The success of the film is due to the implicit and touching inspirational theme under the business coat. The story is based on the operation of the teams in the American Major League Baseball. Baseball was originally the American national ball, with countless fans, and the weight showdown, shocking reversal, winning streak, trading strategy, etc. involved in the film are even more exciting. But these are just clouds, not the main point. As the director himself said, this is a film about people's choices and struggles. Billy Beane made a wrong choice when he graduated from high school: to give up the Stanford scholarship and play professional baseball. Since then, the failed player career, short scouting work, until he became the general manager of the Oakland Athletics team, with a team of 40 million salaries each year against the giants with more than 100 million salaries, are all depressed. One day he saw Bill James' "Magic Ball" theory-a method of selecting players with objective data analysis instead of traditional subjective judgment; thinking that he was the victim of a scout's mistaken discovery back then, he decided to try it out immediately. This is an approach contrary to the current system. The resistance can be imagined. From the resignation of the veterans in the team to the verbal criticism of the media, he resisted it. In the most difficult time, he asked his assistant, "Do you believe this?" "Believe" "That's fine, we don't need to explain it to others." Yes, sometimes in the face of censure and denial, difficulties and setbacks, what we need is more courage and confidence, persistence and perseverance. Courage is not for money (Billy rejected the highest-paying employment in the history of the Red Sox), but for the realization of ideals and proof of value; persistence may lead to failure (the athletes ultimately failed to make the first round of the playoffs) , But there will be unexpected success (just like the player who didn't know it after hitting a home run, the Red Sox won the world championship by concocting Billy two years later). The reason why Billy chose to stay is unknown, but I would rather believe that he was chasing his dream.
The film won multiple nominations including best picture, best screenplay, best actor, and best actor in both the Oscars and the Golden Globe Awards, but in the end it was wiped out and returned empty-handed.
Pitt really looks like Robert Redford as he grows longer, and the director slapped his face frantically, lest he might not be able to see it. . . Little Lolita’s singing is the reason why she stands out in the casting, and she really deserves her reputation.
Digression: The athletes’ 20-game winning streak reminds me of the Rockets’ 22-game winning streak. The same unpopular team has a record-breaking winning streak (but the latter is a record for second place), and it has also not passed the first round of the playoffs afterwards. Looking back at how magnificent Yao Mai was back then, now one retires and the other gets a basic salary and mixes in the arena, which is very embarrassing.
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