Journal 2-
Love + Basketball =
Love and Basketball
Ever since the day I could walk I have had a love for the
sport of basketball. Shortly after I turned two I got my first basketball and
my dad started teaching me how to dribble and shoot a basketball. When I was in
kindergarten I could finally sign up to be on a basketball team, so my parents
signed me up since I had such a strong interest in basketball. At a basketball bonding party when I was in
sixth grade one of my teammates brought over the movie Love and Basketball
directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Love and Basketball became my favorite movie
after I had watched it at the bonding party and it still is my favorite movie
to this day.
The movie Love and Basketball takes place in L.A. where
Monica moves in next door to Quincy. At the time they are both 11, and want to
play in the NBA, just like Quincy's dad. Monica and Quincy have a love-hate
relationship lasts into high school. As high school ends, they come together as
a couple, but within a year, with both of them playing ball at USC, Quincy's
relationship with his father takes an ugly turn, and it leads to a break up
with Monica.
I believe that this is a very good movie, because there is a
nice laid out story line and the actors do a very nice job of fulfilling the
characters. For example, Sanna Lathan does a wonderful job or being Monica and
Omar Epps hits the spot of being Quincy. As far as the story line goes I think
this movie emphasizes something important that not many people do. That is to
“Follow your dreams.” Another thing that
makes this movie my favorite movie is that there is a lot of information you
can learn about the game of basketball, because there is a ton of scenes where
they are actually playing basketball.
“Offense sells
tickets. Defense wins games!” - Coach Davis
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