[Kobi]

I watched the movie 42 last night. Still cant figure out how I feel about it. And its bugging me.

On the one hand, I like baseball movies, especially historical ones. And, this one has made me look for more info on Jackie Robinson the man, not the ballplayer.

On the other hand, it felt very much like a movie to make white people feel good about a white man who gave a black man the opportunity to break barriers in an all white game clearly in an effort to win a World Series.

And, it showed how the white guy put in some safety nets but overall left it up to the black man to deal with the crap and basically prove himself worthy of acceptance.

The reality turned out well but I cant help but think Jackie Robinson could have just as easily ended up swinging from a tree.

I dunno. Maybe it was just to sanitized for me.