Champs
Directed by Bert Marcus
Released in 2014
Produced by Mike Tyson
Genre of Biography and Sport
Themes of poverty, redemption, fame, crime, imprisonment, boxing
The narrative structure of this documentary is relatively standard. It contained several interview segments featuring fighters, actor's, people of notable relation, etc. It contained documentary style footage of real life recorded events from the past. And it contained some dramatic recreations of significant events. It was a blend of various different styles I had already seen from my other case studies, such as Undefeated, The Imposter, and Biggie and Tupac. The narrative follows the stories of three main boxers on their rise from rags to riches: Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson and Bernard Hopkins. This healthy range of fighter's shows the many sides of boxing and highlights the various issues with the sport, as well as other issues such as an unfair imprisonment system, to a lesser extent. If I had to assign an objective to this documentary, it would be to show that boxing is the poor man's sport, which turns disadvantage into opportunity by giving hungry, lower-class talents the chance to work towards something progressive, being judged only on their determination; subsequently removing the glamorous, Hollywood representation of the sport and showing the ugly underbelly of corrupt officials and opportunistic businessmen.
Released in 2014
Produced by Mike Tyson
Genre of Biography and Sport
Themes of poverty, redemption, fame, crime, imprisonment, boxing
The narrative structure of this documentary is relatively standard. It contained several interview segments featuring fighters, actor's, people of notable relation, etc. It contained documentary style footage of real life recorded events from the past. And it contained some dramatic recreations of significant events. It was a blend of various different styles I had already seen from my other case studies, such as Undefeated, The Imposter, and Biggie and Tupac. The narrative follows the stories of three main boxers on their rise from rags to riches: Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson and Bernard Hopkins. This healthy range of fighter's shows the many sides of boxing and highlights the various issues with the sport, as well as other issues such as an unfair imprisonment system, to a lesser extent. If I had to assign an objective to this documentary, it would be to show that boxing is the poor man's sport, which turns disadvantage into opportunity by giving hungry, lower-class talents the chance to work towards something progressive, being judged only on their determination; subsequently removing the glamorous, Hollywood representation of the sport and showing the ugly underbelly of corrupt officials and opportunistic businessmen.
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