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Nike and the Old Clubhouse

 Tuesday: Wendy and Lucy (2008)

        Wendy is a young woman who is down on her luck. She is living in her car with her dog Lucy as they travel to Alaska. While in Oregon she encounters many problems. Her car brakes down. She leaves Lucy tied up outside a store and then gets caught shoplifting. When she is finally released her dog is gone. Wendy has to find Lucy and try and get her car fixed. This movie was ok. It's kinda slow. It was filmed in Oregon, so that's why I watched it.

Wednesday: Da 5 Bloods (2020)

        Four black vets return to Vietnam. They are there to find the remains of their fallen brother in arms. They are also looking for the case of gold they buried during the war. Being back in Vietnam brings back memories from the war. Tensions still run high. Not just for the four men but also for some of the Vietnam citizens they run into. What was supposed to be a simple rescue mission turns into a battle. I thought this movie was alright. It's very well done. I just wasn't expecting it to go where it did.

Friday: Air (2023)

        Nike is trying to expand its basketball division. They are struggling to get players to sign with them. Most of them want to go to Converse or Adidas.  Sonny is the recruiter for the division. He comes up with the idea to go after just one player, a rookie named Michael Jordan. He wants to build a whole shoe line around Michael. Sonny believes Michael will be one of the greatest basketball players ever. It will take a lot on convincing. He has to get it past the head of Nike, Phil Knight. Also he goes straight to Michael's mom to see if she can get Michael to consider Nike. It's a big play for Nike to make. This movie was good. It was a little disappointing to see they didn't actually film it in Oregon. Just some beauty shots of Mt. Hood and St. Johns Bridge. 

Saturday: From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

         In the early 60s Tokyo is getting ready for the Olympics. They are trying to clean up the city and get rid of old buildings. This includes a beloved clubhouse by a high school. Umi is a teenager living with her grandmother in her grandmother's boarding house. Her mother is studying in America and her dad died during the Korean war. She is responsible for taking care of the cooking and some of the cleaning. She doesn't have a lot of time for herself. One day the boys who run the clubhouse start to be vocal and protest the city wanting to tear down the clubhouse. Umi runs into one of their leaders, Shun. She starts to spend time at the clubhouse with Shun. She wants to help save the clubhouse. As Umi and Shun get closer they realize they have a deeper connection they didn't know about. It could change everything. I thought this movie was good. I was a little worried about where the twist was going to go. But it turned out alright.

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