"Charge" is a typical American inspirational movie, about football, about racial discrimination, the reason why it is said to be typical, because I have enjoyed a similar type of film before. This movie is about a rugby team reconstituted with whites and blacks, pushing the team to glory and victory.
Racial discrimination has always been a common practice in American movies. From a certain perspective, racial discrimination is caused by the psychological distance between whites and blacks, and the factors that cause this psychological distance are largely from the legacy of history. Obstacles. Exploring this kind of psychology at the psychological level can be regarded as a reproduction of the stereotyped effect. The so-called stereotype effect is generally formed through two ways: one is to directly contact someone or a certain group, and to fix its characteristics; the other is to form by the influence of indirect information from others. Indirect information influence is the main reason for the formation of stereotyped effects. The protagonists in the film did not go from opposing inter-racial integration to using themselves as an example of racial integration, but they went through a stereotyped customer service. In movies, we can often see the sarcasm between whites and blacks, similar to saying, brutal violence or uncivilized, or sissy and so on. Many of the so-called titles and descriptions, in fact, most of the opinions they know are influenced and indoctrinated by the environment.
In the film, the football team's victory in the game is undoubtedly due to the sense of teamwork and collaboration among the students. The realization of the right cooperation between people requires communication and communication between partners to achieve mutual trust, and then can unite and fight for success. In the film, the coach forces the players to take the initiative to understand the basic situation of teammates of different races, the purpose is to strengthen the communication between the players and achieve communication. Hall divides interpersonal distance into four types, intimate distance, personal distance, social distance, and public distance; the distance that individuals usually maintain when communicating. This distance is affected by the emotional distance between individuals due to different compatibility relationships. And if you want to break the psychological constraints between people, you must first break through the sense of distance in space, and then achieve inner communication.
The American traditional values overflowing in American movies are also obvious. I have read the relevant reviews of "Kung Fu Panda" before, and DreamWorks uses Chinese traditional culture to promote American values. And this movie also fully demonstrates the life attitude and social ethics advocated by American society. Among them, the psychological group effect is also shown in the movie. There is a dialogue between the white and black players. They satirize each other, "You are not working hard as the captain. Why should I work so hard?" In the cooperation, there is no doubt that the role of leadership is extremely significant. Therefore, as a leader, here or as a team leader, if you want to bring your team into a positive state, you must first have passion and enthusiasm, and it is necessary to lead by example.
In the performance of this rugby team, we can also vaguely see the shadow of Hawthorne's experiment. Before the players are integrated, they can be divided into two groups, namely, white or black. As members of a racial group, they rarely try to make a new breakthrough or break the deadlock at first. This is because as a member of the group, they don’t want to break the usual state of the group. In the process, the fat man in the film is undoubtedly a two-pointer. It can be regarded as a harlequin arranged in the film to ease the film's style. But what is certain is that his role is not only a joke, but also to adjust the atmosphere. It is to compare with other members, which in turn triggers reflection.
At the same time, American inspirational films are much loved. To a large extent, they are derived from people’s inner desire for success. Borrowing film stories can give people a role model. Art comes from life and is higher than life, and sometimes The difficulties described in film art and the hardships experienced around us will overlap more or less, and the happy ending of the film undoubtedly gives hope and direction to those who are lost in the face of difficulties and frustrations. The film seriously emphasizes that this is an adaptation of a true story. The description of the character's current situation at the end of the film further reiterates the authenticity, making the influence stronger and more convincing. The story of this movie can achieve a relatively complete ending. The reason why the players can achieve the achievements of the game is that, as far as individual individuals are concerned, the stimulating effect of achievement motivation and desire in the development of the story is invisible but strong. Generally speaking, people who participate in sports have a strong desire for victory, and the realization of a victory is the realization of self-affirmation. People's motivational behavior is not only "propelled" by internal need, but also by external stimulation. "Pull", in the film, on the court, during training, the coach's reprimand and the collective shouting of the players can be seen as an external objective stimulus.
In the film, there is a deep impression of Xiaopi’s game mood. The black coach reprimanded him ruthlessly, calling him the same treatment as others, while the white coach showed him sympathy and encouragement. We can see that Xiaopi has developed self-doubt because of the strong reprimand of the black coach, and how to make him realize his value is crucial at this time, so the encouragement of the white coach is really important at this time. Regarding the encouragement of being ordered on the court, and the scene where the sunshine boy was asked to be the captain, the black coach lied that he had twelve brothers and sisters, which stimulated the players’ enterprising spirit at one time. This reminded me of the teacher when I was participating in English training at New Oriental. We often use relevant positive examples to guide our English learning or life goals. Whether the story is true or not is irrelevant, but these so-called sensible stories truly affect our hearts. This is also the reason why inspirational movies are widely spread and recommended in colleges and universities.
Inspirational movies, since it is about inspiration, there must be a considerable amount of plot overlap in many aspects of the same type of movies, and how a movie can achieve innovation and breakthroughs is beyond the thinking of a series of industry personnel such as directors or screenwriters. Film production is like a game story in a movie. How to achieve victory depends not only on the individual's excellence and desire, but also on mobilizing the enthusiasm of the group and achieving the goal of cooperation. In the era of rapid film industrialization, although this inspirational film does not have a strong sense of uniqueness, it has really inspired Chinese films. How to construct the categorization of Chinese films is how Chinese filmmakers are in the current era. Always pursue and explore the direction.
The above remarks about the psychological analysis of movies are difficult to make it into the hall of elegance, but I have some small thoughts about this movie after watching a few movies, maybe a little off topic, but every word. Movies are like life. I try to find the shadow of my life in movies, but movies are life after all. We must distinguish between the reality of life and the art of cinema when we appreciate works.
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