42 THE JAKIE ROBINSON STORY.  
In light of the latest police violence against blacks, and also brutality against the police in Dallas- I am watching this movie with my Adult ESL/ELL (English as a 2nd Language/English Language Learners, or immigrants) students. We are learning about racism/discrimination in the USA, how to respect all people/races, and how to correctly behave when encountering police officers.

This movie gives us an idea of what African-Americans had to experience in order to be integrated and accepted in our US society. It may not be 100% accurate, but it is a well made film with great actors. An interesting story to see with the whole family.  

Italian:
Insegno inglese a immigranti adulti, e visto gli ultimi incidenti violenti della polizia USA verso i neri, e dell'attacco violento anche contro la polizia (a Dallas)- nella mia classe d'inglese questa settimana e la prossima, vedremo questo film per discuterlo, e imparare il rispetto fra' tutte le genti e le razze, e anche come comportarsi con i polizziotti (Americani) in caso ci feramano. 
Un film che ci da' un'idea di quello che hanno passato gli Afro-Americani per integrarsi ed  essere accettati nella nostra societa' (USA). Non e' accurato al 100%, ma e' comunque un film ben fatto e con grandi attori. Una storia interessante da vedere con tutta la famiglia.

Directed by Brian Helgeland. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, Hamish Linklater, Nicole Beharie. 2013 Jul: PG-13 128 min. loc:  ★★★☆
	Brian Helgeland's historical sports drama/biopic 42 relates the historic 1947 baseball season in which Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) decides to sign the first black Major League player, Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman). Although Robinson faces ugly, vicious racism from other clubs, fans, and on occasion his own teammates, Rickey encourages him to not fight back. By following that advice, Robinson allows his remarkable athletic talent to speak for itself, and soon the first-year player becomes one the most popular players on the team, eventually securing the Rookie of the Year award. Christopher Meloni and Hamish Linklater

 

As with many movies about sports, which tend toward the legend model, “42” runs the risk of making more out of ballplayers and baseball executives than what’s there. At heart Robinson was a four-sport star at U.C.L.A. (where he was a very good football running back) who wanted to play ball and earn a living. Rickey was a career baseball man who wanted to win games and make money. They needed each other.

Yes, Robinson was a symbol, a lightning rod for both black and white America. But it’s important to remember he was also all athlete, a feral ballplayer, a professional who played his chosen game hard. As he wrote in his book, “I believed in fierce competition and swift retaliation for mistreatment.”

Because Robinson’s breakthrough came in the United States of America, it’s also a tale complicated by its sense of keen economic opportunity: you know, money. And “42” doesn’t shy from that fact. Mr. Ford’s Rickey says, “Dollar’s aren’t black and white,” and the Dodger manager Leo Durocher, played by Christopher Meloni, states, “We’re playing for money here, Mr. Rickey.”

But Robinson was blunter in his book. “Money is America’s God,” he wrote, “and business people can dig black power if it coincides with green power.” And on his teammates: “They hadn’t changed because they liked me any better; they had changed because I could help fill their wallets.”

(Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/movies/jackie-robinson-the-hero-in-42.html?_r=0)