, etc. Fun movie to watch, nothing that is going to knock you out of your seat. " [More]

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