“How much do I have to pay for my dream?” : Considerations on the realities of and problems encountered by Korean elite sports as were depicted in the movie 〈Not Out〉
Abstract:PURPOSE This study aimed to examine contemporary sports reality and its problems through the feature-length independent film <Not Out>, which focused on baseball, a popular sport, and highlighted its rather dark side. METHODS The researcher performed a textual analysis using the perspective of critical theory. RESULTS Gwang-ho was the hero of a walk-off hit in the national baseball competition final, who suffered from three career strikes during his third year of high school and thought that he had brigh… Show more
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