| The sports film is a film genre that show tournaments or a athlete’s life. It’s a very important genre in American films.The Freshman is the first sports film ever that created a system of story and characters of this genre. It is the first genre that praise the hero of city. After1940s, sports film noir was product to questioned the myth of city hero. In1960s, the sports genre has a little improvement and declined.In1974, as the New Hollywood film has dominated, an epoch-making sports film The Longest Yard is being shown and led the sports films into the modern age. In1976, Rocky was a symbol that the sports film became the core genre of American films.By1979, a sum of great sports film has shown and built a new form.After1980s, sports film had some brand-new improvements, various of characters and themes were shown. They made a great influence to sports films now.1974-1989age is the golden age of American sports film.After1989, sports film had a little improvement until Moneyball was shot.In China, as the genreliztion just begins, the sports film has a great potential at box office, because of its low cost and audience-fixed. If we can learn from America, it will expense our story selection definitely. |
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