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To: SeekAndFind

Cinderella Man, definitely. Truly uplifting. Max Baer is unfairly treated, but Ron Howard does a good job with the family and story, which is basically true. (This story shared sports print in the 1930s with Seabiscuit, also an inspiring true tale.)

The Dark Knight Rises, more than The Dark Knight: Christopher Nolan is essentially retelling A Tale of Two Cities (and even uses names from it, and quotes from it), and it exposes leftist revolution for the evil it really is.

All three Captain America movies, in one way or another. They are easily my favorites of the MCU. Chris Evans does not let his personal politics corrupt his portrayal of the lead character, which is perfectly done.

I disagree on TLotR: Peter Jackson and company made too many unnecessary changes that diluted the characters and philosophy (read: implicit monotheism) in the books. There is a reason the Tolkien family did not approve. I have read the trilogy 24+ times, and I concur.


22 posted on 06/20/2019 9:22:31 AM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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(This story shared sports print in the 1930s with Seabiscuit, also an inspiring true tale.)

It's odd that I could have a top three horse racing list, but I actually do:

I enjoyed both Seabiscuit and Secretariat.
And if you need a "trilogy", add in Abbott & Costello's "It Aint Hay", based on a Damon Runyon story.

39 posted on 06/20/2019 10:27:32 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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