Yet, some people would say that organized sports are part of
the overall alienation...etc...etc...and within the rugby
world, the shift of Rugby Union from amateur sport to
professionalism (early 90¹s in France, UK...etc) is proof of
the alienation endured at large through rampant
commercialisation, etc, etc....It is evident to me that these
could be the foundations for characters and stories within
that sport¹s world... In that very vein the debates presently
running arount soccer team ownerships, player transfers,
import of African youngsters, matches abroad for Premiership
teams... all contribute to this sense of alienation by fans
and/or players and could be the subtext for plots,
characters...because the baddies are numerous and powerful...
I suggest a good reading of Nick Hornsby¹s Fever Pitch
followed by How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory
of Globalization by Franklin Foer....to get into the
mood...and this could be applied to any organized
sport...
Remember in Bad Lieutenant the link between character,
gambling and baseball World Series...and I bet we can all
find many other examples...
Montois
On 2/21/08 3:59 AM, "Charlie Williams" <
cs_will@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Which brings us back to rugby (or whatever wholesome
team sport you
> care to pick), which represents the antithesis of
alienation, which
> is maybe why there is a dearth of noir and
hardboiled stories in that
> area. Of course, all you have to do is get one of
the team alienated
> and you have a story. But I still think there are
other factors at
> play that stop rugby going all noir.
>
> Charlie.
>
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