Great essay. As a baseball, and Moneyball, fan, I was intrigued to hear a non-fan's take on the movie. I agree with you on most points (except Brad Pitt's best performance, which is Inglorious Basterds, in my book.) The only issue I have is that the movie plays with reality a little, as most movies based on true stories do. Art Howe was painted as a villain, but in real life, he was totally onboard with Billy Beane's plan, and actually won Manager of the Year that year. The main thing they got right was how they did it. Anyway, great work. Looking forward to reading more
Great essay. As a baseball, and Moneyball, fan, I was intrigued to hear a non-fan's take on the movie. I agree with you on most points (except Brad Pitt's best performance, which is Inglorious Basterds, in my book.) The only issue I have is that the movie plays with reality a little, as most movies based on true stories do. Art Howe was painted as a villain, but in real life, he was totally onboard with Billy Beane's plan, and actually won Manager of the Year that year. The main thing they got right was how they did it. Anyway, great work. Looking forward to reading more
Great essay. As a baseball, and Moneyball, fan, I was intrigued to hear a non-fan's take on the movie. I agree with you on most points (except Brad Pitt's best performance, which is Inglorious Basterds, in my book.) The only issue I have is that the movie plays with reality a little, as most movies based on true stories do. Art Howe was painted as a villain, but in real life, he was totally onboard with Billy Beane's plan, and actually won Manager of the Year that year. The main thing they got right was how they did it. Anyway, great work. Looking forward to reading more
Great essay. As a baseball, and Moneyball, fan, I was intrigued to hear a non-fan's take on the movie. I agree with you on most points (except Brad Pitt's best performance, which is Inglorious Basterds, in my book.) The only issue I have is that the movie plays with reality a little, as most movies based on true stories do. Art Howe was painted as a villain, but in real life, he was totally onboard with Billy Beane's plan, and actually won Manager of the Year that year. The main thing they got right was how they did it. Anyway, great work. Looking forward to reading more