Film Studies Induction Task

In my life, I have watched a very large amount of films, but about 2 years ago, there was a film that really stood out to me, 'The Longest Yard'

The Longest Yard is an American sports comedy made in 2005, about former football legend Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) who gets arrested for a drink driving accident and running from the police, he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) who is aware of his athletic ability, and is forced to put together a football team in the prison against the prisons football team, consisting of the guards, for their 'practise game'. Of course when Paul tells the inmates that they have a chance to play a physical sport against the men who have been treating them badly over the past few years, they will jump straight at the chance to play and get their 'own back'.

Anyways, that's the basic plot, now for some actual information, this film was directed by 'Paul Segal', who directed a film called 'Anger Management' who also had Adam Sandler in it. Along side Adam Sandler there was also comedy legend 'Chris Rock' as well as 'Burt Reynolds' and famous singer 'Nelly'

The reason I enjoyed this film so much is because you have very different emotions whilst watching, anger, tension, happiness, laughter, sad, etc. There is a lot of humour in this film because of the fact the inmates are more interested in hurting the guards than actually winning the game, and some of the tackles just make you think 'OWCH'.
You feel anger and sadness at a point in the film because a character called Caretaker (Chris Rock) is an assistant manager in the team, and you become very close to him in the film, as he discusses his mother and what not, and the guards tell an inmate who is getting him to spy on the team to kill Paul once and for all, so he sets a bomb in his cell, but instead, Caretaker goes in there, and is killed. This makes you want the inmates to win the football match even more.
There is then a lot of tension in the film towards the end, the big game, at half time the inmates are leading, but the Warden threatens to pin Caretakers death on him unless he loses the game for them, but Paul already has a history of point shaving, so you start to wonder what he will do.
Near the end of the game he asks an inmate if punching the warden was worth spending the rest of his life in prison, and he replies with a solid yes, which makes Paul realise that he refuses to shave points twice in a life time, and starts to really play with his heart, which once again brings an emotion of joy and happiness.

This film, like any other Adam Sandler film, is absolutely brilliant, full of laughter and tension, a must watch film, I highly recommend it, you will not be disappointed!