Hardball :: movie essays

Bio 16 year old high school studentEssayGambling addict Connor ONeil ends up deep in debt after he borrows money from almost every loan shop in town to fuel his addiction. In order to pay the mounds of money that he owes, he is requested to coach a little-league baseball team, the Kekambas. At first, Connor doesnt start off right with the kids and doesnt see the point of him being there. thus far though Connor paid the kids no attention, they were somehow inspired by his presence. Later, He realizes that he must come to grips at what he wants in his life, and ultimately forms a special bond with the kids on the team.At the beginning of the movie, we see Connor ONeil at his worst. The personality traits he has are reflective of an orange. One of the more ordained traits is being able to take decisive action. This can been seen in beginning of the movie, where he is in James office, and he immediately decides to coach the Kekambas, after the visit of a steady income. Connor shows t hat he likes sports, by always watching or betting on basketball games, and baseball games. Another good trait is his index to solve problems, as he did when there was a shortage in jerseys. He solved this problem by telling G-baby of the shortage, but still let him stay on the team. He is very much a risk-taker, and loves to live for the moment. This can be proven, as he is constantly gambling in the beginning, steady if he needs to borrow money to pay off his huge debts. Connor possesses many typical behaviours of an out-of-esteem orange, as well. First, he uses stimulants, such as drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and etc., when things dont go his way, as seen in first couple of scenes. Second, he is physically aggressive, as shown in the quote, no one can kick my ass part than I can. Third he showed that he wanted to drop out of coaching the Kekambas by saying, Im bailing out, when he tack together it uninteresting. Finally, he lied to Ms. Wilks, by saying he was a businessman, who just finished an errand in Canada. Even though Connor is wary of coaching at first, he begins to see the harsh reality of the kids lives and the nature of being brought up in such a tough neighborhood.