A Game of Pool story
A legendary pool player returns from the dead to meet the challenge of a pool shark with the shark's life at stake. Directed by: Buzz Kulik. Story by: George Clayton Johnson.
14 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| obsession | choice | Jesse was obsessed with being the best pool player of all time. |
| the need to prove one's self | choice | Jesse really wanted to show that he was better at pool than the legendary pool player Fats Brown. |
| attitude of superiority | major | Both Jesse and Fats Brown bragged about their pool playing prowess. |
| be careful what you wish for | major | When the undead Fats Brown actually appeared, Jesse instantly regretted his loose talk. |
| competitiveness | major | Jesse and Fats Brown were both extremely competitive pool players. |
| inferiority complex | major | The story centered on Jesse's feeling of always playing second fiddle to the departed Fats Brown. Jesse also resented other people who had outshone him in music, arithmetic, and whatnot. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | Jesse thought defeating Fats Brown would lead to happiness. Instead he found himself taking Fats' unenviable place, for eternity in the hereafter. |
| the game of pool | major | Two pool sharks played a high stakes game of eight-ball, discussed the nuances of the game while they played. |
| deal with the devil | minor | Fats was a denizen of the afterlife and seemed sinister much like the Devil when he asked Jesse's to stake his life. |
| sportsmanship | minor | Jesse accused Fats of poor sportsmanship twice, because Fats distracted him during their games of pool. |