YoDan the ninja takes on football

What, I hear you scream? Football? But you’re a movie ninja YoDan! Why are you talking about football?

The answer is simple. Er…

Right, well. Movies are a form of art reflecting life. And without everyday happenings in life then movies wouldn’t exist except maybe in an abstract way. And other art forms sensationally create themes and subjects for movies to reflect, like art, fashion, photography, the news, politics, cartoon, books, music, etc. Entertainment is a big factor in what the film world feeds from and sport is a huge one in that arena. Films that have come out due to its relation to sport are Goal I, II & III (even though they’re crap), The Natural, Bad News Bears, Major League, A League of Their Own, The Mighty Ducks, Babe, Searching for Bobby Fischer, The Longest Yard, Mean Machine, I could go on forever.

Sport plays a major part in our lives as a competitive society. And, it’s ninja. Football was created by ninjas, played by ninjas, revised and regulated by ninjas, and, back two thousand years ago when we invented it, organised the blood baths after. No, not baths. Blood baths!

So, this gives me licence to talk as knowledgeably as I can (which is a lot. I’m a ninja for crying out loud) about anything I feel will bear some reference to the film world in general or specifically.

Thin I know. I hope you can forgive a ninja.

If not I will kill you.

Kill ya later.