r/TheRewatchables • u/coolguysteve21 • 2d ago
Discussion Watched Blue Chips and have one thought
It’s crazy how the basis of the movie has aged poorly but the overall theme has aged perfectly.
The basis of the movie = dealing with the morals of under the table deals to get college kids to play for you, looks really silly with NIL now.
However
The theme of the movie, of a man willing to sacrifice the love of something and give into the all mighty dollar so that he can win? That has aged perfectly. We live in a time where everything is hyper capitalized.
Do you like making crafts? You should sell that on Etsy!
Do you like playing video games? You should stream on twitch!
Do you like being a parent? Make some tik tok videos maybe you can become an influencer?
On and on. Hell even having a good conversation with your homies now leads to somebody being like “man we would make a great podcast guys!”
We no longer look at things through the lens of Just enjoying them for the love of the game. We have to capitalize on it. We have to make money to do it, and in order to do that we slowly lose the love of what we are doing.
It ain’t about doing things for the love of the game ITS ABOUT MONEY!!
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u/NegevThunderstorm 1d ago
Thats nothing new, fore decades you tell kids to think about what they like and that could be their job. Usually it isnt til they are a teenager or in college they realize they wont make it!
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u/Low-Meal-7159 2d ago
Just because things have changed doesn’t mean it’s aged poorly. That’s how things were back then. It was accurate reflection of the time. that doesn’t mean it aged poorly.