The Story of Jackie Robinson

The Story of Jackie Robinson

"42" tells the story of the iconic baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the leagues above-large white only. He was famous for the man to break the color line, thanks to the determination of visionary Branch Rickey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was the beginning of the civil rights era. But that was unknown at the time.

Rickey (Harrison Ford, almost unrecognizable at the beginning of the film) finds Robinson's talent and began in the year 1945 of the Negro Leagues playing for the minor league Montreal Royals. Robinson (played by TV actor, producer, director, but little known actor Chadwick Boseman) soon becomes part of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Look Boseman in many more films to come. He was excellent.


Determined to integrate professional baseball, Rickey Robinson says "I want a player with the guts not to fight." It is a daunting task. If he responded to the abuse he suffered, would be regarded as a troublemaker. Robinson met with fierce racism 1947, a crowd boos, and his teammates are, to say the least, unwelcoming. From classmates Robinson Dodgers, many of them children of the South, sign a petition to who started it.

In a five-minute diatribe painful, the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies (after making it known that the Dodgers would not play in Philly) Robinson subject vile insults, including repeated use of the N word Throughout the film looks segregated restrooms and water fountains. It is shocking to see the sign of "color".

Robinson meets all abuses to play the game. With a lifetime batting average of.311, approaching the amazing.367 of Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson hits homers and fearless steals bases, including a fantastic moment to steal your home. Also ducks deliberate releases in the head and once beaned, falling to the ground. He knew it was expected.

"42" was written and directed by Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential, who wrote and directed A Knight's Tale) and converts it into a nice movie instead of what could have been a boring biopic. The story includes Robinson loving relationship with his wife, Rachel (Nicole Beharie), which is on your side, but nervous about her career. In the small parts recognize Christopher Meloni (Law & Order), TR Knight and James Pickens Jr. (Grey's Anatomy) and Max Gail (the longtime Barney Miller).

Number of Robinson, 42, is the only retired from all of baseball. Once a year all baseball players wear the number 42.

Whether or not you like baseball or movies, "42" is a moving story of courage and heroism.

Jackie Robinson's story shows courage, determination and the ability unquestionable. Robinson's talent on the baseball field proved its worth as the first African American player for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Major Leagues.