Philosophy and Film

Hoop dreams is about two boys who had dreams of becoming future NBA players. These two guys were extremely talented. They were also from two different parts of town, they ended up being recruited to the same school. So basically they ended up being each others competition because how talented they both were. One of the boys was better than the other so he got the attention of the scouts. The other one wasn't use to not being the best so he took it hard. He ended up being kicked from the team. He went to a public school. He could not keep his grades up and was doing poorly in school. They both ended up getting degrees but, neither made it to the NBA. Despite not accomplishing their dreams they are still good friends. Basketball gave these guys hope. Through out the movie these guys had faith and the movie makes you hope that they make it to the NBA.