Please Please Please tell me you have seen this movie. I can watch this movie ovvver and ooover again. I hope to create a major similar for the next generation.

Love & Basketball directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, released in 2000 by 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, is a romance film that follows the love story of Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) and offers and emotional and sensual experience. Throughout the film, you feel the reality and intensity as a viewer. Although this film does not fit the usual fast-paced action, excitement, and adventure stereotype of this analytical approach, it can still be used because you can feel the intensity of Monica and Quincy's love throughout the whole movie. The diegesis of the film seems like a reality, and makes you forget that you're watching a film.One question raised by this analytical approach is "How powerful or intense is the film as an emotional or sensual experience?" The answer is very powerful. This film follows Monica and Quincy from the time they are 11 until they eventually get married. The ups and downs of their relationship, such as their first time "doing it" or when Monica suspected Quincy of cheating, are shown throughout the film. At any point in the film, you can feel the emotions of any actor as if it was happening to you. The film seems like a reality while you're watching it.Another two questions raised are "Where in the film are we completely wrapped up and involved in it's reality? Where is the film weakest in emotional and sensual intensity?" One example of when we are completely wrapped up in it's reality is during the first game we see Monica playing during her high school career. You feel the intensity as the clock is ticking. You can hear Monica talking to herself in her head. You see what she sees. One example of where the film is weakest in intensity is while they're at the dance. Since Monica isn't too fond of her date, you don't really get any emotional intensity.The final question raised is "What role does each of the film elements play in creating a hard-hitting emotional and sensual response?" There are many shot reverse shots in this film. They add to the hard-hitting emotional and sensual response by showing each actor's emotions. The fact that you can see how each actor reacts to other actors increases the emotional and sensual response that each viewer gets. In conclusion, Love & Basketball, is a film that delivers both an emotional and sensual experience. Each part of the film adds something else to it. Watching this film engulfs you in the whole diegesis. Its a film that you WON'T get tired of watching. I would definitely recommend that EVERYONE watch it. :)

"Love and Basketball" is one of the most feminist and non-stereotypical teen-through-20something movies I've ever seen. It's in effect a tribute to Title IX and the WBNA, casually showing a girl with basketball dreams, and how it affects her personal life and those around her. Highly recommended for teens! As good as Omar Epps was though, I thought he was a bit short to be believable as an NBA prospect.Except for one talky section of the movie towards the end where everyone pretty much says the obvious about their relationships, the rest of the character development is done visually and through situations and not one sports movie (or African-American) cliché. It is a date movie because both leads change. Stay through the credits to see a sweet shot at the end.I was girding for a hip hop soundtrack, but it's old school R & B all the way and lovely to listen to (complete with a wonderful line that the audience really appreciated: "Mom, why are you drinking? I haven't seen you drink so much since Marvin Gaye died." (originally written 5/6/2000)

Hey whats up my name is Christine, i had made a bet with a friend for 50$ bout the movie love and basketball on the part right after the prom. where Monica gave Quincy her college acceptance letter to read, then he went to hug her but she twisted her neck and kissed him now who made the first move? didn't she kiss him first? you can also tell by listening to the conversation after the kiss. if you can please email me back and tell me if you agree or not thank you if you don't thats OK you can still email me too i just want to see who gets the most votes! hopefully i do so if your on my side you know that girls make the first moves! not always but most of the time though. it just makes me so mad when boys think that they always be making the first move! i know that my man like me to make the first moves sometimes! i wanted the director to email me so i can print it out and show it to my friend named Vincent his hard headed self! he might believe me more if i can actually prove it to him! then as soon as i show it to him I'm going to say where my 50$ at? even though he did try to lower the bet but i said no because i know I'm right and he is wrong! thats probably why he wanted to lower the bet because he know he about to loose all his little bit of money