Are You Interested in a Paterno Movie?
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2012/09/09 18:43:39
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By now, most know the main details about the Penn State scandal that rocked the college football world and beyond. Jobs were lost. Jerry Sandusky will most likely be going to jail for life. And former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno is dead, but the now-infamous legacy he has left is alive, not necessarily well--and quite disturbing.
According to TMZ, legendary actor Al Pacino wants to play the role of Paterno in a new biopic, based on the book "Paterno." An actor as great as Pacino may excel in that role, but it might be too soon for many to actually watch a film based on a man that turned a blind eye to an alleged child molester responsible for so many families' pain.
The hero worship by some students and hardcore Penn State fans for Paterno incited riots last year and was frightening to observers, who could not believe sports trumped damning evidence. The proposed Paterno film could be great, but it remains to be seen whether people will want to spend their hard earned money on a story about a man that was not as innocent as he came off before 2011--especially if it paints him in a favorable light.
According to TMZ, legendary actor Al Pacino wants to play the role of Paterno in a new biopic, based on the book "Paterno." An actor as great as Pacino may excel in that role, but it might be too soon for many to actually watch a film based on a man that turned a blind eye to an alleged child molester responsible for so many families' pain.
The hero worship by some students and hardcore Penn State fans for Paterno incited riots last year and was frightening to observers, who could not believe sports trumped damning evidence. The proposed Paterno film could be great, but it remains to be seen whether people will want to spend their hard earned money on a story about a man that was not as innocent as he came off before 2011--especially if it paints him in a favorable light.
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Sandusky, USED his position as a former coach to lure young boys into sexual relationships. Paterno learned there was a MAJOR problem and failed to properly address the issue-creating an environment where it was allowed to continue for a long period of time.
His family does not deserve to benefit from a "feel good" movie about him and the victims SURELY do not deserve to have him memorialized as some for of legend.
Some things are just better left to go away, this is one of them. Let him and his legacy quietly slip away.