John is very lonely. His loneliness not only comes from the high-end wealth, but also from the loneliness of spiritual consciousness. It is true that he said that the only good friend in his life was bought by his mother with money, and he has no good friends. He loves his mother, but his beloved sports and athletics career is not supported and praised by his mother. His mother thinks that this is something done by lowly people. He is painful and depressed. The anger he got from his mother was unprovoked on Mark, which destroyed Mark's low self-esteem, and made it difficult to restore the relationship with Mark later. John fantasizes that he is a hero. He considers himself the father, mentor, and coach of Olympic gold medalist Mark. He wants Dave to admit that he is his mentor. His delusional disorder has become so severe, how can he tolerate that he can't tame Mark. , and only Dave can teach Mark well. So at the end of the movie, he takes a gun at Dave and says, "How could you do that to me." He thinks that Dave is making his relationship with Mark sour, keeping Mark away from him, and he's still immersed in Mark's speech , he is Mark's father, mentor.
(2) Dave and Mark
"I love you, I love you to the end." It's not an exaggeration to use Faye Wong's lyrics to describe Dave's love for Mark. Due to the family environment, Mark has relied on his brother very much since he was a child, and at the same time respected his brother so much that he has always lived under the halo of his brother. Even if he won the honor of an Olympic gold medalist, it still made him so inferior and depressed. Dave is used to helping Mark solve problems, and Mark is used to relying on his brother. When he realizes that he has to stay away from Dave's blessing, he realizes that that kind of dependence has penetrated deep into his bones. Without Dave, he can't be better. self. In one game, he lost, was very sad, locked himself in the house, Dave found him and said to him "I am your borther, I can help you." There is warmth in this film, if You can feel it because it's like the brotherhood between them.
(3) If you want to play well, you must understand the rules of the game
This is a game of power, money, and dreams under a specific system. In this world, there are too few things you can control. You want to survive, you want to be unrestricted, you want to be respected, and you want to stick to your heart. Faith and dreams, but the world doesn't revolve around you.
Although the tone of the whole film is very dark and depressing, the insight into human nature is very deep and subtle, and it is surging in silence.
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