Talk:Friday Night Lights (film)

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Does anybody have film footage from the actual game against Carter? I would be interested in comparing to the movie. Thanks, Dave

Well I know on the DVD they show it in the features. Its home video, and the game is defintely not as big as they tried to make it(of course it was in the semis not the finals).

Contents 1 Did Permian really lose by about a foot ? 2 Thematic Issues 3 Analysis of major movie characters 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Fnl poster.jpg

[edit] Did Permian really lose by about a foot ?

Just wondering if anyone knows because it's a burning question I have.

Read the differences section!--Levineps 05:03, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

No. In reality the game was played in a rainstorm at Austin. It was the semifinals, and the game was not that close. Carter went on to win the State title, but had to forfeit the title after a grade scandal. Permian did actually go on to win State the next year though. Rmt2m 20:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

The game was actually close, but it was not high-scoring and did not come down to a foot. --Nightengale989 17:04, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I believe the grade scandale occured prior the the Permian/Carter game. It dealt with the controversy over Carter player Gary Edwards' Algebra II grade. The game was very close, however the final play was not a run by Winchel, rather it was an incomplete pass. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 160.39.226.140 (talk) 06:21, 17 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Thematic Issues

What are the thematic issues involved in this movie? I'm writing a paper and could use some help.

small town underdogs loose their arrogant black star player, and the white star quarterback and white running back overcome brutal physical punishment to almost win a state championship against an evil inner city all black team, who win the with the help of a cheating black umpire. The movie follows the popular racist formula of the Rocky movies or Hoosiers. It is presented as a true story, but the real life "historical" events upon which the movie is purported to be based, are warped to fit established conventions acceptable for white audiences and profitable for Hollywood, at the expense of black Americans and factual veracity. This is called "artistic license" in Hollywood, elsewhere known as lying, or propaganda. The whites are shown to be the true victims of racism, they are smaller and humanly vulnerable, but noble hearted, while their black opponents are displayed as brutal, animalistic cheaters. (68.60.68.203 00:30, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

"against an evil inner city all black team"...which cheated to allow its star player on the field (leading to their forfeiting the championship) and many of whose stars went on to thriving careers in state prison after committing armed robbery, despite having received full scholarships to Division I schools. Those poor maligned victims!64.132.218.4 (talk) 17:40, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

What a retarded moron you are. The star running back was black (Comer you dumb ass), the full back was white. And let's not forget the Mexican star Chavez who is not white. In spite of your racist garbage there were many themes. Watch the movie.

[edit] Analysis of major movie characters

This entire section seems to be OR. Dagnabit 22:42, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Fnl poster.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:52, 2 January 2008 (UTC)