Kansas City celebration of the Jackie Robinson '42' biopic earns mandatory mainstream media coverage and absolutely no criticism on it merits as a movie.
Meanwhile . . . Let's just throw this one out there . . .
IN GENERAL, SPORTS MOVIES ARE MOSTLY BORING AND FULL OF LIES!!!
A few examples to prove my point . . .
IN A FIGHT MR. T WOULD HAVE KILLED ROCKY
Steroids Helped To Propel The Oakland A's To Victory And Not 'Moneyball'
Many Reports Suggest That Seabiscuit Concluded His Career At A Glue Factory
Admittedly, '42' isn't about baseball, it's about social change and rich, white sports team owners saving the world. Sorry if that doesn't really ring true for a town that beholden to pro-sports kingpins who pass every tax they want without question.
Also . . .
Kansas City remains one of the most segregated metro areas in the nation and right now racial divisiveness and fear dominate nearly every facet of local life. Therefore, celebration of progress for the (former) national pastime is nice but also seems to be very much a Hollywood party and not reflective of local life in Kansas City at this moment.
Still, it's important that we don't criticize Han Solo's vanity project out of respect for political correctness that is actually quite the opposite of any real semblance of equality.
Check the links that mostly celebrate the B-list visiting our cowtown:
KCTV5: KC rolls out red carpet for stars of Jackie Robinson movie '42'
Fox4: Stars, fans come out to ’42′ premiere in KC
KMBC: Hollywood, Hall of Famers attend '42' premiere
KSHB: Ford, cast of '42' come to town
MLB.com: Jackie's legacy celebrated at '42' premiere in KC
Youtube Interviews: 42 premiere in Kansas City
Robert Butler Review: “42″: Conspiracy of decency