Hoop Dreams

Having not seen the documentary film, Hoop Dreams, but having read what bell hooks had to say about the film, as well as her other critiques we have read thus far, I am going to have to agree with the many others who say that bell hooks seems to overanalyze at times.  When I watched the trailer for Hoop Dreams, it appeared to be a documentary about two boys who have a dream of playing professional basketball - not that it was about exploiting their bodies - and that type of story line could have the potentiality to inspire.  However, hooks also mentions that Hoop Dreams reinforces this notion that the sports arena is the only arena black males can be successful in.  I will say this: I would be lying if I said I have never thought this very thing.  Not about Hoop Dreams in particular, because, again, I have never seen the film, but it is an interesting thing when black males make up a large portion of America's athletes (opposed to other professions), while many coaches are white males.  I definitely think this is one topic that deserves further exploration.