42

Just saw 42. Pretty Good. Grade: A. Some of the scenes of Robinson's abuse remind me of things not too dissimilar from what has occurred during the Obama presidency. That is, how a certain segment of America – the backward segment – had such difficulty and frustration with the idea of a black president. Although the venting of that frustration expresses itself in a 21st century American style rather than a 20th century, the core problem – the psychosis, if you will – is quite similar. And I don't mean rational criticisms of policy, mind you. I don't mean intelligent criticism at all. I mean, you know, “that other element.” And note how some of the same people involved in that sentiment shift over as the movie progresses. Almost as if one who is scared something finally sees that the concern has no mooring in reality.