Basketball is one of the most popular sports and one of the most widely represented in world cinema. Moreover, the specificity of this sport allows you to insert it in any genre direction. About basketball filmed comedies, dramas and even fiction. But most often, real events and fates are taken as a basis. That happened in this case as well. Once again, filmmakers were able to please the audience with high-quality sports drama. Director Thomas Carter managed to find the right approach and made the viewer sincerely worry about the heroes of this film.
The film is based on real events from the life of American coach Ken Carter. In 1999, in Richmond, California, the coach of a local high school basketball team banned his players from training and attending championship matches due to their poor performance. This unprecedented decision has sparked fierce debate, both approval and criticism. And more dissatisfaction was shown by the parents of the players and the school leadership. This is such an unusual story, amazing and touching.
The picture raises a large layer of problems of modern society. Here is the place and issues of juvenile crime, and problems of school education, and morality. A very strong social subtext makes the film a noticeable phenomenon in the field of sports cinema. Although it is mainly about the environment of the black population, the subject of racism is not addressed. Here, to a greater extent, the problems of growing up, studying, the desire to achieve something meaningful in life are presented. And here is a very important role of the coach, who seems to be the only one who cares about the future of difficult teenagers. The personal problems of the players are also not left out.
Perfectly staged scenes of basketball matches and training processes. A very dynamic picture, excellent editing and successful use of camera angles, makes the spectacle exciting and filled with a high dose of adrenaline. But the most important contribution to the overall mood of the tape is made by the stunning musical accompaniment of the composer Trevor Rabin, pretentious and majestic, what is necessary for a sports film.
Samuel L. Jackson is a great sports coach. His rigor, perseverance, endurance and a clear desire to go along the planned path inspire respect. Excellent character disclosure. I don’t know how he does it, but even in the worst movie, Jackson looks like a top score. The rest of the cast migrated to the picture from television, with the exception of Channing Tatum, but even then he was a little-known, novice actor. A small role is played by the singer Ashanti. In general, acting maintains a high level of drama.
Coach Carter is a very deep, intelligent sports drama. The picture successfully combines both dynamic scenes of basketball battles and social issues, raising important themes of upbringing and growing up. I am sure the film will appeal to both fans of sports spectacle and fans of deep, life dramas. I definitely recommend it.
The film is based on the true story of coach Ken Carter. He insisted that his role in the film be played by Samuel L. Jackson. According to Ken, who was on the set every day, Samuel coped with his task by 98.5%.
Ken Carter, a former basketball player, becomes the coach of the Richmond school team. Thanks to his efforts, the Richmond Oilers do not experience the bitterness of defeats and win matches. But in the middle of the season, Carter closes access to training and matches due to poor performance at school. The team missed two matches and earned two technical defeats. Carter never opened the gym door until the players learned well.
“Coach Carter” refers to those categories of films, after watching which, you want to change something in your life for the better, you want to rethink your life. This film is not about how cool it is to win trophies, how good it is to be smart and how important it is to be a good person, this film is about a man who was not sure about the future of the team members. He wanted to help them become better and achieve their goals in life, he wanted to show them that they are better than others think, even if he had to go against the system and society.
In addition to the inspiring story, I want to highlight the magnificent acting of Samuel Jackson, whose talent and charisma perfectly complement the uncompromising haraker of his hero.
Just because you want something doesn’t mean you’ll get it. Sometimes you have to take it yourself.
In the early to mid-zero came quite a lot of films with the support of the youth channel MTV. Basically, these were the so-called “motivators” that are designed to spur the viewer to self-improvement. Coach Carter is one of those guys.
In the not the best basketball team in the district comes a new coach. He introduces his own rules and builds a new training system, the principle of which includes not only the game of basketball, but also the acquisition of school knowledge by players. After school grades deteriorate, Coach Carter makes a tough decision. . .
I liked the movie, but it was a bit boring. The whole action, despite the huge number of secondary lines and plot twists, looks rather faded. Maybe there is a calculation for a relatively measured narrative, but I would call it more monotonous and lulling. Somewhere, it was even frankly sleepy. But the action changes, and the viewer again enthusiastically looks at the screen
Otherwise, this is a very good story, in which many fates and life situations are intertwined. There are many heroes, but only a few of them were brought to the forefront. Samuel L. Jackson wasn’t just a lazy guy, so I’ll mention another actor. Channing Tatum played at least a secondary character, but managed to draw attention to the fact that his character is almost identical to his role in the film “Step Up”. It's not that obvious, though. But I was pleased with the similarity.
Sports dramas about the difficult path of an individual athlete or, in this case, an entire team, come out with enviable regularity, and there is no shortage of good examples. Most of these worthy paintings are based on real events. So why a film about a team of basketball players from a half-disadvantaged Los Angeles school should attract our attention, be included in different recommendation lists for viewing, is given as an example. Indeed, Coach Carter is a local story with no cultural ambition, no novelty in the genre – it’s just an interesting two-hour movie, about the time spent with which you will remember with a smile.
The plot of the film is based on the story of fresh tracks, which took place in 1999 in one of the educational institutions of L.A. The new coach of the basketball team takes on not only discipline in the hall, but also takes care of the fate of the guys, most of whom can end their lives behind bars. To be fair, in this case, the inscription “based on real events” does not cause additional emotions, since the story itself is written quite interesting and does not require confirmation. Most of the film will take place, as it is not difficult to guess, in just a few rooms - a sports hall, a coaching room, a director's office and auditoriums. This in some places inspires boredom, but allows you not to spray, not to waste time waiting for something large-scale. This brings the potential story closer to what most people are close to - something that, if desired, we can see in other forms ourselves.
Movies like Coach Carter have an educational motif in their perception. The motivation of Samuel L. Jackson's character is respectable - looking the truth in the eye, you agree that such determination is lacking in many people, not only coaches of sports teams. Cinema teaches you that it is important to pursue your dreams, to have a purpose in life that will support you. At the same time, one passion is not enough, it is worth developing as a person, surrounding yourself with people who make you better, who support you. This is clearly seen in one of the guys, violently rejecting the new order in the hall, but returned, once again seeing what is happening on the streets of the district.
If we talk only about sports drama, "Coach Carter" unobtrusively immerses even a person far from basketball in what is happening. Of course, one can argue with the reasonableness of punishments, counting a thousand push-ups from the floor and five hundred shuttle runs. However, this adds color to the story - bullies from the streets gradually besiege their explosive temper, a sense of their own far-fetched significance - what prevented them from winning the previous season. Thus, a chamber story about ten people accommodates quite relevant topics, and the disclosed interesting and moderately dynamic.
8 out of 10
If you want something, it doesn’t mean you’ll get it. Sometimes you have to take it yourself.
Coach Carter is a very strong movie. He has such a vital and even in some sense everyday philosophy. Ken Carter is a real teacher. This person has guided students on the right path, and not every teacher can and wants to do this. The film provides an opportunity to rethink priorities. What is more important in life is to get on the right path in time.
Unfortunately, not all the heroes of the students are revealed as a person. In particular, Cruz is remembered as a fickle person, at first afraid of complexity and change, and he shows himself in the scene when the coach forces them to learn, he turns around and leaves, and after all, the whole team helped him in running and push-ups, and he throws them. Next, the storyline of Keira and Kenon is very common in our lives. Teenage pregnancy, awareness of it, and solutions, in our society at every turn. Unfortunately, the rest of the students fell by the wayside and were not disclosed.
And again, the reaction of parents at the time of children’s emphasis on learning is not clear. Maybe we don't understand it because we didn't live in a gangster neighborhood in the United States. And the parents were glad at least that the children did not study, but were under supervision. But still, although it does not look natural, but since it is all on real events, then it was so.
What I can say about Samuel L. Jackson is that of the films I’ve seen with him, it’s his strongest role.
The movie is definitely worth watching. And don’t forget that he’s on real events. It is simply not possible to realize that such a situation really exists. That there are people willing to change society who care about the fate of strangers. Understand that there is always time to reconsider priorities and change something in life.
9 out of 10
The true story of the man who changed the lives of several teenagers from the ghetto.
One of the most popular games in America is basketball. It is played always and everywhere: on the street, in schools, universities, after work and in ghettos. Especially in the ghetto.
But this story is not just about basketball, but about the lives of a few teenagers who have seen nothing but a poor life in a dangerous neighborhood where their future could be either in drug trafficking or in prison. Their main occupation is playing basketball, at school, where they go only for him. The future is already clear to everyone, even the director: Richmond gives his certificates to only half of his students, girls predominate, of the 15 players of the team, only 5 will receive it. Basketball players are not promoted to colleges where their futures can be changed for the better. Until Coach Carter appears.
The image of the coach embodied Samuel L. Jackson. He’s a great character who does his job 100% and doesn’t care about his team’s players. He struggles to move players up the standings and influence their future. It demands respect and responsibility from them. And he doesn’t care how people will treat him or what sacrifices it takes to change a few lives for the better.
Sir, they've been squandering too.
- Why would you copy them? Why can't you act like champions?
I really liked that the film recruited young actors who at that time did not know the masses. Everyone fits into their roles perfectly. Unfortunately, many have not been seen in the big movie for a long time, but some were able to make their way further.
Channing Tatum perfectly entered his role as a "white guy" who grew up in the ghetto and communicates with everyone "in their language."
The character of Rick Gonzalez is a man who tries to be cooler than others, but deep down he understands that this is not for him. He does not like to see his surroundings adversely affect him.
Rob Brown embodies a man who understands that the ghetto is not for him, he wants to go to college, he has a girlfriend and he does not want to spoil everything by youthful stupidity.
I also want to mention the game Entwon Tanner, Robert Richard and Nan Gbivonio. The actors fit perfectly into their roles, they are interesting to watch and learn from their mistakes.
I first saw this movie in 2011, since then it has been in my collection of the best films and if you want to see a great drama about sports, then I recommend Coach Carter.
10 out of 10
The 2005 sports drama Coach Carter is based on real events that took place in Richmond in 1999. The new coach of the school basketball team, Ken Carter, forbade his players to train and go out on the court because they did not stand the test of their studies. Carter, when he took over as a coach, personally wrote contracts for his players, where it was written in black and white that they should not miss classes and score the necessary number of points. Young talents decided that this was just another trick of the coach and closed their eyes to this point. But Ken Carter made an unimaginable decision for many, depriving the guys of their favorite occupation. This action caused a mixed reaction from the public: some condemned Ken Carter, saying that for these guys basketball is the only chance not to go to prison, while others on the contrary supported him.
This is the ambiguous situation with the Richmond team, which did not know the bitterness of defeats while they were coached by Ken Carter. But the coach was “hard nuts” and went against the tide. In fact, if you look at it, he gave his boys a better chance than basketball. I don’t know if all of them would be accepted for university scholarships. And for those who were not among the participants in the draft, what to do? dirty streets, crime and poverty? thanks to good grades, the guys could hope to enter universities without basketball. On the other hand, Ken Carter could have done it so that his son, who also started playing for Richmond’s team, would not be affected by the carelessness of his teammates. In general, an ambiguous situation, a controversial coach and this is all in the film “Coach Carter”, staged on real events.
Much of the film is clearly based on the texture of Samuel L. Jackson, who played the main role in it Ken Carter. From the outset, he made it clear that he would work in a way that respect, hard work and discipline were the key to coaching them. Several members of the team turned it down, thinking Coach Carter was demanding too much, and they were almost stars. Undeterred, Carter continued training with the remaining players, and some of the refuseniks asked to return. Oh and a lot of effort they had to put into Ken Carter again gave them the opportunity to feel the ball in their hands and send it to the ring. This battle of characters holds the picture and Jackson perfectly proved himself in the image of a cool, characteristic, strong temper coach. When you look at him, you realize that whatever Ken Carter does is for good, he sees farther than his players. Thank you for this integral, rich, multi-layered role, Mr. Jackson.
But it wasn’t just Samuel L. Jackson who made the film. The actors who played the Richmond team also did well. Here it should be noted that one of the screenwriters of the picture was John Gatins. before “Coach Carter” he had two films at once in 2001: “Summer Games” and “Hardball” – both pictures are related to sports. By the way, John Gatins continued to work on the scripts of the tapes in one way or another related to sports – “Dreamer”, “Living Steel”, “Need for Speed: Thirst for Speed”. And so, I think it was this writer who wrote the team players so clearly that each of them became an integral character, which you follow not only when he is on the court. Among them is Rob Brown, who will then play Ernie Davis, the legendary American football player in the drama Express. Robert Ri’chard will play Ken Carter’s son and one of the team leaders. And there's Channing Tatum - he's more of a secondary character, but doesn't fall out of the general look (although he's the only "white" on the team). And Ashanti will play surprisingly brightly his dramatic role, which practically does not concern basketball, but the film becomes more diverse and interesting.
A whole, wise sports drama with well-written characters, where Ken Carter rises above everyone, who decided almost alone to turn the methodology of training school teams, magnificently played by Samuel L. Jackson. And the young actors also performed well in the film, not only as players on the basketball court, but also were able to show themselves as dramatic figures who go hand in hand with the principles of survival in the ghetto. All fans of sports dramas and films based on real events must watch, as well as those who love and respect Samuel L. Jackson.
9 out of 10
Reluctance to analyze the film into components, because there is not much to disassemble. Well, someone may have been touched by the history of the coach, who is not interested in the outcome of his team's game, but its further fate outside the basketball court. This is very fresh and without a spark. It would be more interesting to watch if the genre of the film swung in some direction. Or comedy or crime drama. But on the way out, we got a dry melodrama. Samuel L. Jackson has already starred in so many films that all his roles merge into one. This role is far from the best in his filmography.
In general, the film is not bad, but boring to madness.
6 out of 10
Champions. Their achievements went beyond sports chronicles. They have achieved what people sometimes put their whole lives on. The victory settled in their souls.
Coach Carter came to work in Richmond with a plan. And that plan failed. He came to teach the players and they became students. He came to teach bullies, and they became men. And this spirit of leadership, perseverance, the desire to achieve something was implanted in them by the basketball coach.
I got exactly the emotions I wanted to get. After watching, I immediately wanted to change something in my life, to reconsider my views. Every day I prove to myself that I can do something.
Sporting honor, purposefulness are the main ideas of this film. A coach with non-standard methods of training taught guys without a future to respect adults, to opponents, to their team. Most importantly, respect yourself.
The plot is based on the true story of the Richmond school basketball team during the period when the post of coach was held by the famous athlete Ken Carter in the past. Carter himself once studied in Richmond and played for this team, he like no other is familiar with the realities of this town, and therefore, having received an offer to work as a coach in his native school, he accepts this offer.
How Carter built relationships with the guys in training and how he gained authority among them, you can understand by watching the film, because it makes absolutely no sense to describe this process. But what needs to be told is, in fact, about the precedent that happened with a closed hall, because it was this story that caused a wide resonance among the masses.
The fact is that the Richmond school could not boast of a high level of academic performance of its students. What was the reason for this, it is difficult to say. After all, teachers beat their foreheads against all the walls of their classrooms to drill something into these children. However, by and large, all these teachers are already damn tired of knocking on closed doors, hardly many of them were really interested in the future of those who missed their lessons. They should just finish the day and quickly go home, have dinner and sleep. And, perhaps, the whole thing is in the trouble of the area, in which, under the cover of night, junkies are being traded with drugs, and every second teenager has a gun behind his belt. In general, anyway, and from Richmond school on average, according to statistics, about half of the students graduate, and that, as they say, with grief in half. And about admission to college, which in itself involves a ticket to the future life instead of languishing in a small town, can dream only six percent of the half that received a diploma of high school. Only six percent! It's a few units, you'll agree. Where will the others go? The answer is easy to find, and if we talk about African-American teenagers living in dysfunctional families, it is quite simple. At best, they will try on the sad lives of their ancestors, and at worst they will go to prison or be killed. This is such a sad statistic.
And it just so happened that it really only concerned the basketball coach. According to the contracts signed with players, the guys must, in addition to basketball, still maintain an average grade of “3+” throughout the school year, which means constant attendance at all lessons and even sitting at the first desks. But wait, coach, what does this have to do with basketball? Carter says the boys are college basketball players, but they’re mostly college students. That it is this average score that will allow them to go to college after graduation and receive a scholarship. And what if pretty grown-up kids can't comply with these simple conditions, how long will it be before they break the law? Ken Carter didn't just teach the game. As a father, he did everything possible to open the way to life for his pupils. That is why, having received from other teachers reports on the performance of the guys, as it turned out to be unsatisfactory, Carter decides to close the gym and not allow players even to training, I am already silent about the championship games. And this is at the moment when the Richmond team was at the very peak of its capabilities and beat everyone in a row.
That’s where it turned out that except Carter, no one wanted to look into the future of the guys. The people in the town literally raised a rebellion against the coach, considering it a crime to take away basketball from the guys, and even at the moment when, as they say, it stopped. After all, missed games are equated to technical defeats. Why did poor kids train all this time and put so much effort into it? There is a very remarkable dialogue between Coach Carter and the headmistress of the school. When she asks if the coach is not afraid to take away basketball from the guys. We both know that for most of them this season can be the brightest moment in their lives. To which Carter unfazedly replies that, as for me, this is the problem. If they don’t care about their future today, what will happen after the end of the season? Shouldn't schools care about their students' prospects? Why is this obvious truth only open to the coach of the basketball team?
In general, under the pressure of the crowd, the school board was assembled, on which the main question stood apart: to open the hall or not? There's no point in telling a lot. I will only say that Carter promised to resign as a coach if the decision is made to open the hall. Because this decision will literally cross out everything that the coach has been doing all this time.
If there is such a genre as sports drama, then in my deepest conviction, this film is one of the brightest, most powerful and, what is called with the right message, representatives of this direction in cinema. First of all, the story itself is very touching. We can once again see that the world is not without people, and Ken Carter can cause nothing but respect and even admiration. And secondly, this is Samuel L. Jackson. I don’t know if he was nominated for any award, but if the answer isn’t, I think it needs to be fixed. Jackson is as persuasive in this role as possible. In his performance, Carter came out very real. I mean, not a movie. He could be tough because he worked with difficult teenagers, but he also saw a desire to help the guys, and he cared about their future. On the other hand, it's not iron either. There were moments when he was ready to lose control, to send everything to hell. But he continued to bend his line, even one against the whole city. And Jackson played in such a way that there are no words. Only for his sake, this picture could be watched, because literally all episodes with this wonderful actor can be reviewed endlessly.
But the basketball guys looked very decent. Especially remembered Timo Cruz performed by Rick Gonzalez. His monologue on “what we fear most” causes me to cry constantly, no matter how much I watch this movie.
Summarizing. The strongest and most powerful sports drama about a beautiful man and a coach, after watching which you are once again convinced that life is good after all. The maximum rating, no words, only emotions!!!
Greed is the desire for material wealth as an end in itself. Self-interest is a behavior focused on activity only for the sake of obtaining material goods, a consequence of greed. All these are diseases of mankind, recorded in mortal sins, and tormenting the fate of people from time immemorial to the present day.
Ken Carter is the man who consciously overcomes these human weaknesses. He is not one of those coaches who are willing to squeeze all the juices out of their wards in the name of achieving results at any cost. He cares about their lives. He treats them as people, not as material for his work and its success. Involuntarily remembered the Soviet coach, who before the classes trusted the diaries of athletes-school students, and did not allow even the C. This film is primarily about a Man who in his Humanity can be a benchmark. But not just that.
It’s about how to make any team succeed (not necessarily in sports). These are the things I found.
1. Power is in unity.
If the best players of the team do not accept the rules of preparation, they leave the team. You need to bet on the whole team, not the skill of the chosen ones.
2. It's all serious.
If you do not follow the rules, you are punished, you do not execute the punishment, you leave the team.
3. Efficiency first and foremost.
You can always come back to the team, but for that you have to prove that you are ready to be useful to them.
4. Mutual responsibility - collective development.
The entire team is responsible for the misdemeanor of one player.
5. Shoulder to shoulder.
There are no elect, all are equal.
6. Humanity.
It is not only the success of the player on the court that matters, but also his happiness in life.
7. 'They're cool!'.
The team must have style.
8. It's your choice.
No one has the right to disrespect a coach; everyone should respect themselves and their coach.
9. Self-sufficiency.
You should not make fun of the losers, it is enough to win.
10 out of 10
Everything that you would expect from a film in this genre I got.
A great idea, a worthy embodiment, a wonderful performance of actors, transparent practical recommendations for everyone.
Coach Carter is a sports drama based on a true story, after watching which I read a few articles about the hero of the film and wanted to know how accurately what happened was depicted in the tape based on the motives. The first and most important merit of the picture, who would doubt it, is Samuel L. Jackson. I have never expressed my feelings for this actor, let it be that case. Samuel literally recreates the image on the screen of Ken Carter, the coach of the Richmond school team, as truthfully as an actor could do. Strict voice, confidence, always direct posture and presentable appearance. The fact that I read about Ken Carter and watched the photos with his team after watching the film, I have no doubt that he was like that in life.
As for the rest of the actors and the prototypes they played, they are quite template, and if it is quite honest, they are painfully template. Rick Gonzalez, for example, plays a typical gansta niggoo. I won’t say that he does it badly, moreover, he manages to evoke sympathy for himself in one way or another, but what I saw on the screen is a template character. The identity of the character of Rob Brown is revealed in the film due to the same patterned third plot line as the pregnancy of his girlfriend, played by the singer Ashanti. In my opinion, the actress is not outstanding, but her character does not require it. She sometimes blows sponges touchily, jealous of her boy to other girls, then portrays a carefree and very happy girlfriend. Rob, in the film Kenon Stone, the typical hen-heeled guy looks for ways to please her when he can't do it, he asks something like, "Are you having these days again?" Well, you know that cliché . . . so interesting, ugh ; (
One way or another, history leads us to the fact that Ken Carter teaches the guys of his team to win not only on the playing field, but also in life. In the film, it's mostly shown in the gym scenes, although I read that Ken Carter spent more time with the guys, not just teaching them how to play basketball. There were also trips to nature reserves and visits by agreement of firms and companies. I read that Ken was showing them what their lives could be if they chose that direction, that direction towards education, that it was really interesting. Unfortunately for me, the film shows all these messages that Ken Carter sends to young guys only within the boundaries of the gym. I would like the film to be closer to the real story in this aspect.
There's another key moment in the film where Coach Carter gets his kids to pick up textbooks by getting everyone in the library. Of course, I understand that the film is about basketball and it is subjective, but I would like to watch how hard it is for them to pass exams and test tests, how they try to meet the standards of their coach, how hard it is given to them because they did not learn anything only played all this time. We don’t see a single scene in the film that’s directly related to school, but if you’re sorry, it’s not just about basketball. The film does not fully reflect the true story. Again, only my personal opinion, but I would rather watch Rick Gonzalez on a pair with Channing Tattooth heads break over the logorithms and Ohm’s laws than watch the cliché of the relationship of Rob Brown and Ashanti, which is devoted to not a small part of the film.
Summarizing. Should I watch the movie? More like it than not. The role of Carter by Samuel L. Jackson is very strong, he embodied the image on the screen immaculately, but the clichés and patterns in the prototypes of the guys and the storyline itself are the weak side of the film, which does not make it a bad movie. It’s a good basketball movie, but it could have been better if the script had been closer to the real story, more reflective of the real guys of the Richmond team, rather than their replacement with template characters... and a template girlfriend of one of these characters.
This film carries a really big charge of positive emotions, and there are similar films, for example, “The Invisible Side”, “Freedom Writers” or “Million Dollar Baby”, but each is good in its own way. This film is from the category when you understand from the first minutes of viewing, before you a high-quality movie that will not be boring, will not let you fall asleep and, especially, which will not be turned off without looking to the end.
Throughout the film, we see how the main characters, the coach of the school basketball team and the basketball players themselves, there are the most difficult tasks that they need to solve. I’m not talking about physical activity, although it happens here. I’m talking about how the established principles of life and behavior of young guys who, due to social circumstances, already have a lot of problems, a new coach, with his own customs and customs, intervenes and tries to change these guys, who at first are quite aggressive. Coach Carter considers it his duty to make not just a skillful basketball team that will win matches, but to make them a close-knit team, each player of which will help everyone else, not only in basketball, but also to instill in teenagers such qualities as discipline, responsibility for their actions and fulfilling their promises, all in order to achieve success in this life. This story has everything that happens in real life, successes and failures, joy and despair. Walking difficult and sometimes dangerous ways of life, facing serious troubles, people who go through this together really become much closer to each other.
All actors play perfectly, of course, special attention was awarded to Samuel L. Jackson, who once again proves his acting skills. There are no moments in this film that can be cut, and there is nothing to add. It’s all right, there’s nothing superfluous, Coach Carter gets the highest rating from me, and I’m sure to review it in the future, such films are now in value and will never lose relevance.
Personally, basketball has rarely been particularly admired, despite the fact that it is one of the most popular and spectacular games in the world. Playing basketball, everyone thinks about his game, the game of the team, what qualities he needs to improve. Does anyone even think about their school scores? Hardly. But the main character of this picture decided to break the system. Or rather, chose a difficult, risky, but, undoubtedly, worthy of respect.
We are talking about the head coach of the basketball team Ken Carter. Taking a team consisting of high school students who clearly do not have a bright future, the coach decided for himself that he would help them change their fates. And for the better. Throughout the film, we see how a person who broke the system, taking on what locals believe is too much, combining basketball and team performance, got inspired by the idea of pointing his team on the right path. As a result, the boys from the street turn into champions who do not look back, but look only forward, forward to their future, bright future.
The film with the idea of the right choice in his life, everyone and everyone has become a real classic in his genre. After all, there are many sports dramas, but quality ones, alas, less. The acting here is alive, especially the inimitable Samuel L. Jackson.
It is noteworthy that the film is based on real events, because it only warms up interest in it.
With that said, I can only say one thing: “Bravo!” More movies like that. Life and meaning.
Basketball is the best game with the ball. This is definitely the best basketball movie I’ve ever seen. At the head of the picture is Coach Carter, the Man with a capital letter, who not only put a great game to a team that was a clear outsider before, but also broke the system, giving a future to the guys who usually ended their century in prison or worse. Unlike other films about basketball, here perfectly shot the process of this sport, there are no ridiculous shots, crazy hits from the middle of the field, slam-dunks through three players, here everything is like a real game. A well-chosen motley company of difficult teenagers, especially note the amazing play of the character of Timo Cruz, played by Rick Gonzalez. An interesting moment infused son Samuel L. Jackson into the team, as the guy decided to leave the prestigious college to play in the team under the guidance of his father. Samuel L. Jackson in the film is very charismatic, concise, cruel, not compliant and eloquent, somewhat reminiscent of his image from Pulp Fiction. I really liked the scene where under the delightful soundtrack Citizen Cope-Let the Drummer Kick, coach Carter sits thinking in an empty room. Now, my favorite former NBA player, Penny Hardway, has taken the high school team to unprecedented heights in his hometown, and he's now referred to as "Coach Carter" because he loves his guys and they reciprocate him in return, which is the benchmark of coaching. Original
Again, a film about motivation, goals, and accomplishments. Coach Carter still fulfilled his mission of goodwill, although the main game did not become a victory for the Richmond team. It is not a cause for despair that the next day the defeat will be written in all sports newspapers. After another day, the results will be forgotten, and in the hearts of fans the guys will remain winners for a long time.
They are the winners, most of them. The fact that in the shortest possible time the boys were able to overcome themselves, to trust the experience and common sense of a person who is worth looking up to, speaks of the strength of spirit and wisdom.
It is not enough to play basketball, it is not enough to win competitions. What was once in school, in adult life no one will care. The coach was able to teach truants, doubles and hooligans to respect this word, observe discipline and establish their own rules of the game on the court. Most importantly, he taught me how to manage my destiny.
From generation to generation, in a dysfunctional school, absolutely nothing has changed. It took people a huge shake-up to be ready for change.
10 out of 10
“Coach Carter” is an amazing film, nominated as a sports drama, although it will be, of course, not only about sports, or rather not about sports, but about things much more global, affecting the very system of values, the formation of the personality as such, the search for true harmony and its purpose. Basketball in the picture is only a spectacular detail, in order to bring rich bright colors to the events, delighting all fans of dynamic cinema, in which all philosophy and meaning is an integral part of the spectacular picture in the frame.
What’s in the mix called Coach Carter? There is a system that is ready to exclude certain categories of the population, put an end to them, not giving an opportunity to discover their talents, find themselves, take a step away from the criminal worlds of the city of Richmond.
There is the same category suppressed by the system. Members of this category are schoolchildren whose only passion is basketball and who see no other future for themselves than to continue the “glorious tradition” of their gang districts. The fate of this tradition is not at all rosy, and comes down to the inevitable end of life in one of the prisons of a large country.
There is a person, with his life and value system, who has proved the possibility of another path aimed at self-realization and finding his own “I”. By chance, this man will head the basketball team of the Richmond school, he will also do everything to ensure that his wards from now on achieve victories on the basketball courts and not only in the future.
Naturally, all three components are in a state of constant conflict, it is in the difficult struggle of characters that the plot of this tape will proceed. I am inclined to agree with the statement that the lines of the students of the school are not super interesting, perhaps for the most part they do not have a deep empathy and sympathy, but ... Against this background, the personality of Coach Carter is very qualitatively presented. The very morality of this story also comes to the fore. The learning process itself is questioned. The modern school curriculum is aimed at blindly transmitting a certain amount of information, searching for template answers, and rigid differentiation of students on the subject of assimilation or not assimilation of this information. Everyone who falls under the “red line” of non-assimilation is automatically written off. Unfortunately, the task of the school, which consists in the development of students as a person, the search and development of talents, the ability to express themselves is reduced to zero. This system is opposed by Carter, in a brilliant performance by Samuel L. Jackson. It is his sincerity, the ability to instill faith in the hearts of his wards, make them “sow”, find their way of life, bring true meaning to what is happening.
Having learned to shine, we unconsciously encourage everyone around us to do this. When we release our fears, we automatically release others.
9 out of 10
Coach Carter. You can't think of a simpler name. The plot of ala ' through thorns to the stars' no one is surprised. What is the appeal of this simple at first glance film?
The whole film goes like on long-paved rails, the team loses, a cool coach comes and makes these guys a normal team. But already at the beginning of the film, questions arise: why such conditions, why contracts, why ties, etc.? This coach is obviously up to something. And he planned not just a victory in the game, but a victory in the life of his team. And the further, the more difficult it is to achieve it.
The film shows how the coach feared for the whole team and for each player. He was scared every day, every training session, posing increasingly difficult tasks. It's shown so secretively, but it's this fact that makes the film one of the best.
I think the filmmakers only wanted to say one thing: Value the people who fear for you.
10 out of 10
After seeing such a picture on the face of the paradox. I really want to praise for something specific, but you begin to list and ... you have to praise for everything at once.
But one circumstance cannot be ignored. Perhaps this is the only film based on real events, which could remove this circumstance from its credits, and not lose anything.
The story is simple, told simply, in the language that everyone understands, regardless of status or age. But anyone who has ever tried to create or retell a story knows what simplicity is worth. If we remove from another picture the greatness of its director, the mega-old actors, and the hidden & #39; moral message, nothing will remain in it. In Carter, all this is not original.
And of course the main character. Throughout the film, you cannot look away from him. I want to see how he will behave in a difficult situation, I want to know how he would behave in your difficult situation.
No one will give you a victory just because you deserve it. Sometimes you have to pull it out with your teeth.
I have to admit that I am not a fan of sports movies. Football fans and football themes are another matter. Here you and the heat of passions and experiences and action at the same time. But films about coaching achievements, aspirations of teams to win and the like do not cause me great delight. Perhaps my unsportsmanlike past, present and most likely future played a huge role in this, but what can I do?
However, I have a basketball friend who has managed to instill a love for his sport. And that brought me life with the picture of Thomas Carter “Coach Carter”.
In the center of the plot is a high school basketball team, each player of which elevates his ego above the height of Michael Jordan. However, the guys are not able to achieve great success. And, it would seem, a new, expensively paid coach Ken Carter has to teach them a professional game, but here’s the problem – the mentor puts tough demands not only regarding basketball, but also appearance, academic performance and behavior, both on the court and off.
It is not easy to learn an alligator to ride a bicycle, and it seems impossible to teach good manners to two-meter teenagers who grew up not in the most prosperous area of Richmond. However, Carter does not change his strategy and performs everything according to the plan.
After several winning matches, the coach closes the gym, cancels training and upcoming games, and all this due to the low performance of team members at school. This act is immediately perceived negatively by both the players and their parents, and worst of all by the teachers. And, it would seem, it is worth rejoicing that in addition to basketball guys will sit for textbooks. But who believes in a less fortunate generation? As it turned out, there was nobody but Carter.
How to believe in yourself and your friends, move away from the hanging label of a hopeless and hopeless young man, be demanding of yourself and be able to sacrifice something for the sake of goals and a bright future, the film shows the best.
The cast, which includes such eminent personalities as Samuel L. Jackson and Channing Tatum, deserves the highest praise - the film looks dynamic, vivid and convincing. You have to watch it.
I’ve watched this movie about 5 times, and I like it more and more every time I watch it. It's really a very good movie. In addition to basketball, it is important to have a good education.
He came to teach basketball players and they became students. He came to teach the boys, and they became men.
Before our eyes, in one year these guys have grown up very much. And they realized they wanted to prove to Carter that they had closed the gym. If it weren't for Trner Carter, these guys would probably have committed crime.
Every time I watch this movie, I get a lot of energy and energy, and this movie is really inspiring. I suggest you watch this movie. He teaches a lot of things.
Just because you want something doesn’t mean you’ll get it. Sometimes you have to take it yourself.
Each of us chooses our own interests in our lives. For some, it is dancing, someone simply can not live without music, and someone does not see the meaning of life without basketball. This film is not just about basketball as one of the most interesting games, it helps each of us to understand that you should never give up. Sometimes the road to success is very long and behind hundreds of defeats is one victory, but it is important that inside you, no matter what, you are a winner. It is important that there is a victory within everyone. This is what Coach Carter taught the main characters.
The main characters are a whole team of Richmond. Guys love basketball, but everything changes when Ken Carter becomes a coach, thanks to his efforts, the guys do not just start winning, each of them reconsiders their vision of basketball as a game and life in general. They learn to take responsibility not only for themselves but also for their team. They understand that you need not only to play well, but also to see the meaning in it. Coach Carter changes everyone’s life. By the end of the film, each of these young guys is a real player. Within themselves, they become strong. They come out of the inner darkness, they learn to inspire.
I advise everyone to watch this movie. Whether you're an athlete or not doesn't matter. This film teaches you to listen to yourself, it teaches you to seek victory within each of us. It's not just a movie, it's the story of Carter and his team. The team that became everything. This film will show us that victory does not always come to us, perhaps very often it is worth fighting for. And sometimes that struggle will be with itself!
Respect. Respect for partners. Respect for rivals. Self-respect. One of Ken Carter's principles. The winner does not need self-assertion. He already has a win. There is no need to show off, there is no need to humiliate rivals, if you realize your strength. And the awareness of oneself as a full-fledged person, the understanding of one’s goals is power.
Development. Comprehensive development. Work for the future. Ken Carter monitors not only the basketball training of his wards, but also for academic performance and discipline in studies. Basketball wins don’t guarantee students anything. To move forward, you have to learn. To overcome the limits of normal life for Richmond, you have to learn. It is not a problem that few people succeed. We have to try.
Ken Carter took charge of the high school basketball team to make its members better. And being in front of everyone, the team will pull along the rest of the students. It’s not an easy path, but the coach is sure that it is necessary. And the disagreement of the adult community (parts of parents and teachers) cannot convince him. He knows he's right. He's a winner. Coach Carter could be yours.
We are afraid of our brilliance, not our darkness. .
Doubt and a sense of hopelessness are inherent in man to a greater or lesser degree. There is always a choice before us. Either we struggle with difficulties, overcome them, or give up and let everything take its course. But in order to start fighting, some need a push. This is the kind of push that came from Richmond, Ken Carter.
Former basketball player Ken Carter, in the past a wonderful player and repeated champion, becomes the coach of the young, at that time not promising, team “Richmond Oilers”. With his arrival, the team finds a second wind and becomes the leader of the competition, without experiencing the bitterness of defeat in any match. But in the middle of the season, the coach closes access to training and matches due to poor performance of players at school. The team missed two important matches, earning technical defeats in them. Until the players began to learn well, Ken Carter never opened the gym.
Can you imagine what it means to take away from the guys from the so-called “ghetto” the only outlet – basketball? The playground is the only place where they can be themselves, not listen to the reproaches of parents - alcoholics and older brothers, who do nothing but expand all day on the doorways. The gym for the kids was a place where they could not feel like nothing.
But with the arrival of Ken Carter, they realized that discipline, education, hope for the future are far more important than the aimless burning of life. Basketball with his arrival ceased to be a way of “killing” time, and became a means of obtaining life experience, and understanding their capabilities. He taught them to dream and achieve their goals, gave them the opportunity to feel special, to feel like themselves, and not the children of their parents, who are waiting for the same fate. Carter taught them not to be afraid of their abilities and capabilities, not to be afraid of the future, taught them to shine.
What we fear most is not our own inconsistency; what we fear most is our exorbitant strength. We are frightened by our brilliance, not our darkness. Being small and humble is not the noblest role. Insignificance does not inspire anyone, even if it is convenient for others. We want to shine and shine. Not just some of us, but everyone. And when we learn to shine, we unconsciously encourage everyone around us to do so. When we release our fears, we automatically release others. Sir, I want to thank you for saving our lives.
I like basketball in principle, although I don’t play it well myself, but I was extremely pleased that there was not a lot of basketball in the film itself, but enough. If you want to watch a template about basketball, in which three seconds before the end of the match, the ball flies into the net. Where everyone begins to celebrate the victory and throw a coach or other young character in his arms, and the girl of the captain of the team part-time cheerleader, finds him in the crowd and kisses, and the background plays pompous, the most “American” music, the movie “Coach Carter” is not for you. It is about dreams, hopes, overcoming complexes, about ordinary teenagers who dream of finding their place in life.
I am very glad that this film is based on real events. It makes you empathize with the characters and main characters even more. Thank you to the creators who reminded us that there are still good people in the world like Ken Carter.
Director Thomas Carter did not pull anything unusual for the script of his film Coach Carter, a black coach of the school basketball team, a game of basketball, and the main message of the film’s authors to African Americans is to stop living at the expense of state benefits.
If the true story of the film, which formed the basis of the script someone’s life was able to change, the film itself “Coach Carter” only imitates this. Although the social handwriting of the tape is not the only thing that the film boasts, the studio MTV Films in what ages removed a picture that departed from its standards, which may well fit into the category of family films.
Excellent in his image Samuel L. Jackson, a dozen playing basketball "bad" black teenagers, as well as "white" actor Channing Tatum not to talk about racial discrimination - that's the entire arsenal of the film directed by Thomas Carter. Even in the film there is basketball, and not a stand, but rather realistic and believable, and the viewer on the tray is served exciting matches, where in the last minutes, of course, the main characters throw a “three-point” decisive ball.
As for me, the film “Coach Carter” is absolutely justified, and an instructive story turned out for those who are closer to it, and not a bad film for family viewing. In principle, among sports dramas, the film is not lost if you are looking for an easy and one-breath movie - then right in the eye, but for connoisseurs of independent and dramatic tapes, "Coach Carter" is not the best choice.
7 out of 10
I loved basketball movies after the first season of One Tree Hill. The writer of this series was also Mark Schwan. I am not an athlete, and I will never fully understand the willpower that drives people who devote their lives to the daily work of their flesh and spirit. Sometimes it is more difficult to cope with temptations for the body than to overcome the desires of the soul. "Coach Carter" is a film about those who did not win the Championship, but defeated their fears, complexes, prejudices, unhealthy ambitions and laziness - eternal stumbling blocks on the road to success.
"Coach Carter" placed by the audience on the 134th position of "Top-250" in the KP and on the 7th line in the list "Sport". And it has only 44 reviews... And all because words to describe this film is not enough. And I apologize in advance for the confusion and emotionality.
When the screen goes out and the credits run on it, after watching a good movie, the viewer asks himself questions. “Coach Carter” made me ask myself, “What am I afraid of?” And could I work as a team? Would I be heartbroken for the fate of guys I’ve only known for weeks? Yes, this film prompted me to a kind of introspection, and certainly will not pass by your consciousness and dark corners of the soul, brightening with rays of good humor, humanity and, you know, something else ... this is probably called love for people.
Most importantly, this story is based on real events, and there really was a coach Carter who saved the lives of so many disadvantaged teenagers. And the phrase Director Harrison (Denise Douse), as if this season became "the only bright spot in their lives" refuted - this season opened their way to the bright future. Coach Carter came to teach the boys and they became men. Their "victory in the hall" has become the "key to victory in life" and indeed it is. And the amazing speech of Timo Crusoe about fears characterizes not only the team of basketball players from the film Coach Carter, but all the youth of the world.
By the way, if you expect Coach Carter to be a vacation movie, you’re wrong. At first I did not expect anything too serious, and the story of Timo Crusoe really sobered me up and brought me to my senses.
A separate topic would bring the history of the relationship Kenyon Stone (Bob Brown) and Kairy (Ashanti). But it's my worldview, not the film. It was unpleasant for me that Kaira had an abortion, and when she informed Kenyon about it, he only regretted that he was not with her at that moment. What about the baby? This is not the case, and it is sad.
Jackson himself, who plays the role of coach Carter, coped ... no, you can’t talk about him like that. When he, in despair and disappointment, painfully throws reports on the performance of his hero’s players on the table, his heart freezes, and you no longer think about the actor’s play – you seem to have been plunged directly into the past of the real Carter.
In general, everything is built very harmoniously and thank you for the soundtrack.
Thank you, sir.