This movie was based on fact, but I see how someone could take it for fiction. It had every football movie cliche in the book, spoken and visual. As I watched it for the first time, I was thinking that it could have actually been a parody of all football movies (like "The Comebacks"). Did anyone else feel this way?
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I second Movie's No with a Hell NO!!
shareOne of those cliches being?
The fact that they won their second game and not their 22th, after a long run of defeats that ironed their will?
The fact that they only won twice in the season and didn't win the title?
The fact that the head coach resigned with a quite negative record?
The fact that the assistant retired after the first season, keeping his word?
In my opinion the movie is one of the most realistic dramas ever directed.
(Sorry if my tone is a bit aggressive, it's just that I have the exact different impression from the movie)
Who Dares, Wins!
The crowd gathering outside the building to chant "We are Marshall" right in the nick of time is a good place to start.
shareSports film clichés
A down and out coach is offered one last shot.
The coach can't get along with his star player.
Someone doubts the protagonist's abilities, and is made to believe in them.
The players overcome race relations or gang violence, and are brought together by being a team.
The opposing team is larger, better dressed, better equipped yet end up defeated by the protagonist's team.
A death or injury provides the main character with the extra incentive to win.
The main character is considered too old to win, yet does.
An emotional speech inspires the protagonists.
Near the end of the movie it will seem that the protagonist's team has no chance of winning, but they quickly bounce back with little time left.
The protagonist's team makes a valiant comeback effort only to fall just short at the last second (Puck hits the post, shot rims out, etc.). This is immediately followed by a dramatic montage with tear soaked hugs of players and coaches who are genuinely better off for the experience.
After a supreme achievement on the sports field/court/diamond, the achiever will, for no apparent reason, extend his arm and use his forefinger to point, for an extended period of time, to a team-mate, coach or even someone in the crowd. In many cases, the person being pointed to will, inexplicably, return the gesture.
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