Movie

YMCA Baseball Team

2002 · 104 min

A warm, gently comic underdog sports story that sneaks in a bittersweet sense of national pride.

Tagline: Korea's first baseball team wins games and the hearts and hopes of her people.
Overview: Ho-chang accidentally sees missionaries and Jeong-rim play baseball at the YMCA hall. He falls in love with Jeong-rim, and takes interest in baseball. As a result, he gathers people to form the first YMCA baseball team of Joseon.
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, friendship, love, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
friendship
love
class
power
Places: small town
school
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild