http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/01/31/tom-hanks-is-lying-to-you/ Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/01/31/tom-hanks-is-lying-to-you/#comment-61 Guys in Green Shirts | Overthinking It Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:14:53 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/01/31/tom-hanks-is-lying-to-you/#comment-61 [...] the last two posts, I’ve discussed the inversion at the heart of sports movies — how the screen [...] [...] the last two posts, I’ve discussed the inversion at the heart of sports movies — how the screen [...]

]]> http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/01/31/tom-hanks-is-lying-to-you/#comment-38 Henry Rowentgardner vs. Lou Gehrig | Overthinking It Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:07:57 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/01/31/tom-hanks-is-lying-to-you/#comment-38 [...] Previously, I discussed how sports movies invert reality. Not only are the events and characters in a movie so often fantastical and strange, but they lie—they come out and say the opposite of what they mean. There may not be crying in baseball, but there is crying in baseball movies. [...] [...] Previously, I discussed how sports movies invert reality. Not only are the events and characters in a movie so often fantastical and strange, but they lie—they come out and say the opposite of what they mean. There may not be crying in baseball, but there is crying in baseball movies. [...]

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