re: My 9 y/o daughter's conclusion after seeing the climax in League of Their Own

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The story arc demands that Dottie dropped the ball as the result of those two competing forces...her heart was no longer in the game. Kit raised her game while Dottie had one foot off the diamond...playing the game somewhat reluctantly. Tom Hanks preached all movie that baseball demanded that commitment...this wasn't just a diversion to take lightly. Kit raises her game and surpasses Dottie because Dottie has emotionally moved on. Dottie was the best player but she wasn't perfect...she was a competitor who excelled when her heart as in the game. Kit cared more...she grew up, beat her older sister finally (as the movie demands) and Dottie smiles with pride. There's no way she wants her sister struck out (by giving her pitcher the key to striking out Kit) demands the relay quickly (looking nervous they aren't going to be able to tag Kit out) and then suddenly change her mind once she gets hit...that yes, she wants her sister to hit the game winning hit. This reasoning is heartwarming but it's not how the movie was constructed. It's everyone else projecting their own feelings on it.

This.

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Is about the damn dumbest thing I've ever read. Tom Hanks didn't preach about having to commit to the game at all in the movie. The story arc was (a) about Dottie playing baseball reluctantly and for funsies all the while keeping her eye on the most important thing in her life: family; and (b) about Kit who was the constant underachiever in everything trying to come out of the shadow of her big sister. The arc is fulfilled when Dottie sacrifices glory for her family and helps Kit get out from her shadow. Both sisters walk off the field with pride. Dottie never cared about winning games. At least not enough to override her feelings for Kit and her man.

In any case, who gives a shite? You don't yell at a child or get upset because he or she has an insight into a movie that you disagree with. Jesus.