When it comes to sports movies, the words "burning" and "cool" are always inseparable.
The sense of accomplishment of the small person's counterattack, coupled with the charm of sports competition itself, as long as the story is told well, it is easy to attract the audience.
"Wrestle! "Dad", "The Killing of Munich", "Million Dollar Baby"... There are countless movies like this.
But there is such a movie that really made Kuaisoujun open his eyes,
It has no counterattack, no high fire, and it is not even a competition, but it still captures the charm of sports competition——
"Basketball Champion"
The male protagonist's name is Ma Ke . At the age of 40, he has failed in his career and his life is not smooth, but his temper is not small.
He will have disputes with the head coach because of different tactics on the field;
You can also insult the traffic police for rear-end collision with drunk driving.
Ma Ke, who was taken to the police station, didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at all, and he looked disdainful.
Soon, the punishment result came out.
In addition to having his driver's license revoked for two years and paying for police car repairs, he will face no less than 18 months in prison, or 90 days of serving the mentally handicapped in the community.
Although very reluctant, community service is obviously much better than jail time.
Assigned by the government, he will train a basketball team of nine mentally handicapped people.
Facing this bunch of strange guys, Mark felt helpless for the first time in his life——
Benito, a stutterer, takes even a minute to speak a complete sentence.
Juanma, suffering from hydrophobia because of her childhood drowning experience, never takes a bath, only loves hugs.
Costa, who is often in an out-of-body state, has to wait for him to recover before returning to normal.
It takes a lot of effort for such a group of people to talk, let alone train them to play.
It is true that although they can play basketball, they regard basketball more as a fun toy.
It can be seen how difficult Mark's work is.
However, it was too late to look back, and the community leader had already helped them sign up for the basketball game. As a coach, he has to take the players on the field...
This "Basketball Champion" was released in 2018. At that time, it not only won the top box office championship with 23 million US dollars, but also won the best picture at the Spanish Goya Awards, and even became Spain's Olympic bid film in 2019.
And its superiority lies in the film's leading actors and the social significance behind it.
All the mentally handicapped people in the film are actually starring in their true colors. It is conceivable how difficult it is to shoot.
But this also just confirms the theme of the movie-
Disabled people are also self-reliant, and they even live with more dignity than normal people.
Benito, a stuttering patient who has no family, gets up at four o'clock every day and starts working in a restaurant;
Not only the technology of riding a motorcycle, but also first-class.
The stinky Juanma, who loves small animals, finds a job at a pet home.
Costa, who likes to dye his hair, works in a hair dye factory. He is patient and responsible, and he can always find defective products.
Jehovah is a professional mechanic, and every day there are people who want to learn techniques from him.
Each of them has their own story, but for some uncontrollable reason, their intelligence cannot reach the level of normal people.
But these people can make themselves more valuable than most normal people.
This film uses its greatest sincerity and truth to show us the world that is not known to the outside world.
In reality, there are many people like Coach Mark.
They may have no ill will towards people with disabilities, but they will blurt out insults like "idiot", "fool", "dumb", etc.
Inadvertent words hurt people the most, but they didn't realize it, why?
Because you don't understand, you can't compare your heart to your heart.
There is such a moving detail in the film. When playing against another team, Mark saw that the other team was weak, so he said to the players: We crushed them.
But for the players, that's not what they want...
We win games, not humiliate people.
Obviously, they love to play, but they don't care about fame and fortune. They have dreams in their hearts, but they are bearish about gains and losses.
In these people, you will find that laughter is so simple.
Although they are not champions, they are already champions of their own lives, and you can too.
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