Abstract
Time and again Hollywood revisits the magical world of sports. In sports anything can happen, and films make dreams come true - together they become an inspirational mix of fact and fiction that encourages audiences to believe in the American dream. The 2000s brought a veritable wave of films from the Walt Disney Company that dramatize true stories from the recent history of American sports. Released in a time of uncertainty and a strained political climate, a time that could be said to have suffered a crisis of confidence in the American Dream, these films invoked its strength and vitality.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Learning from Mickey, Donald and Walt: Essays on Disney's Edutainment Films |
| Editors | A. Bowdoin Van Riper |
| Place of Publication | Jefferson, NC, USA |
| Publisher | McFarland & Company |
| Pages | 201-208 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780786459575 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |