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Movie
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-Denzel
Washington
-Ray
Allen
Spike
Lee
turns
his
attention
to
the
high-stakes
world
of
basketball
with
this
charged
drama.
Jake
Shuttlesworth
(Denzel
Washington)
is
serving
15
years
for
playing
a
role
in
the
death
of
his
wife.
His
son,
Jesus
(Ray
Allen),
is
the
best
high
school
basketball
player
in
the
country.
One
week
before
Jesus
must
sign
a
letter
of
intent
to
the
college
of
his
choice,
Jake
is
granted
a
temporary
reprieve.
The
catch
is
that
the
state's
governor
wants
the
prodigy
to
go
to
his
alma
mater
and
is
willing
to
consider
commuting
Jake's
sentence
if
he
can
persuade
Jesus
to
go
there.
When
the
time
comes
for
Jesus
to
make
a
decision,
both
father
and
son
are
forced
to
confront
their
past
and
present
actions--as
a
role
reversal
has
taken
place
during
Jake's
time
in
prison
that
sparks
a
heated
confrontation
on
the
basketball
court.
Lee’s
unusual
choice
to
use
the
music
of
Aaron
Copland,
an
American
classical
composer,
for
the
soundtrack
and
his
concept
of
pairing
it
with
the
national
sport
of
basketball
is a
contrast
that
is
made
even
more
striking
by
the
other
contributing
artists,
notably
the
insistent
urban
sound
provided
by
Public
Enemy.
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