re: Most controversial movie of all time just started on VH-1

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The problem you "dropped it on purpose" people are having is that you're missing that the sports story is, ultimately, Kit's story. It is a Cinderella story - she only got on the train because of Dottie. Dottie was already a local superstar - the fact that she got the limelight in a little bigger market (Girl's baseball?) was only a little change.

Kit went from supporting role (even on the Peaches) to superstar leader of her team. She continually improved throughout the show.

Dottie and Jimmie were the human stories - Dottie of realizing family was more important than baseball and Jimmy of second chances and committing to something.

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The movie is not about Kit. Kit is merely a catalyst for Dottie's acceptance of what she really values in life.

I mean this all sounds nice, but...

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But the sports story was, essentially, Kit's story. The narrative makes complete sense that she wins the game, fair and square, against her older sister.

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This is not Kit's journey. This is not her film. This is precisely why the choice at the end is Dottie's choice. It's the hero's choice. The hero's sacrifice.