Sports

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The sports genre in literature and film centers around sports-related activities.

Setting: Sports films are typically set in sports arenas, stadiums, or any competitive event.

Focus: The central theme revolves around sports, athletes, challenges, triumphs, and failures associated with them.

Examples: Movies like Rocky, Remember the Titans, and Raging Bull fall into this category.

SPORTS Genre - Examples

LITERATURE

Author: Matt de la Peña

Mexican Whiteboy

Danny's tall and skinny. Even though he’s not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot. But at his private school, they don’t expect much else from him. Danny’ s brown. Half-Mexican brown. And growing up in San Diego that close to the border means everyone else knows exactly who he is before he even opens his mouth. Before they find out he can’t speak Spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and blue eyes, they’ve got him pegged. But it works the other way too. And Danny’s convinced it’s his whiteness that sent his father back to Mexico.

MUSIC

Queen

We Will Rock You (Remastered 2011)

We Are The Champions (Digital Remaster 2009)

There are plenty of songs about sports out there. From ball game staples that have spanned generations to parody offerings to made for TV/film moments. Many are worth celebrating, and have become associated with teams or as sports-venue regulars.

CINEMA

Creed

2015

Rated PG-13

Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. However, boxing is in his blood, so he seeks out Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and asks the retired champ to be his trainer. Rocky sees much of Apollo in Adonis, and agrees to mentor him, even as he battles an opponent deadlier than any in the ring. With Rocky's help, Adonis soon gets a title shot, but whether he has the true heart of a fighter remains to be seen.

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