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The Hill (2023)
if you like sports, you'll hate this movie
I've played sports all my life, and I can't think of one semi-realistic scenario in this entire movie.
The conflict with the father isn't believable. I've been around plenty of people who hate sports, but any intelligent person would recognize not only a physical gift but the grit and determination that comes with the discipline it takes to be successful at a high level of competition.
I've had dozens of coaches in multiple sports -- some that went on to the pros -- and regardless of how tough they are, I've never seen a coach go out of his way to prove one of his athletes wrong -- especially one who is practically made of determination. On the contrary, he wouldn't be a very good coach or scout if that's how he approached the game and the players.
I understand it is just a movie and that the conflict is exaggerated to create a more meaningful emotional response, but for me, the hyperbolic depiction ruins the movie because the entire time I'm watching it, I'm saying to myself, "That would never happen..."