Movie Conventions Research: Hustle

What elements (Conventions) of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this 

movie have?  The elements of this picture that relate to our genre be being a movie centered around a man's love for his sport. Not only does it show a man desperate to keep his job, but his passion for basketball must also be tested as his daughter is growing up rarely seeing her father because of it. The question of will Stanley Sugerman be the man his daughter needs him to be or if will he finally land the overseas prospect that will allow him to continue to work for the NBA create drama and suspense. The actual game scenes are fun a realistic to what you would see in pickup and combine games.

What elements (Conventions) of the genre did the movie have that you like?

 I loved the in-game trash-talking between Bo Cruz and Kermit Wilts and the highlight reel plays during the gameplay scenes thanks to Director Jeremiah Zagar and writers Taylor Materne and Will Fetters. The use of actual NBA players, a strong plot, cinematography and sound mixing make you feel as though you are in the gym as games as being played.

What elements (Conventions) of the genre did the movie have that did not appeal to you? 

The element I didn't like was the dim lighting during the movie. While during the day scenes, there were bright lighting and colors, there were parts in the movie that seemed that were too dark. Other than that I thoroughly enjoyed the movie as a basketball fan.