"Win Win" is written and directed by Thomas McCarthy , who has previously produced "The Station Agent" and " The Visitor " (The Visitor). It tells a bittersweet and moving story. , Started as a very ordinary middle-aged man, witnessed how he struggled to make a living in the most difficult period of the economy. Under the interpretation of the Oscar-nominated Paul Giamatti (Paul Giamatti), the film The hero Mike Flaherty is a middle-class father living in the suburbs. He has a stable Lawyer job. In fact, his real dream is to become a wrestling coach accompanied by victory. When he made a puzzling choice, his life was changed drastically in the most unimaginable way. Together with a young wrestler, he not only led Mike into an incredible The world of sports, but also needs them to face the heartbreaking and difficult truth together.
In Thomas McCarthy’s continued visual imagination, he made a very intelligent and warm presentation of every character in the film, especially Mike and his guest, Kyle, who later became a wrestling star. Between Popler, what they need to confront and overcome is the dilemma that always exists in our era-when the environment around us becomes more and more cruel, what should we do to become strong and gain enough The courage to continue our lives? Then feel attentively what is the right choice and direction of effort? McCarthy explained: "For example, Mike, in fact, he made some simple plans and plans for life, but many times they failed to achieve or work. Basically, he is a decent and very humorous. A man who feels that he has been working hard to feed his family. Maybe he made a bad decision and kept thinking about how he should deal with it during the whole process, but the problem is that when the situation is completely out of his When in control, his initial assumptions could not become reality at all. The most interesting thing about "Win Win" is that it is about even good people making wrong choices, and when everything is over , They have actually found a compromise solution. Our film follows a very compelling story line from beginning to end. You can assume it is a sports comedy, but as the plot develops, You will find that more of it is actually related to the world's humanity."
Thomas McCarthy, who has transformed from an actor to a filmmaker, showed a unique perspective. His previous two works were both highly praised and very popular independent productions. What brought together was a band With a strong intimidating movie sound, full of comedy color, but also with profound humanistic care-"Mind Station" uses a pungent and humorous way to carry out a thought-provoking study on a lonely person. Eventually lead him to a circle of friends with weird information; "The Visitor" tells a more powerful story around a university professor who unintentionally gets involved in a pair of wanting In the lives of immigrants staying in the United States.
With this "Win Win", Thomas McCarthy intends to enter a broader and brighter story field, combining a sudden miracle in the sports world, not only explaining the literal meaning of "victory", but also Including the spiritual satisfaction contained in it. In the process of constructing the core concept of the film, McCarthy chose a sport that is relatively rare in the film industry-high school wrestling, which is closer to his soul. Looking back at his teenage years in the State of New Jersey , McCarthy once also worked as a wrestler, so he created this story based on his real experience.as the only remaining fruit in the town In a campus wrestling team, almost everyone hopes to get a lucky breakthrough. Suddenly, they really seized an opportunity, and this became the source of McCarthy’s initial inspiration. He said: “Just such a In terms of the movie concept, it really seems to be tailored for me. As for the challenge I need to face, how to make it have the maximum image charm, and at the same time, it has to be infinitely close to the traditional real world-from From the suburban environment to high school sports in the United States, the most important thing is that it must reflect an aesthetic point of view that is both interesting and vivid."
