剧中停赛风波中有段类似于陪审团的民主裁决程序来决定里士满高中是否该停止禁赛。无疑，在我们很多中国人眼里，这段戏有着很强的美式民主借影视作品打广告的意味。亦不可否认的是，除此之外，似乎没有更好的矛盾解决方式了。这个程序中有能维持秩序的“法官”，也有“法官”旁边的几位“陪审员”，还有可以自由发表己方观点的听众。这样的处理程序既给里士满社区居民一个很好的泄愤出口，也给了卡特教练正式表达自己观点的机会。更提供了让双方有组织有纪律地有效交流矛盾的平台，而不至于沦落为一场乱糟糟无定论的唇舌混战。卡特教练虽然一番慷慨陈词，道尽education的真谛，但最后还是黯然告负离场。这样的结果既不让我意外，也不让我惋惜。不意外是因为反方意见的几位听众的发言确实蛮有道理。特别第一位教师代表的发言尤其硬邦邦确凿有力。不惋惜是因为这样的民主程序确实给力，断尽嚣嚣争议。所谓民主，狭义地理解，便是按大多数人的意见行事，即便真理掌握在少数人手里。偶有丧失真理，这便是民主的机会成本。真理持有者卡特教练虽铩羽而归，但他成功扭转了硬角色女校长的观念。更是彻底感化了场下静听的两位爱徒。
从剧情看，这样的安排确是恰到好处、甚为平衡。民主投票中卡特教练失败的结果既给足了反方观点持有者的面子，又以此为基础在后文中教育了我们：真理终归取胜。更是以此引出了该剧最强飙泪点。层层伏笔之后，画面由暗转明，音乐也无耻地配合着由R&B转入缓音抒情。整个team齐刷刷把课桌椅摆在球场中间学习，教练站住了，我这25岁的大老爷们儿就忍不住开始飙泪了，簌簌簌地立马眼下两道泪痕儿。G点过后，一想房门没锁，要是我妈这会突然进来看到我这泪人样儿可多没面儿，便赶紧用手抹干净了。。。（对不起，丢了众狮子哥们的脸了。只怪哥是月巨蟹的狮子，易感动）。
然后险失足爆炸头青年对之前教练多次问他的“What is your deepest fear, young man?”的经典回答一下使这部电影深刻了。
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't insecure around you.
We were all meant to shine, as children do. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear. Our presence automatically liberates others. ”
这段略有宗教感的文字绝对是我近来听到的最深刻最励志的话了。后来才知这是南非总统曼德拉的就职演说。让人全身充满正能量！果然还是回头浪子的思想深刻啊~
还有几句感觉挺不错的台词：
“属于你的东西，你就要拼命去争取。”
“Part of growing up is making your own decisions and living with the consequences.”
“Four months ago, when I took the job in Richman, I had a plan, and plan failed. I came to coach basketball players, and you became students. I came to teach boys, and you became men.”
该剧借篮球题材能道出教育的真谛并将主题上升到如此高度，催人奋进，个人感觉是一部相当成功的电影！
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