Friday Night Lights: 20th Anniversary- Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose
Quick Take: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose. It started first with a book, which was then adapted into a film by Peter Berg, which later became the acclaimed TV series. They are now looking at reviving the series, proving how the story of these players, and their never give up attitude has resonated all these years. Here, Billy Bob Thornton is joined by future series lead Connie Britton, as well as up and coming talent like jay Hernandez, Derek Luke, and Lucas Black, as well as Tim McGraw. This has an audio description that supports the drama on and off the field, as this is as much about the players lives as it is winning a season. It is hard to know how long the shelf life on a sports movie is, as we all agree Hoosiers was great, but it doesn’t have cinematic legs. Will we want to celebrate this film in another ten or twenty years? Or, will the rising awareness of CTE make Football movies a thing of the past? For now, this is still a really strong football drama, with a great lead performance, and you can enjoy it with audio description. Check out the video for more thoughts.