“How can you not be Romantic about baseball?” As a lukewarm fan of baseball, and a top fan of cinema, this film is an absolute Gem. Fantastic writing, performances, and production all around. This was such a great movie.
Like college debate; it's virtually impossible to be "in the moment" for so many of the scenes I viewed (and participated in) in University . You had or have to be there "in the moment". and it's really hard to get that impact on camera. This does it.
We ( by which I mean the cricket playing nations ) are exactly the same. These sports lend themselves to so many different ways to appreciate them. And there are so many variables in terms of playing styles, conditions, form, state of play..they're almost infinite. And then there's the history and the quirkiness of the rules etc etc etc etc...
You can see that perfect contact too. And you might say that all that weight around his middle was a hindrance. But all of it came along with the bat. All of that hit the ball. 🥲
His fear was not that he couldn’t hit a homer, it was that he might hit anything but a homer. Big guy was scared of having to run the bases and get thrown out from deep or fall! The beauty is that his worst fear came true and he thought he got thrown out from deep because he fell. He was afraid of being laughed at and probably thought he was, but instead everyone was cheering for him. Beautiful moment achieved.
That song at the end... It really tells you why he stayed. I have a daughter that age. No how much money I make or how successful I am, it is the sweet moments with that kid that matter. I'd give it all up for more of those moments.
I bet Jonah Hill himself felt some kind of way about that clip, considering how people have made fun of him for the same thing. He really was cast perfectly.
@@johnstrawb3521 I despise most actors but the one thing actors do get a lot shit for is their looks. I bet he got it more than almost any actor his age. The original commenter is right in my opinion.
@@billybussey man look up Jonah hill fat question. The look on his face when he gets that question. You can just see him crack. He realizes no matter what he does he can never escape it
"He hit a home run and he didn't even realize it." This film actually changed my life. Specifically the scene when Peter shows Billy the footage of the guy hitting the home run and not knowing it. At the time, I was living in Oregon. I had moved there and it was my first time living on my own away from home. I was trying something totally different and taking a chance. I lived there for over a year and I liked it a lot there but, for several reasons, it wasn't working out. I wanted to leave Oregon but I was afraid that by doing so I would be giving up. I was afraid of being seen as a failure and feeling like a failure. I felt I didn't succeed in my hopes and goals. But then I saw Moneyball and I decided to move and I saw everything in all that in a different way. The film made me realize that I had done something I had never done and I had changed and grown a lot. It was not a failure but a victory. Like Billy in the film, I had hit a home run and didn't realize it. And I felt pride and satisfaction in that journey in my life . And this film made me see that. I've seen many films in my life but Moneyball is up there with the ones that had the most impact on me.
Awesome! That's normal mate, I tried 2 cities after moving out of my parents house. Felt funny coming back after the first one but it just wasn't for me. Thank god I tried the third city, I loved it and have been here 25 years as of a couple days ago! My life really took off after coming here, met good adult friends, good jobs, nice places to live, dating, and any hobby/class I want to take. I am thankful I had the guts to come here and have a mini celebration every year at this time. Keep trying different places, you'll know when it feels like "home" and don't waste time on places that don't feel like "you". Good luck man!
Every time I see clips of this movie, I want to watch it. Same goes for Chef as well. Both are very humble and moving movies that just hammer down on interpersonal relationships and focus on the things that matter most to people.
As great and touching as this movie is, what really gets me is the interaction of the opposing players with Jeremy. Laughing with him and then supporting him.
This scene may end the film after all the major plot events are over, but as I re-watch it, I've noticed its significance. Not just because of the video, but also subtle things in the screenplay to show how the paradigm has shifted: - Peter throws a baseball at Billy while he's unaware. A young guy catching a veteran off-guard with "new baseball." - When Billy meets Peter in Cleveland, Billy assertively pushes and probes an unconfident Peter for information (what he told Mark Shapiro to make him reject Billy). Now Peter can assertively push an unconfident Billy for info (what Boston offered him). - In the trade deadline scene, Billy is giving Peter advice about what matters and what doesn't. Now Peter is giving Billy this type of advice: "it's what the money says." - This is the only scene where Peter makes the point to Billy and Peter has the last word. There's a major changing of the guards happening here and without noticing the subtleties, we're like Billy himself - not realising it.
Fantastic analysis. Shows you how Peter proving the point Billy isn’t just about Billy learning the moral about what they’ve done so far, but that the way that this scene climaxes Peter’s arc in all these subtle moments. Never would’ve noticed it. But I think as an audience it feels so great as a final scene even when we don’t realise these subtle details, the fact that its there when u look for it, but regardless of whether you notice it or no it the audience can tell when work has been put into the screenplay like this. Its the invisible hand of moviemaking sometimes.
This scene is just so powerful. No dramatic background music, no explosions, no over-the-top facial expressions, just dialogues and silence. Yet the emotions and power it contains hit much deeper. This is gold.
You forgot the _click-clack_ of the analog replay equipment each time they start and stop the tape. It's so minor but, like the room tone itself, so vital to conveying that weighty "silence" which envelopes the scene.
@francisco ahumada They're referring to movies generally that rely on things like explosions, sound fx or over-acting in order to carry a scene or get a reaction from the audience, whereas here, what those films are trying to force or create with more, this scene effortlessly achieves with less. The simplicity of 2 guys sitting in a quiet room watching a video of someone hitting a home run, with minimal dialogue, along with a teenage girls amateur recording of a song for her dad, manages to convey in it’s own-right (but especially in the context of the story) more depth, emotion, power & audience connection than all the Transformers films combined.
Because it’s all a metaphor. The Oakland Athletics are Jeremy Brown, the pitch is the game of baseball. Both Brown and the Athletics thought they had failed. Both of them didn't realise the impact they had on the game - Jeremy Brown hitting a homer and giving his team a point, and the Oakland Athletics changing the way baseball is looked at and played. Finally the song is a reminder of what’s important in life and what his daughter is really saying to him is more valuable than all the money in the world, which is when you’re told that he stayed, and even if you already knew that, now you feel like you know why, and the audience is reminded that winning and success can be measured in many different ways, just like how baseball players can be. -ROLL CREDITS-
Just goes to show dialogue beats any sort of action. Especially as you get older. The real magic in film is just how natural it can feel and money ball is a perfect representation of that. Just raw performances and dialogue that makes you feel like you’re in the room with them.
The relationship between Billy and Pete has always been incredible to me. Two people considered outsiders push each other to greatness because they care so much about each other and the dream they share. How can you not love it?
“Your such a loser Dad” is a line that reflects that while they ultimately did not win using their methods, there is great honour in defeat. They changed the game, they challenged the norm and stood by their beliefs. That is far more important than anything.
This scene gets me everytime. Two guys who respect and love each other, a player who actually hits the ball and runs, no bat flip, sportsmanship from opposing team. The pure joy when he greets his teammates at the plate and how happy his teammates are for him. A GM and previous player wanting to win so bad he is willing to look behind conventional wisdom and look deeper to find other solutions. The love between Billy and his daughter. That song is amazing beyond words.
Just finished this movie about 30 min ago, and man what a great film. I cry everytime with him and his daughter, because as a divorced dad who doesn't get to see his daughter enough and knowing how much mine worries about me, it really hits me in the feels. I couldn't leave my kid either. She is growing up so fast, and I don't want to miss anything.
I understand! As divorced parent that share’s custody with child; every second not together is a brutal-deep-weird-pain that is hard to wrap mind around. I continue on with day as normal as possible, but there’s always something missing and off when not together.
@maskedhobo Hey sir, thank you for writing this. You are making the right decisions; your life with your daughter is so valuable, and she will appreciate your involvement and your talking with her more than you know. My suggestion: just go out for ice cream together more often than you think, and both of you will have the great relationship and memories deep down. I wish I had done that more.
The awkward over explanation by Peter PERFECTLY captures the moment that makes the relationship work between these two. It is a detail that could be easily missed but really drives home the essence of what an economics student from Yale that found a home in Baseball looks and sounds like.
This movie is a masterpiece when it comes to teaching the hard knocks of leadership. Sometimes you make changes that no one likes or gets, you don’t meet your goals, but you change things for the better.
i suggest they be in something else together, maybe a regular joe who becomes a really bad guy and a really good guy who retires from his gig.... whatya think?
Billy Beane will forever be an example to follow. You can’t put a price tag on loyalty. No other active GM of another team would have turned that Boston offer. Loyalty above anything.
@@frank5503 He was the GM of the A’s. Only spot above him was ownership and he was loyal to the team and the city. It got him respect, and it showed commitment from him. You may not value those things but some of us do.
@@AimForTheBushes908 while FC is my favourite, I have to admit this film has pretty much for SUBSTANCE and Pitt really plays of Johah well, both do well. And I'm not really a fan of Jonah. !!
For those who don't get the metaphor: Billy Beane (Brad Pitt's character) is the batsman. They both took risks doing something they normally wouldn't - the batsman rounded first base, and Billy tried to completely reinvent baseball. The batsman trips and falls, which is the equivalent of Billy's championship loss, and in that moment all his worst fears come true. He's a failure and everyone is laughing. But then the batsman realises that he hit a home run, which is Pete's whole point - Billy might have lost the championship, but he succeeded in reinventing baseball, and now every major team is tearing apart their roster and rebuilding using Moneyball. Moneyball is Billy's home run.
Amazing movie. Amazing script. Never in my life did i expect a movie about a GM would hiy so hard but i get old and all the failures start crumpling together, i appreciate little moments and little victories
Yes, this incredibly popular and acclaimed film is "underrated." Everything on youtube is "underrated." Just check the comments of pretty much any video.
The thing that gets me every time is the sportsmanship and gentle humor shown by the opposing players, patting him on the can, and waving him in the right direction. Seems to me there can be a lot more fun on the field in the minors.
One of things I think that we frequently forget about pro athletes is that all these guys just genuinely love to play the game. For all they’re sacrifice and commitment to furthering their craft at their core their all just little kids loving a game they’ve been playing their whole lives.
You’d be surprised, as you keep playing higher levels, how much guys just love being out there. Yes, you’re “supposed” to dislike the other team, and it’s competitive. But baseball is filled with little moments, small conversations, stuff like that that reminds you that 90% of the other guys are just like you, happy to keep playing a kids game they love
I love that they chose to not put background music in this scene. Most scenes are enhanced by the right music but sometimes, like here, it's enhanced by the absence of it.
Really nice example of minimalist filmmaking in that end scene. They could have chosen to cut in shots of his daughter singing, but instead they stayed on him in the car, where the story was. Beautiful choice.
Agreed. One of the best parts of the movie. All that business about baseball and then to end on the those lyrics, “you’re such a loser dad, just enjoy the show” was awesome.
It’s even more symbolic when you realize that the MLB is called the “The Show” and that’s the name of the song. It’s absolutely brilliant coordination and writing.
Getting Brad Pitt to portray you in a movie is way more exclusive than a World Series. Billy Beane really did knock it out of the park without knowing it
It's funny, there are so many creative liberties taken and historical inaccuracies in this movie. Yet, one that is probably the biggest is that song didn't even exist in 2002 but it's just so appropriate it had to be included and I honestly am glad they did.
It also works for his character and their relationship. "You're such a loser dad, just enjoy the show" It validates his decision to enjoy life and not be so concerned about winning
I love this scene because after an entire movie’s worth of showing Beane insisting on keeping baseball transactional, analytical, etc. we see him fight back emotion about the game. No matter how many times the game can kick you right in the nuts, it still finds its way back to the same question…how can you not be romantic about baseball?
Anyone who is hard in themselves or perfectionistic and often thinks they did did not do well enough will appreciate this scene. I'm not even talking about just the video room portion and metaphor but the movie start to finish.
I never understood his disappointment. He ran the club with a contrarian philosophy, on a shoestring budget, against the advice of every other person at the table, and the city, and they made it to the playoffs, which is better than they had performed in years.
Because his goal was to change the game and he "didn't even realize" that he did. When they lost, people still criticized that "moneyball" was still a sham and sabermetrics didn't fully set in right away
Because at that level, every single person in the organization is ultra-competitive and wants to win it all, believes with every fiber of their being they can and will win it all. If early on the morning of 26 January 1986, you had asked the New England Patriots players and coaches if they thought they were going to beat the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl later that day, to a man they'd have all answered, not just "yes" but "HELL YES." And they proceeded to get their asses handed to them in one of the most lopsided losses in Super Bowl history, losing by 36 points. In 50+ years of Super Bowls, only the 49ers 55-10 win over the Denver Broncos was more lopsided. And the Broncos players and coaches thought they were going to win that one, too. Lose by 1 or 50, it's a crushing disappointment. It was a funny line in "Talladega Nights," but the view is largely "if you ain't first, you're last." Because almost nobody ever remembers who came in 2nd place, just like they don't remember who came in dead last.
Actually they performed the exact same as they had the previous couple of years. They had just lost Giambi, Damon, and Isringhausen. That's the entire theme of this scene. Beane saw it as a failure because they didn't do better. But it was really a massive success, because he accomplished the same goals with sooooo much less.
I’m English and know nothing about baseball, have never watched a full game and I’ve watched this movie 4 times and is a firm favourite of mine. Fantastic film that encapsulates the beauty and pain of sports. Just brilliant
Unlikely that it will happen but anything can happen in Baseball. I would love to see them win it all, too. A new owner with more money to spare would help a lot in that regard.
I feel like a lot of people are down on this movie, either because they just didn’t think it was good, or because they’re ignorant and don’t understand that Moneyball literally took over baseball - that the math nerds won - but honestly, every scene is this film is so compelling. So well written and acted. You can put on any one of a dozen scenes from this film, and they’re just captivating. It’s such a well done film. Yes, the story and the facts are a little muddled. They didn’t include everything that they should have (like failing to mention the draft, or that Oakland had all-stars at 3B and SS, AND occupying the top-3 spots in their rotation). But putting that stuff aside, what’s here is still such a good, if heavily pared-down story.
I finally got around to reading the book. There's so much more detail of course. And the story of Jeremy Brown and his home run was even more wonderful in the book than it was in the movie. How can you not be romantic about baseball?
So many great things about this movie. I notice something different every time that I watch it. Today it’s the cinematography during that final scene with Brad Pitt driving It is outstanding.
I've watched this clip several times. I was in a hotel and this movie was on and I wasn't really interested but I started kinda watching between messing around with my phone. It was late, somewhere around 2:30-3:30 in the morning. (some might consider that 'early') By the time the September 4, 2002 game with the Oakland Athletics vs. the Kansas City Royals came on and it hit Royals 11 Oakland 11 I couldn't stand it anymore. I HAD to look up the score on my phone. Wow, what a movie. BTW, the hotel I was in is in Kansas City. I'm a Royals fan, but I was rooting for the Oakland A's as I'm watching this historic game (September 4, 2002). I would like to meet Jeremy Brown and shake his hand. What a wonderful moment when he thinks he's failed miserably and he had hit a home run. I realize it's re-enacted but I hope in real life the other team's players were as gracious as the guys in the scene. I looked and Jeremy hit .300 in 10 AB for the Oakland Athletics. He lasted less than a month in MLB but he will forever be known for this amazingly heartwarming scene. God bless ya Jeremy; don't ever give up.
The biggest lesson in this movie among many great ones regarding money and worth, is Pitt's scene here talking about decision he made based on money. He's basically telling the audience the immediate gratification of a lot of money wears thin real quick and a huge regret in later life. Basically Money truly cannot buy happiness. Billy wanted to wink in Oakland where it would truly mean something.
I've watched a few sports movies, not all by any means, and I haven't been a baseball fan since I was a kid, but this has to be one of, if not the best sports movie made. The life lessons are just as good as the movie.
im actually fighting back the tears... the HUMAN experience is beautifully complex and poignantly complicated........ this was a GREAT FILM! and acted FANTASTICALLY... EVERYONE!!!!!ALLOF THEM!!!!!!! but Brad and Jonah are OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!! ty for posting!!!!!
In the book "Moneyball" they explained the A's were interested in Jeremy Brown because he was a monster at getting on base than even Scott Hatteberg. So it's kind of funny the movie plays off this moment as he just sort of hit a home run and didn't know about it.
"How could you not feel romantic about baseball?" That's exactly how I feel about it when watching baseball movies. Beautiful sport. As soon as I try to watch a real game I fall asleep though.
Titan helping Metroman figure out he hit a home run without the realization from Metroman and Metroman calling Titan a good egg Metroman: your a good egg Fun fact: @ 5:27 when Metroman was lying down on the grass since he was clearing his head, I did the exact same thing by lying down on my bed last year on June 13, 2023 when the Vegas Golden Knights became the Stanley Cup Champions against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 since I was trying to gather my emotions and mainly since I was joyfully happy and mainly since I am Brad Pitt 😉
I don't even watch baseball (I'm European), but I loved every bit of this movie and what it represents. I come back once every now and then to watch some of these clips because the writing is just that good. Love it!
Love this movie :(Baseball is amazing :) I hope one day they make a movie about the 2019 Nationals and their 19 - 31 start all the way to their first WS title :)
as a Red Sox fan since childhood, they won the last game of the season in 2004 with Johnny Damon in CF, Kevin "the Greek God of Walks" Youkilis at 1B, and started the season with Jeremy Giambi, another player I forget now and a deadpull hitter the twins had given up on named David Ortiz _platooning_ at DH-1B w Youk. They had Pedro, Shilling, and knuckleballing machine Tim Wakefield too, but you get the point. see also; "4 Days in October"
@@LSTNSCRFN all three series clinching wins from a guy who was so inconsistent that he was pulled from the rotation and sent to the bullpen for the postseason where he was just solid.
I think he made the right call to stay with his Daughter. He knew money would come & go but being present in his Daughters life was more important to him.
“How can you not be Romantic about baseball?” As a lukewarm fan of baseball, and a top fan of cinema, this film is an absolute Gem. Fantastic writing, performances, and production all around. This was such a great movie.
Like college debate; it's virtually impossible to be "in the moment" for so many of the scenes I viewed (and participated in) in University . You had or have to be there "in the moment". and it's really hard to get that impact on camera. This does it.
Baseball transfers onto the big screen really well for some reason.
We ( by which I mean the cricket playing nations ) are exactly the same. These sports lend themselves to so many different ways to appreciate them. And there are so many variables in terms of playing styles, conditions, form, state of play..they're almost infinite. And then there's the history and the quirkiness of the rules etc etc etc etc...
when sports had actual Tournaments and rankings. when social media didnt dictate who get a title shot
It was a great book first.
That replay of the player that hit the home run and didn’t even think he could, made me tear up. That’s the beautiful aspect of sports.
How can you not be romantic about sports in America!
There's no crying in baseball
You can see that perfect contact too. And you might say that all that weight around his middle was a hindrance. But all of it came along with the bat. All of that hit the ball. 🥲
His fear was not that he couldn’t hit a homer, it was that he might hit anything but a homer. Big guy was scared of having to run the bases and get thrown out from deep or fall! The beauty is that his worst fear came true and he thought he got thrown out from deep because he fell. He was afraid of being laughed at and probably thought he was, but instead everyone was cheering for him. Beautiful moment achieved.
@@johnnymonkeyballs3437 how did you figure that out?
That song at the end... It really tells you why he stayed. I have a daughter that age. No how much money I make or how successful I am, it is the sweet moments with that kid that matter. I'd give it all up for more of those moments.
The Last of Us. There is nothing a father would do for their daughter.
I was working in the city of Chicago when I met Billy visiting his daughter. Dude is a gem nicest guy in the world.
Butcher the world for their child so to speak.
As another fellow dad of little girls I was thinking the same thing. That sweet little voice just melts a guy.
Fumbled a bag Fr his daughter is gonna grow up and leave him someday anyway
I bet Jonah Hill himself felt some kind of way about that clip, considering how people have made fun of him for the same thing. He really was cast perfectly.
C'mon, man. Only women have it hard in that regard.
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You are 100% wrong.
@@johnstrawb3521both genders have it bad
@@johnstrawb3521 I despise most actors but the one thing actors do get a lot shit for is their looks. I bet he got it more than almost any actor his age. The original commenter is right in my opinion.
@@billybussey man look up Jonah hill fat question. The look on his face when he gets that question. You can just see him crack. He realizes no matter what he does he can never escape it
"He hit a home run and he didn't even realize it." This film actually changed my life. Specifically the scene when Peter shows Billy the footage of the guy hitting the home run and not knowing it. At the time, I was living in Oregon. I had moved there and it was my first time living on my own away from home. I was trying something totally different and taking a chance. I lived there for over a year and I liked it a lot there but, for several reasons, it wasn't working out. I wanted to leave Oregon but I was afraid that by doing so I would be giving up. I was afraid of being seen as a failure and feeling like a failure. I felt I didn't succeed in my hopes and goals. But then I saw Moneyball and I decided to move and I saw everything in all that in a different way. The film made me realize that I had done something I had never done and I had changed and grown a lot. It was not a failure but a victory. Like Billy in the film, I had hit a home run and didn't realize it. And I felt pride and satisfaction in that journey in my life . And this film made me see that. I've seen many films in my life but Moneyball is up there with the ones that had the most impact on me.
Right on!
That’s a great story. Thanks for sharing it.
Very solid and healthy introspection. Impressive.
Awesome! That's normal mate, I tried 2 cities after moving out of my parents house. Felt funny coming back after the first one but it just wasn't for me. Thank god I tried the third city, I loved it and have been here 25 years as of a couple days ago! My life really took off after coming here, met good adult friends, good jobs, nice places to live, dating, and any hobby/class I want to take. I am thankful I had the guts to come here and have a mini celebration every year at this time. Keep trying different places, you'll know when it feels like "home" and don't waste time on places that don't feel like "you". Good luck man!
thats awesome
Great actors, great script, great story , great movie
Every time I see clips of this movie, I want to watch it. Same goes for Chef as well. Both are very humble and moving movies that just hammer down on interpersonal relationships and focus on the things that matter most to people.
Don't forget; great music also
Whenever your daughter tells you, "Oh it's just this stupid thing I did", it's going to be the most awesome thing you ever hear as a parent.
lol why no comments? you deserve one. Great reflection!
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spot on!
This is a beautiful observation
@@kikeda4321 🙏
As great and touching as this movie is, what really gets me is the interaction of the opposing players with Jeremy. Laughing with him and then supporting him.
This scene may end the film after all the major plot events are over, but as I re-watch it, I've noticed its significance. Not just because of the video, but also subtle things in the screenplay to show how the paradigm has shifted:
- Peter throws a baseball at Billy while he's unaware. A young guy catching a veteran off-guard with "new baseball."
- When Billy meets Peter in Cleveland, Billy assertively pushes and probes an unconfident Peter for information (what he told Mark Shapiro to make him reject Billy). Now Peter can assertively push an unconfident Billy for info (what Boston offered him).
- In the trade deadline scene, Billy is giving Peter advice about what matters and what doesn't. Now Peter is giving Billy this type of advice: "it's what the money says."
- This is the only scene where Peter makes the point to Billy and Peter has the last word.
There's a major changing of the guards happening here and without noticing the subtleties, we're like Billy himself - not realising it.
Fantastic analysis. Shows you how Peter proving the point Billy isn’t just about Billy learning the moral about what they’ve done so far, but that the way that this scene climaxes Peter’s arc in all these subtle moments. Never would’ve noticed it. But I think as an audience it feels so great as a final scene even when we don’t realise these subtle details, the fact that its there when u look for it, but regardless of whether you notice it or no it the audience can tell when work has been put into the screenplay like this. Its the invisible hand of moviemaking sometimes.
This scene is just so powerful.
No dramatic background music, no explosions, no over-the-top facial expressions, just dialogues and silence.
Yet the emotions and power it contains hit much deeper. This is gold.
You forgot the _click-clack_ of the analog replay equipment each time they start and stop the tape. It's so minor but, like the room tone itself, so vital to conveying that weighty "silence" which envelopes the scene.
Don't get it, why would there be explosions in a baseball movie?
@francisco ahumada They're referring to movies generally that rely on things like explosions, sound fx or over-acting in order to carry a scene or get a reaction from the audience, whereas here, what those films are trying to force or create with more, this scene effortlessly achieves with less.
The simplicity of 2 guys sitting in a quiet room watching a video of someone hitting a home run, with minimal dialogue, along with a teenage girls amateur recording of a song for her dad, manages to convey in it’s own-right (but especially in the context of the story) more depth, emotion, power & audience connection than all the Transformers films combined.
Because it’s all a metaphor.
The Oakland Athletics are Jeremy Brown, the pitch is the game of baseball.
Both Brown and the Athletics thought they had failed. Both of them didn't realise the impact they had on the game - Jeremy Brown hitting a homer and giving his team a point, and the Oakland Athletics changing the way baseball is looked at and played.
Finally the song is a reminder of what’s important in life and what his daughter is really saying to him is more valuable than all the money in the world, which is when you’re told that he stayed, and even if you already knew that, now you feel like you know why, and the audience is reminded that winning and success can be measured in many different ways, just like how baseball players can be.
-ROLL CREDITS-
Movies are stories. Stories are about people. Nothing can replace that.
Just goes to show dialogue beats any sort of action. Especially as you get older. The real magic in film is just how natural it can feel and money ball is a perfect representation of that. Just raw performances and dialogue that makes you feel like you’re in the room with them.
The relationship between Billy and Pete has always been incredible to me. Two people considered outsiders push each other to greatness because they care so much about each other and the dream they share. How can you not love it?
Took me a couple of times watching this to realize that Pete was basically telling Billy that Billy had “Hit a home run and didn’t even realize it.”
It took me to this comment that i just realized it now 😂
He literally tells him it's a metaphor. What y'all think he meant?😂
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@@marcoadan1 something about proper water heater maintenance, I assume
It’s a metaphor
“Your such a loser Dad” is a line that reflects that while they ultimately did not win using their methods, there is great honour in defeat. They changed the game, they challenged the norm and stood by their beliefs. That is far more important than anything.
You're not your
He could not compete with theo who had billy’s mindset and intelligence but also was in a big market so he could massively outspend him.
@@goodputin4324 Last week I heard it was racist to teach proper grammar in the schools now.
@@codylebleu951 Math be racist too yo!!
@@goatbut29 that’s what they say…however I’m an engineer…math is my second language which I guess makes me racist??
You cannot watch that movie once and fully appreciate it. Impossible.
Watched it 20 times, still havnt fully appreciated it lol
This scene gets me everytime. Two guys who respect and love each other, a player who actually hits the ball and runs, no bat flip, sportsmanship from opposing team. The pure joy when he greets his teammates at the plate and how happy his teammates are for him.
A GM and previous player wanting to win so bad he is willing to look behind conventional wisdom and look deeper to find other solutions. The love between Billy and his daughter. That song is amazing beyond words.
Nothing wrong with players having actual personality instead of just being robots on the filed for uptight old white guys.
"no bat flip" tell us you are an absolute loser without telling us.
Just finished this movie about 30 min ago, and man what a great film.
I cry everytime with him and his daughter, because as a divorced dad who doesn't get to see his daughter enough and knowing how much mine worries about me, it really hits me in the feels.
I couldn't leave my kid either. She is growing up so fast, and I don't want to miss anything.
Good luck Man! Feel u.
Hey man, just a stranger on the internet... hope everything's fine for you and your daughter, and that you can enjoy your moments together.
@@six6617 Things are going well. Thanks for the well wishes. I hope everything for you is going well.
I understand! As divorced parent that share’s custody with child; every second not together is a brutal-deep-weird-pain that is hard to wrap mind around. I continue on with day as normal as possible, but there’s always something missing and off when not together.
@maskedhobo Hey sir, thank you for writing this. You are making the right decisions; your life with your daughter is so valuable, and she will appreciate your involvement and your talking with her more than you know. My suggestion: just go out for ice cream together more often than you think, and both of you will have the great relationship and memories deep down. I wish I had done that more.
I liked Pitt's line " How can you not be romantic about baseball?!"..so true..so very very true
It's a metaphor.
@@denniss8644 I know it's a metaphor.
Real baseball is awesome. Real baseball, not whatever trash Rob Manfred is calling baseball these days.
@@TheY2AProblem , you're a good egg
@@denniss8644 I was feeling a bit down this evening and this thread made me laugh. Thanks all.
The awkward over explanation by Peter PERFECTLY captures the moment that makes the relationship work between these two. It is a detail that could be easily missed but really drives home the essence of what an economics student from Yale that found a home in Baseball looks and sounds like.
This movie is a masterpiece when it comes to teaching the hard knocks of leadership. Sometimes you make changes that no one likes or gets, you don’t meet your goals, but you change things for the better.
The interaction between Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill is absolutely dynamic. I would love to see them in another film together.
Megamind. You don’t see them, but you hear them.
The dynamic between these two was amazing.
i suggest they be in something else together, maybe a regular joe who becomes a really bad guy and a really good guy who retires from his gig.... whatya think?
@MaximusNV hey wait a second... That's the plot of Imcredibles. jks
4:18 loved the sportsmanship from that first baseman. (Gave him a good tap on the rear lol)
Everybody loves watching the big guy hit a home run. You don't get to the MLB without loving baseball. Watch Bartelo Colon's first (only?) home run.
and the 2nd baseman waving him on.
Jonah Hill has such a great way of bringing the best out of his co-actors 😀
Quiet Coppola
Yeah, after this movie I think Pitt might be going places.
Jonah is under-rated. For sure because he's done so many comedies but he was A+ in this flick.
man, this did not aged well...
“How can you not be romantic about baseball”
What a line. Might be the greatest underrated line ever said…
Rodgers said the same thing about football and it was just as powerful. It's true. Sports are truly a beautiful thing
I'm a girl dad and this scene always makes me tear up. No way I could move away for money.
So you're a cuck? Gotcha.
@@DontDrinkthatstuff ah yes, that makes sense. Wait...no it doesn't
@@jdlamb4212 Anyone that identifies as a "girl dad" & not just "dad" is a cuck.
@@DontDrinkthatstuff a cuck is someone who gets off on their partner banging someone else in front of them
@@jdlamb4212 Ok cuck.
No disrespect to Tom Hanks, but the hell "there is no crying in baseball." I can barely get through this scene without tearing up.
Billy Beane will forever be an example to follow. You can’t put a price tag on loyalty. No other active GM of another team would have turned that Boston offer. Loyalty above anything.
I think he stayed because of his daughter
loyalty often, too often, isn't reciprocated by those in power positions. that's not how they think , esp. in these kinds of industries.
Save that nonsense advice for movies. Loyalty gets you no place in life. It propels others, while you get left behind.
@@frank5503 He was the GM of the A’s. Only spot above him was ownership and he was loyal to the team and the city. It got him respect, and it showed commitment from him. You may not value those things but some of us do.
"It's a metaphor."
"I know it's a metaphor."
That exchange makes me laugh *way* too much, every single time!
"I know it's a metaphor. It goes without saying."
"I said it anyway. So there."
Brad has made alot of movies, alot of good movies.... this one is my favorite
I just thought the same thing watching this. So many great moments in this movie.
This, oceans eleven, and interview with the vampire
Oh @and fight club
@@AimForTheBushes908 while FC is my favourite, I have to admit this film has pretty much for SUBSTANCE and Pitt really plays of Johah well, both do well. And I'm not really a fan of Jonah. !!
For those who don't get the metaphor:
Billy Beane (Brad Pitt's character) is the batsman. They both took risks doing something they normally wouldn't - the batsman rounded first base, and Billy tried to completely reinvent baseball. The batsman trips and falls, which is the equivalent of Billy's championship loss, and in that moment all his worst fears come true. He's a failure and everyone is laughing. But then the batsman realises that he hit a home run, which is Pete's whole point - Billy might have lost the championship, but he succeeded in reinventing baseball, and now every major team is tearing apart their roster and rebuilding using Moneyball. Moneyball is Billy's home run.
The cinematography in this movie is just ridiculously good
Amazing movie. Amazing script. Never in my life did i expect a movie about a GM would hiy so hard but i get old and all the failures start crumpling together, i appreciate little moments and little victories
This movie gets underrated because of being a sports film. But just incredible as a movie from start to finish deserves any praise it gets.
How can it be under rated. It was nominated for 6 Oscars.
Yes, this incredibly popular and acclaimed film is "underrated." Everything on youtube is "underrated." Just check the comments of pretty much any video.
"Come on, seriously. Come on Billy, come on." He doesn't explain himself. He learned that from.
Finally a moneyball scene that’s not that “he gets on base” scene. For a while it felt like it was the only scene in the movie
Beautiful way to transport a message. A lesson here for everyone.
One of my favorite compliments in my lifetime: getting called a “good egg”
The thing that gets me every time is the sportsmanship and gentle humor shown by the opposing players, patting him on the can, and waving him in the right direction. Seems to me there can be a lot more fun on the field in the minors.
One of things I think that we frequently forget about pro athletes is that all these guys just genuinely love to play the game. For all they’re sacrifice and commitment to furthering their craft at their core their all just little kids loving a game they’ve been playing their whole lives.
is it a video from a real game that happened?
@@eqeeqeqeqeeqeqeq6696 Yeah, that's actual footage from a real minor-league game.
You’d be surprised, as you keep playing higher levels, how much guys just love being out there. Yes, you’re “supposed” to dislike the other team, and it’s competitive. But baseball is filled with little moments, small conversations, stuff like that that reminds you that 90% of the other guys are just like you, happy to keep playing a kids game they love
I love that they chose to not put background music in this scene. Most scenes are enhanced by the right music but sometimes, like here, it's enhanced by the absence of it.
Really nice example of minimalist filmmaking in that end scene. They could have chosen to cut in shots of his daughter singing, but instead they stayed on him in the car, where the story was. Beautiful choice.
His daughters song at the end during the prologue is absolutely beautiful
Agreed. One of the best parts of the movie. All that business about baseball and then to end on the those lyrics, “you’re such a loser dad, just enjoy the show” was awesome.
Made me bit misty eyed
It’s even more symbolic when you realize that the MLB is called the “The Show” and that’s the name of the song. It’s absolutely brilliant coordination and writing.
Getting Brad Pitt to portray you in a movie is way more exclusive than a World Series. Billy Beane really did knock it out of the park without knowing it
It's funny, there are so many creative liberties taken and historical inaccuracies in this movie. Yet, one that is probably the biggest is that song didn't even exist in 2002 but it's just so appropriate it had to be included and I honestly am glad they did.
An anachronism.
"You're such a loser Dad"
She's teasing her Dad in the way only teenage girls who love their Dad can get away with.
do you mean loser?
Ahaha
Hahaha teens
She wouldn’t even sing the song if that wasn’t true. Beautiful and so precious.
It also works for his character and their relationship.
"You're such a loser dad, just enjoy the show"
It validates his decision to enjoy life and not be so concerned about winning
I love this scene because after an entire movie’s worth of showing Beane insisting on keeping baseball transactional, analytical, etc. we see him fight back emotion about the game.
No matter how many times the game can kick you right in the nuts, it still finds its way back to the same question…how can you not be romantic about baseball?
Anyone who is hard in themselves or perfectionistic and often thinks they did did not do well enough will appreciate this scene. I'm not even talking about just the video room portion and metaphor but the movie start to finish.
Some of the best final scenes in any baseball movie - and someone keeps ruining it for me by chopping onions every time I try to watch !
lol
You have to know how to cut them right...and there it goes again dang onions
I don't even watch baseball but this movie and Major League are in my top 5 fave sports movies.
Lmao snipes is hilarious. I’m cut already ?
Watch 42 if you haven’t already
@@chaosinprogress4962 the sandlot is a garbage movie that’s only big bc of nostalgia and you know it
I never understood the rules and still don’t… but it’s my favorite movie…
@@YT_AKai_ sandlot is great.. every one since the first is trash tho
I never understood his disappointment. He ran the club with a contrarian philosophy, on a shoestring budget, against the advice of every other person at the table, and the city, and they made it to the playoffs, which is better than they had performed in years.
Because his goal was to change the game and he "didn't even realize" that he did. When they lost, people still criticized that "moneyball" was still a sham and sabermetrics didn't fully set in right away
Because at that level, every single person in the organization is ultra-competitive and wants to win it all, believes with every fiber of their being they can and will win it all.
If early on the morning of 26 January 1986, you had asked the New England Patriots players and coaches if they thought they were going to beat the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl later that day, to a man they'd have all answered, not just "yes" but "HELL YES." And they proceeded to get their asses handed to them in one of the most lopsided losses in Super Bowl history, losing by 36 points. In 50+ years of Super Bowls, only the 49ers 55-10 win over the Denver Broncos was more lopsided. And the Broncos players and coaches thought they were going to win that one, too.
Lose by 1 or 50, it's a crushing disappointment. It was a funny line in "Talladega Nights," but the view is largely "if you ain't first, you're last." Because almost nobody ever remembers who came in 2nd place, just like they don't remember who came in dead last.
@@smokedbrisket3033 I want brisket now. Also, your comment was intelligent and well-written, but mostly I want brisket.
@@smokedbrisket3033 You don't win Silver. You lose Gold.
Actually they performed the exact same as they had the previous couple of years. They had just lost Giambi, Damon, and Isringhausen. That's the entire theme of this scene. Beane saw it as a failure because they didn't do better. But it was really a massive success, because he accomplished the same goals with sooooo much less.
You're a good egg said with that energy, is one of the beautiful compliments you could receive from a mentor like figure.
I’m English and know nothing about baseball, have never watched a full game and I’ve watched this movie 4 times and is a firm favourite of mine. Fantastic film that encapsulates the beauty and pain of sports. Just brilliant
I’m not an A’s fan nor do I like baseball but I hope they win one World Series for this guy
Na, let’s go Yankees 🤣😂
@@louisb5766 You mean Let´s go Dodgers :)
Unlikely that it will happen but anything can happen in Baseball.
I would love to see them win it all, too.
A new owner with more money to spare would help a lot in that regard.
They need to go back to Philadelphia to regain their winning mojo.
way to give me a heart attack at the end
I feel like a lot of people are down on this movie, either because they just didn’t think it was good, or because they’re ignorant and don’t understand that Moneyball literally took over baseball - that the math nerds won - but honestly, every scene is this film is so compelling. So well written and acted. You can put on any one of a dozen scenes from this film, and they’re just captivating.
It’s such a well done film. Yes, the story and the facts are a little muddled. They didn’t include everything that they should have (like failing to mention the draft, or that Oakland had all-stars at 3B and SS, AND occupying the top-3 spots in their rotation). But putting that stuff aside, what’s here is still such a good, if heavily pared-down story.
His daughter has a fantastic voice. Hopefully she is still singing.
I think Jonah Hill is a great actor
Drop “ i think” and then you’re sentence is facts
I finally got around to reading the book. There's so much more detail of course. And the story of Jeremy Brown and his home run was even more wonderful in the book than it was in the movie. How can you not be romantic about baseball?
So many great things about this movie. I notice something different every time that I watch it. Today it’s the cinematography during that final scene with Brad Pitt driving It is outstanding.
2:44 anyone else notice Jonah's eye starts non-stop winking
wtf
It's an illuminati signal
"What was that?! You knucklehead". Companionship at its best.
Now go watch Pitt's character in Snatch.
Him crying really reminded me of the trailer burning scene
Which one... I imagine Pitt has been in a tremendous amount of snatch... 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I've watched this clip several times. I was in a hotel and this movie was on and I wasn't really interested but I started kinda watching between messing around with my phone. It was late, somewhere around 2:30-3:30 in the morning. (some might consider that 'early')
By the time the September 4, 2002 game with the Oakland Athletics vs. the Kansas City Royals came on and it hit Royals 11 Oakland 11 I couldn't stand it anymore. I HAD to look up the score on my phone. Wow, what a movie. BTW, the hotel I was in is in Kansas City.
I'm a Royals fan, but I was rooting for the Oakland A's as I'm watching this historic game (September 4, 2002).
I would like to meet Jeremy Brown and shake his hand. What a wonderful moment when he thinks he's failed miserably and he had hit a home run. I realize it's re-enacted but I hope in real life the other team's players were as gracious as the guys in the scene.
I looked and Jeremy hit .300 in 10 AB for the Oakland Athletics. He lasted less than a month in MLB but he will forever be known for this amazingly heartwarming scene. God bless ya Jeremy; don't ever give up.
The biggest lesson in this movie among many great ones regarding money and worth, is Pitt's scene here talking about decision he made based on money. He's basically telling the audience the immediate gratification of a lot of money wears thin real quick and a huge regret in later life. Basically Money truly cannot buy happiness. Billy wanted to wink in Oakland where it would truly mean something.
Beautiful display of sportsmanship and humanity
I like how a person watches so many clips of a good film they pretty watch like 40% of the movie, everyone's like," f*** it I'll watch the film." Lol.
I've watched a few sports movies, not all by any means, and I haven't been a baseball fan since I was a kid, but this has to be one of, if not the best sports movie made. The life lessons are just as good as the movie.
Even if this guy hasn't won a World Cup the fact that his story was made into film is a win by itself.
World series
@@elijaheuceda Thanks felt something wrong 😅
im actually fighting back the tears... the HUMAN experience is beautifully complex and poignantly complicated........ this was a GREAT FILM! and acted FANTASTICALLY... EVERYONE!!!!!ALLOF THEM!!!!!!! but Brad and Jonah are OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!! ty for posting!!!!!
it's nice to just let the story breathe, not everything has to spell it out, or be in your face, it's ok to go slow, and find out where life leads
Love how just tossing the ball at him loosened the mood..
In the book "Moneyball" they explained the A's were interested in Jeremy Brown because he was a monster at getting on base than even Scott Hatteberg. So it's kind of funny the movie plays off this moment as he just sort of hit a home run and didn't know about it.
"How could you not feel romantic about baseball?" That's exactly how I feel about it when watching baseball movies. Beautiful sport. As soon as I try to watch a real game I fall asleep though.
I fell in love with Moneyball to realize that a player could shine with his performance, which makes you feel speechless ❤😊🫶🙏✨️💖🙌😇💯
I'm a brit with basically no interest in sports, let alone baseball. And yet this movie is one of my absolute favourites
Why you gotta make me cry. So beautiful
Same here. I don’t even know why
I like that little, hapless shrug with his arms that the power hitter made when he realized.
happiness. & pain... sunshine. & rain...
moneyball...
absolute perfection.
A so nice metaphore... Kudos for this wonderful scene, plenty of wisdom and love for the game
Man, I don’t care for baseball or sports films, but this is a fantastic film. Out of the park 😊
It's easy to overlook what a great film this is.
What an amazing actor this Jonah Hill guy has become
This really gives new meaning to the phrase " some things are more important than money'
We all need a Peter Brand in our lives
i really like him. One of the best roles i have seen Jonah in. Was so impressed by that role.
The best movie about failure ever made.
Thought it would be appropriate to watch and comment this vid as today the A’s played their last home game at the coliseum
Titan helping Metroman figure out he hit a home run without the realization from Metroman and Metroman calling Titan a good egg
Metroman: your a good egg
Fun fact: @ 5:27 when Metroman was lying down on the grass since he was clearing his head, I did the exact same thing by lying down on my bed last year on June 13, 2023 when the Vegas Golden Knights became the Stanley Cup Champions against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 since I was trying to gather my emotions and mainly since I was joyfully happy and mainly since I am Brad Pitt 😉
I don't even watch baseball (I'm European), but I loved every bit of this movie and what it represents. I come back once every now and then to watch some of these clips because the writing is just that good. Love it!
Love this movie :(Baseball is amazing :) I hope one day they make a movie about the 2019 Nationals and their 19 - 31 start all the way to their first WS title :)
I think the real hero’s here are the opposing team who cheered on the batter. They all encouraged him, and where happy for him. That’s sportsmanship
as a Red Sox fan since childhood, they won the last game of the season in 2004 with Johnny Damon in CF, Kevin "the Greek God of Walks" Youkilis at 1B, and started the season with Jeremy Giambi, another player I forget now and a deadpull hitter the twins had given up on named David Ortiz _platooning_ at DH-1B w Youk. They had Pedro, Shilling, and knuckleballing machine Tim Wakefield too, but you get the point.
see also; "4 Days in October"
Don’t forget Derek Lowe
@@LSTNSCRFN all three series clinching wins from a guy who was so inconsistent that he was pulled from the rotation and sent to the bullpen for the postseason where he was just solid.
damn that outro beat almost game me a heart attack
i love that he silently slid it across the table just as was received by him
majority of people have never seen this film...
it's a stunna.
It only takes a life time of defending yourself.
To be respectful and recognized .
By the few .
As a person
I think he made the right call to stay with his Daughter. He knew money would come & go but being present in his Daughters life was more important to him.
“ Always Build each other Up… Always!”
that “what was it” from pete is such good character growth
THE greatest of all Baseball movies, hands down.
I put this movie in my top ten list. Love it that much