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Deondre 2022-04-21 09:02:02

I've seen fewer movies, so this kind of ambiguous movie is still new. Whether it is right or wrong, right or wrong, moviegoers have their own trade-offs and evaluations. Let me tell you my own point of view first, the real creators are buried, but their name Li Daitao resounds all over the world, which is extremely sad and ridiculous. The ugly face of capital, the profit-seeking nature of the market, and the failure to keep pace with the times will eventually be eliminated in the times. Ray is a businessman, while the brothers are more like inventors and researchers. It's bound to be different.
The story itself
is the history of McDonald's. I would have thought it was an inspirational film, but I was inexplicably angry after watching it. The two brothers lived a down-to-earth life and created a fast food model. The great invention that no one has ever seen before is really admirable. At the same time, in order to stick to the essence, we regard food as life. Although Rick had the idea of ​​expansion, he was too tired to manage and the inhuman reasons he put in place stopped him. Looking back now, this is also a manifestation of human laziness, not perseverance.
And seeing the business opportunity ray appeared, on the one hand, rick wanted to realize his dream, and on the other hand, he wanted to make a fortune. The two sides hit it off, and Ray couldn't stop in excitement. With the expansion of the business, and the incompatibility of the business philosophy. Ray finally counted on the two brothers. Through the method of real estate, he controlled all the stores. The person who made the move here is also a genius. This road is not available, find another way. In the end, the two brothers struggled to compete and sold their own brands. The last 1% of the equity has not been obtained. And ray abandoned his wife, a friend's wife, and at the same time the business was successful, and he became the founder of McDonald's.
The poor inventor eventually disappeared silently in time, and his own store can't even use the name of McDonald's, how sad.
To exist is to be reasonable. So, in this sense, did the two brothers go astray and lead to this result?
The film itself
First of all, the first third of the film, the story is tight, dragged in the middle, and a little off topic. The ending goes back to the story itself. So, not a good story to tell. Editing is the general idea of ​​narration. The pace is slow.
The film itself is not brilliant, the story is a slightly heart-stopping entrepreneurial story.

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The Founder quotes

  • Dick McDonald: I just have to ask you one thing. Something I've never understood.

    Ray Kroc: Alright.

    Dick McDonald: That day we met, when we gave you the tour...

    Ray Kroc: Uh huh. What about it?

    Dick McDonald: We showed you everything. The whole system, all of our secrets. We were an open book. So why didn't you just...

    Ray Kroc: Steal it? Just, grab your ideas and run off, start my own business... using all those ideas of yours. It would have failed.

    Dick McDonald: How do you know?

    Ray Kroc: Am I the only one who got the kitchen tour? You must have invited lots of people back there, huh?

    Dick McDonald: And?

    Ray Kroc: How many of them succeeded?

    Dick McDonald: Lots of people started restaurants.

    Ray Kroc: As big as McDonald's?

    Dick McDonald: Of course not.

    Ray Kroc: No one ever has and no one ever will because they all lacked that one thing... that makes McDonald's special.

    Dick McDonald: Which is?

    Ray Kroc: Even you don't know what it is.

    Dick McDonald: Enlighten me.

    Ray Kroc: It's not just the system, Dick. It's the name. That glorious name, McDonald's. It could be, anything you want it to be... it's limitless, it's wide open... it sounds, uh... it sounds like... it sounds like America. That's compared to Kroc. What a crock. What a load of crock. Would you eat at a place named Kroc's? Kroc's has that blunt, Slavic sound. Kroc's. But McDonald's, oh boy. That's a beauty. A guy named McDonald? He's never gonna get pushed around in life.

    Dick McDonald: That's clearly not the case.

    Ray Kroc: So, you don't have a check for 1.35 million dollars in your pocket? Bye Dick.

    Dick McDonald: So if you can't beat'em, buy'em.

    Ray Kroc: I remember the first time I saw that name stretched across your stand out there. It was love at first sight. I knew right then and there... I had to have it. And now I do.

    Dick McDonald: You don't have it.

    Ray Kroc: You sure about that?

    Ray Kroc: Bye Dick.

  • Ray Kroc: Look, if you don't wanna make a profit, that's fine.But don't stop the rest of us.

    Dick McDonald: Us?

    Ray Kroc: Us, as in everyone but you.

    Dick McDonald: Who did you send them to?

    Ray Kroc: Everyone but you.

    Dick McDonald: You have no right. You are to stop this instant, is that clear?

    Ray Kroc: Nah...

    Dick McDonald: What the hell does that mean, nah? You will abide by the terms of your deal.

    Ray Kroc: I am through taking marching orders from you... You and your endless parade of NO's. Constantly cowering in the face of progress.

    Dick McDonald: If phony powdered milkshakes is your idea of progress you have a profound misunderstand of what McDonald's is about.

    Ray Kroc: I have a far greater understanding of McDonald's than you two yokles.

    Dick McDonald: What? You will do as we say.

    Ray Kroc: Nope.

    Dick McDonald: You have a contract!

    Ray Kroc: You know, contracts are like hearts... they're made to be broken.