Assignment 17- Reagan Smith

I watched Friday Night Lights. This movie is centered around a high school football team that clearly has their ups and downs, with an interesting ending. This movie encapsulates multiple conflicts with a complex plot line that keeps the audience well engaged. While the majority of the plot is centered around the successes and failures of the football team, the side plots include a player with an alcoholic dad as well as another player that has to make tough decisions about his morals and ethics. The director, Peter Berg uses a variety of camera shots that capture the action at just the right moments, with varying levels of audio that can sometimes be beneficial, and others annoying. The audio situation may be an intentional choice, or a result of an older movie that is not up to today’s standards with audio balancing. This was a minor issue, and many may not notice. Overall, it was a well-developed movie that deviated from typical “sports movies”.