Suspenseful

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2019)

I have absolutely no interest in baseball. Thinking that this film would be about that boring sport, I steered clear for years. I am so glad that it was mentioned in a recorded seminar on screenplays, as it is well worth anyone´s time. In fact, it is hardly about baseball at all. Brad Pitt does an excellent job, as do Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP). The primary focus is on overcoming odds and being willing to take risks in pursuit of one´s dreams. Along the way is a convincing portrayal of how bold thinking is always rejected as crazy by conformists. Without being preachy or didactic, the film offers much bigger lessons, applicable to human life in general. The film is in fact an extended metaphor about the struggles faced by anyone who attempts to excel and runs into obstacles all along the way. In some ways quite inspirational.