When the time comes to 2020, following the explosion of "Deadly Woman" in 2019, another heroine's cool drama "Abandoned Soldiers on the Rear Wing" came into the eyes of the public.
Although both are cool dramas in essence, unlike the former, "Abandoned Soldiers on the Back Wing" does not publicize gender antagonism and discredit men in order to comply with political correctness and play the feminist card. Instead, it tells a genius female chess player who has cleared all the way. The story of the hand. #黑盒电影鉴赏家#
Synopsis (from Baidu)
In the late 1950s, the young Beth Harmon (Anja Taylor-Joy) was abandoned and entrusted to an orphanage in Kentucky. She has an amazing talent for chess and is addicted to the sedatives that the government provides to children. Beth is troubled by the demons in her heart. Under the dual effects of drugs and obsessions, she becomes an impressive, skilled and charming outcast, determined to break the tradition established by the male-dominated chess world. limit
Title issue and my opinion
Personally, I don’t really agree with Baidu’s synopsis. In the film, as a female, Harmon can beat other chess players (the so-called breaking the traditional boundaries established by the male-dominated chess world) because of her powerful chess skills, not her own Because of her female identity , although she is a major female lead drama, she does not have the mistakes made by many works, that is, to promote women by discrediting men too much.
This is why I personally dislike the literal translation of the film "The Queen's Gambit" as "The Queen's Gambit" instead of "Abandoned Soldiers on the Rear Wing"
Rearwingabandonedpawn (Rearwingabandonedpawn)
Abandoning the pawn on the rear wing is a way to start in chess. Chess stipulates that White shall go first. In this way, the first step is to move the pawn in front of the queen forward by two squares in the first step, and the black move is the same to move the pawn in front of the queen forward by two squares. At this time, the white moves the pawn next to the queen or the flanking pawn two squares forward and gives it to the black pawn. If the black chooses to capture this pawn, the middle position will be allowed. By abandoning the pawns on the queen's flanks, in exchange for a position in the middle of the chess game, and at the same time opening the second row of bishops, the queen's way out is opened to gain the advantage of the situation. This kind of opening method is called abandoning the pawn on the rear wing
The back-wing abandoning pawn is originally a professional term for chess , which probably means that the opening game deliberately sacrifices one's own pawn "pawn" in order to achieve an active advantage in the chess game. It is actually a strategy of giving up first.
In the play, it refers to a chess method taught to Harmon by the hourly school workers, corresponding to the lines
It's not just an offensive attack, sometimes it's better to return a flag.
It also implies that Harmon, a genius in the chess world, must give something to succeed in obtaining honor (we will talk about this later)
Plot and style analysis
Due to the novel characteristics of the film, the series does not have the limitations of the true story. The film portrays Harmon as a child who lost his mother. After accidentally discovering his amazing talent in the field of chess, he went through all the way and finally ended up. Standing at the pinnacle of glory.
What the episode shows us is that before encountering Bogov, Harmon’s chess career was basically (as if open) smooth sailing. She used her very oppressive style to easily defeat every opponent. .
It wasn't until I met Bogov, the opponent who frustrated her for the first time, that he had the opportunity to shape the growth curve of Harmon's character.
But in most similar stories, this is true. The protagonist has a certain talent in a field and then suffers a setback in the game. After trying hard to make himself stronger, he meets a stronger opponent and finally comes to the pinnacle of life. The story comes to an abrupt end. Certain preaching and chicken soup ingredients are meant to tell us that behind the genius is to work harder than ordinary people.
But this is not the case in this film, it emphasizes the cost of becoming a genius
For most of the audience, including me, the rules and gameplay of chess are very unfamiliar, but the series is not too rigid to recreate the game, but through the changes in the facial expressions of the actors and the chessboard and the characters. The intermittently flowing editing combined with sharp music and sophisticated service will bring the audience a very smooth viewing experience.
This is also the reason why the film is classified as a cool drama by many people. In addition to the plot similar to Feng Aotian's version, the excellent production level itself is also very important.
The price of genius and (spiritual journey)
Beth Harmon came to the depressing church children's welfare home due to a car accident. The children here hope that one day someone can adopt them, and Harmon does the same. She was just an ordinary girl at this time, and her mother had passed away. Fortunately, she met the school worker who changed her. She discovered her favorite and played chess.
At this time, Harmon could only play chess continuously, because this was the only light in her bleak life at that time, and she could only find the self-confidence that she had lost in her life for a long time in the chess game .
Harmon will enter a state of selflessness when playing chess, and can even simulate a chess game in his mind and project it onto the ceiling, which is a real open-hanging existence.
Open
This reminds me of the recent Pixar movie "Spiritual Journey", in "soul" every soul needs to find its own spark (spark is their favorite thing) before they come to the world to come to the earth, and In reality, this thing also needs to be explored and discovered by ourselves.
Spiritual Journey
Harmon is very lucky because she found something she was willing to devote her life to when she was very young, but she was also very unfortunate. In addition to her life experience and her overly powerful talent, this made her a genius. Destined to be difficult to be understood by the people around, and lonely at a height.
The genius is on the left, the lunatic is on the right
Recalling the many geniuses in history, maybe because of one step, they will fall into the abyss. The so-called genius is on the left and the lunatic is on the right, just like my favorite lead singer of the queen, Freddie
Queen
He is full of enthusiasm for music, but on the way he was also lost in drugs and even lost his life in it. But when he came on stage, no one could deny his music. He was willing to light up his music even if his life was burned. The flares of music.
Harmon almost fell into the paralysis of alcohol and sedatives
They are all geniuses different from ordinary people, and lunatics that ordinary people cannot understand, but what about?
This is the kind of person we love
The theme emphasized in "Spiritual Journey" is that when we embark on a journey without hesitation in order to pursue our dreams, do we ignore the roadside scenery? It is these bits and pieces of life that build an ordinary but beautiful life.
The following is a short review of "Spiritual Journey"
Maybe I am still an idealist, just like "Lalaland", I long for that dream, he is the meaning of my life. Sorry, I still can't stop now and see the simplicity and beauty of life, but I think there is no shortage of pixar work that provides us with a new perspective. When you are constantly marching on the road of chasing your dreams, please lower your head and look at your feet, because these trivial daily lives are life, not so intense, but still wonderful.
For an equally young Soviet chess player in the play, Harmon asked him what will you do next when you become a world champion in your teens?
The boy's answer was that he didn't know, but Harmon was the same. She spent her energy on chess. She didn’t work hard. She kept holding the chess book to study various formations and replay the game. This made her lose the enjoyment of life like other girls. Opportunity for girls.
In fact, she didn't know what she was going to do or how to do it. All she knew was to play every game well, because this was her favorite thing to forget about herself.
This also created her loneliness, she was just as lonely that day.
You will find...you have devoted your life to searching for what others want you to find. One day you will be alone, so you must understand how to take care of yourself
On the way to watching this show, I have hoped that Harmon can be frustrated more than once, because frustration may make her stronger. Bogov also hinted in the elevator that people like her only know offense but not defense, and the journey is too smooth to bear the cost of failure.
Bogov
Then back to the question
What is the price of genius?
I think it is chess itself. Chess is like her curse. She is desperate for victory, just like abandoning a pawn on the back wing . The higher she stands, the harder it is to understand, which is why she enjoys the game with Bogov, not crying but laughing after the first failure. This also corresponds to the old saying
Heroes cherish heroes, even if they are enemies or opponents, if there is only one person on the stage, then they will lose a wonderful place. Just like the peerless double pride in football-Messi and Ronaldo, they achieve each other and achieve each other together. Share the stage .
Peerless double pride
Many people hope that at the end of the series, it would be better if Harmon did not defeat Bogov. She might not have won, but she regained friendship and saw that life is more than just chess itself.
Harmon's friends
It is true that this ending will make our audience feel cordial, because we are not geniuses or even we have not found our own sparks. If the genius is too successful, it will only make me and other ordinary people find it difficult to reach and bring in.
But the purpose of the series is not like this. It tells a story about genius, a story that is destined to be very sad although it is so powerful, not a bowl of chicken soup that calls everyone to work hard (although hard work is essential)
The ceiling of our efforts may be the starting point of those geniuses.
ending
At the end of the story, Harmon defeated the world champion and went to the street to play chess with the uncle on the side of the road. Perhaps at this time she recalled the time when she played chess with school workers in the basement many years ago. She loves chess the most. Love to play chess, forever .
In the play, the story comes to an abrupt end at this moment, forming a closed-loop structure.
Closed loop structure
So after watching the show and experiencing seven hours of genius outside the show, what may be left to us is a long sigh and the endless emptiness that follows.
We are not geniuses. This may not be a purely bad thing. Because we are not geniuses, so we don’t need to experience this more contradictory life. What we need is to continue to return to our work and study after watching the cool drama, and to live for our dreams. Struggle, be yourself, and enjoy life.
A person’s expertise is not necessarily the most important, the most important is life and growth. Enjoy life, treat yourself well, and take risks
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