C. W. Johnson, Jr.

That Should Be A Movie: From Bags to Riches, Part 1

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Saturday, February 12, 2022

The excitement was so palpable that when the crowd erupted in cheers after Curtis Deloatch scooped up the ball for a touchdown, that he made a beeline for the goal post. Spiking the ball over the bar with a one-handed reverse dunk, he nearly hit his helmet on the cross bar, 10 feet from the ground. “I was going crazy,” he later told reporters. “You could feel the dome just rocking. We must have celebrated for 20 minutes” The referees did not throw any flags. Strangers hugged each other. Fans tumbled over seats and spilled out into the aisles. The celebration continued out into the street and through the night.

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That Should Be A Movie: Home Team by Sean Payton

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Saturday, January 29, 2022

The story of the Saints and Super Bowl 44 has many great elements that would make a great movie. It is combination of underdog, comeback, and Cinderella stories. It is a story of hope and inspiration, of rebuilding and rebirth in the face of devastation, themes that resonate with people across the world and time. It is a story of racial and economic healing as people unite in their common goal to overcome adversity The language of film offers many apropos montages of New Orleanians and the Golf Coast Who Dats cleaning up and rebuilding intercut with the Saints training to become a better team and winning victories on the field.

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That Should Be A Movie: Operation Chowhound

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Monday, December 6, 2021

The Final Bombing Raids Over Nazi Occupied Europe Drop Life Instead of Death. Now That Should Be A Holiday Season Movie Release. Today’s book I would like to pitch as a movie is Operation Chowhound: The Most Risky, Most Glorious US Bomber Mission of WWII by Stephen Dando-Collins, from St. Martin’s Press. On 10 May …

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That Should Be A Movie: I Am Nujood, Age 10 And Divorced

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Monday, September 13, 2021

A healing moment is when Nujood, her sisters Mona and Haifa, and niece Monira are on a swing set. They go high and higher. Fast and faster. They feel like they are flying. Nujood’s scarf blows loose. She does not fix it, letting it flow in the wind as her hair tumbles around her shoulders. She feels innocent and free. That’s how a movie about her heroism should end.

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That Should Be A Miniseries: A Good Place By Curt Iles

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Monday, August 23, 2021

Since western Louisiana remained a wild frontier due to American settlement bypassing it as the US borders expanded westward, much like Appalachia, the genera of the miniseries would be western. Although a cattle drive is seen when cowboys drive a herd cross the Calcasieu River on the way to feed the Confederate armies east of the Mississippi, the thrilling excitement of one occurs when the men of the community, known as Ten Milers, perform a log float.

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That Should Be A Movie: The Story of Father Kapaun

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Monday, August 16, 2021

A set piece in a movie would be when he developed dysentery. Knowing that he was humiliated because others had to clean up after him, the other prisoners staged a mass break out of fake dysentery. When the guards give them more medication, they promptly passed it on to the father.

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That Should Be A Movie: Sergeant Reckless

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Monday, August 9, 2021

Black Beauty meets Hamburger Hill during the Korean War. Because of its human-interest story involving the bond between men and their animal during drastic times is why I believe Sergeant Reckless deserves a movie honoring our Korean War veterans.

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That Should Be A Movie: The First Rhode Island And The American Revolution

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Monday, May 24, 2021

The official register of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment would list two hundred and twenty–five men, one hundred forty listed as “negro, mulatto, or mustee.” Many of the Native Americans who enlisted were from the Narragansett Nation.

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That Should Be A Movie: Devotion by Adam Makos

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Sunday, May 16, 2021

The story recorded in Devotion showcases the best about humanity. Jesse and Tom were the finest America had to offer. Jesse’s determination to become a pilot is shining example of the determination that comes from following one’s dreams. Tom’s actions on December 4, 1951 are an example of the power of friendship. Hopefully, the film adaptation tells the story with the polish and finesse that it deserves. My prayers are with the production. May its success at the box office pave the way for more major films about the Korean War so that the veterans and fallen of “The Forgotten War” remain unforgotten.

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That Should Be A Movie: The Girl Who Escaped ISIS

By C. W. Johnson, Jr. on Monday, April 5, 2021

A Young Woman Survives and Escapes Brutal Slavery By Her Determined Character and Math Skills Now That Should Be A Movie. Today’s Book I would like to pitch as a movie is The Girl Who Escaped ISIS: This Is My Story by Farida Khalaf, with Andrea C. Hoffmann, from Thorndike Press. The movie would open …