Touching and inspiring

Rating: 8/10 (24 June 2013)

This wonderful piece of film truly is something more than just a story about baseball. 42 portrays the struggle of being a dark-skinned person in the post–World War II in the US, and it does so in a very convincing and touching manner. It shows how one man, just doing what he loves, stood up against thousands of others, showing them that he will not back down. He will not get scared, he will not break. He loves to play baseball and he will play baseball regardless of the color of his skin or what other people say.
I think the combination of a well-directed/well-written story by Brian Helgeland and an exceptional performance given by Chadwick Boseman is what makes 42 soar way past your average sports movie. It touched my soul and really made me question some things I take for granted in life. That is a very rare quality amongst movies which 42 possesses.
I give 42 a solid 9 out of 10. This is a film for everyone to be moved and inspired by.