Scene Response

I honestly think the most important scene in this movie is the very beginning when the narrator is talking about how he wishes he could fly like a hawk and not be jealous of anyone, then the scene switches to a basketball game and we see that they are behind by a point and it is here where I think the plot of the story is established because we see how proud the narrators dad is of one of the players and when they win the game and the other player is lifted above everyone else we see the narrators jealousy begin to form towards the other player. This scene is the setup for the rest of the movie.
There are a few techniques used in this scene that help show its importance. One of the techniques is the close up the director uses on the bird while the narrator is talking about how he wishes he was like a hawk and fly away not being jealous. He also uses long take with the birds and even short take with the group of kids in basketball uniforms to emphasis a point such as the importance of a hawk and in the second half of the scene where the boys are sitting listening to the coach we see the immense pressure they are under, and how the coach and the teammates look at at the player the story talks about.
I think that this scene is important to the rest of the film because it is the set up to the way the rest of the story plays out. I think it is the scene that shows us the events that began that cause what happens at the end of this story. I liked it because after watching the movie a few times I realized what exactly the meaning of the birds at the very beginning was. I also see that this scene is the focal point of the movie.