Following up on Episode 109 about team sports, Alex and Jonathan step into the ring and tackle three films about individual sports: Rocky (1976), Chariots of Fire (1981), and The Rider (2017). We discuss what makes an underdog story so powerful, when a sports movie falls short of being greater than the sum of its parts, and blending documentary and fiction to create a story about real inner conflict.Skip to:Coming Attractions:A City of Sadness (1989)Eat Drink Man Woman (1995)Yi Yi (2000)For more information, visit the blog:https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/individual-sports/Support the Show!Patreon: https://patreon.com/thefilmlingsKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thefilmlings