Americans love stories where people rise above the elite from the bottom through hard work and perseverance. This is how Hollywood sells us the American Dream. To deliver this dream in a simple and convenient way, production companies have turned to sports films. Movies always tell the stories of aspiring athletes and their coaches, and Jeremiah Zagara’s The Noise (2022) is no different.

At Hustle, we have a basketball player who wants to get into the NBA. Achieving a dream requires a large dose of perseverance and suffering, as well as self-proof and proper behavior. For the occasion, professional basketball player Juancho Hernangomes plays Bo Cruz, a young man who dreams of playing basketball in America. That’s why talent scout Stanley Sugarman (Adam Sandler) helps him with the likes of Robert Duvall, Ben Foster, Queen Latifah and many other famous old and new faces in the world of basketball. Hustle is a sports movie full of formulaic messages about not giving up, chasing your dreams and basketball drills mixed with family drama.

A large dose of emotion and populism

If you are a basketball fan, you will be happy with the movie thanks to the large number of gaming celebrities including players, coaches, and even commentators. So it’s no surprise that LeBron James is in the production, and it’s also no surprise that Adam Sander is the protagonist in the story because he loves the game so much. The story is simple and as old as the world, predictable from the first minute, and the end can be seen in miles. The film aims to talk about life itself through the metaphor of sports, and it’s easy to see how the film incorporates the legacy of the Mamba mentality into its narrative scheme, a term coined by the late great player Kobe Bryant who announcing his journey. face obstacles, both in sports and in life.
“Shub” affects various aspects of professional basketball, and has observations about its commercial aspects as well as politics, hostility, and competition between teams. The director didn’t care too much about establishing the basics of the film, and the tape ran without a trace of the traditional and disappeared from the start, with a heavy dose of emotion and populism that sports fans could enjoy. Fans love to see Juancho Hernangomes as an actor, we like to watch him practice and play, but as an actor he’s kind of wood. Shukbu lacks originality, and since we like this game, it deserves a better movie.

Hustle on Netflix