Essays on Brian's Song

I was very much moved by the videotape of Brian’s Song, and found myself choking back the tears. The film spoke volumes about male bonding, interracial relationships, courage in the face of injury and disease, and sportsmanship. I felt that the characters in the movie…

Until the 1970s, there was no such word as “docudrama.” Prior to that time, there had been no need for the word because most movies fit fairly neatly into categories of either fiction or non-fiction. There was fact-based drama, of course, such as Gung Ho…

Brian’s Song is an emotional, detailed story that tells the story of an important man named Brian Piccolo. Brian Piccolo is a running back for the Chicago Bears. While at the Chicago Bears training camp, he met Gale Sayers. When they first met they didn’t…