Blog Post #8

        The film "The Short Game" is about children 8 and younger sacrificing their childhood to be great at golf. The movie started off with the film crew interviewing the kids on their opinion of golf. It shows videos of the kids working on their game with their parents or their trainers. People from all over the world got invited to this event such as, Allen, Zama, Sky, Jed, Amari, Agustin, Alexa, and, Kuang. All of the children can't wait to prove themselves at the World Championship. On the First day of the tournament. Jed, the favorite to win for 8 year olds, is late to tee off and gets a ten stroke penalty. Zama is a surprise, the 43rd finisher last year, is in the top 20 this year. Allen in number 2  close behind Justin Sui. In the girls group Amari has total control. On the second day Allen takes the lead back, and Agustin is really struggling, and his mom is really letting him have it. Going into the last day there are 4 people to watch Amari vs Sky, and Allen vs Justin. In the award ceremony we find out who wins, both contests come down to one put. The winners are... Allen and Amari! Zama wins the most improved player ending up in 18 place. All of the kids had fun, and made new friends, and had a great experience.

         My opinion on the film is that it was awesome. I liked the way the interview the children, and got their side of their stories. I liked how they interviewed the kids parents, and let them give their opinion on the kids and how much the play and enjoy golf. Then in the real tournament, how they showed the leader board, and where each competitor stood. I really enjoyed the part when the kids would talk about how they golfed after the round. Then at the end they had to trophy ceremony and everyone talked about how fun it was and how much they looked forward to next year, and seeing all the friends they made at this years tournament next year. Overall I believe this was a very good film, and I really enjoyed it.
          In "The Short Game" directed Greenbaum (2013) he shows that young children can still be extremely dedicated to a sport at such a young age. The author first shows the dedication by including interviews of the kids talking about how much they love golf. Then he displays the hard work of the kids by showing short clips of them practicing. To conclude, he finishes by showing the end results of the World Championship, presenting the winners for each age group, and for boys and girls. The purpose of this film is to show that young children can still be dedicated to a sport. He seems to have a young athlete audience in mind because those are the kids in the tournament.