MY TURN: Winning the race, losing the gold
Phil Ward
A couple of friends asked if I would join them to watch the movie “Boys in the Boat.” Having spent most of my life on the East Coast, this movie was not particularly significant to me. Now, residing in the Pacific Northwest its importance in this region became obvious. In 1936 in this part of the country rowing as an Olympic sport lacked substantial backing at the college activities level. The University of Washington Huskies refused to be accept that lack of support.
Like most movies created from books, it probably doesn’t totally follow the book. Such movies most assuredly take a certain amount of cinematic license to enhance its appeal to the public. I assume this motion picture is no different. Perhaps due to its relevance to the current times or how it portrays how America appeared in 1936 it was timely. Some of us may have forgotten or at least are traveling a different road today. Perhaps some are on a road that should never be traveled by Americans.
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