Before seeing this movie, I had heard countless comments, and even almost knew the development of the main plot, from character analysis to lens anatomy, and also watched various film reviews, from the American Dream to The emptiness and loneliness of the money man has even reached the mental world of neurosis.
But after seeing this movie, I realized that all the analysis and deconstruction are not worth mentioning in front of the camera. Bennett Miller can be said to be one of the least disappointing among young directors, from Capote to Moneyball to Foxcatcher, even The Cruise, which became famous in World War I, always insisted on his own style to tell stories with extremely calm and uncompromising shots, always standing in the perspective of a third party, recording calmly, but not subjectively. Describe, let different audiences feel different experiences, neither does it please anyone, nor does it pretend to be a gesture to show honor.
At the beginning of the preparation of the movie, when people heard that the story was about John shooting David, no one thought that the starting point of the story turned out to be Mark, but the development of the story is so natural. If you want to achieve your dream, you have The passionate Mark met the family heir John who hopes to bring hope to the United States. Their goals seem to be great, but the truth is that all they wanted to do at the beginning was to get rid of...
One was to get rid of the champion brother, he hoped not Being shadowed by my brother, but inseparable from him in all aspects, a person who hopes not to be shadowed by his mother, but is afraid and dependent on her, at this time, no matter about money, rights or any status or status, they are all the same people and cannot get rid of humanity. The dark side of instinct.
There are countless film reviews and plot introductions to explain the beginning and development of the story, and I can’t say more than the one I watched, but I still can’t help but want to talk about this aspect. I have to say that Miller is really a A director who is very good to my taste, the lines and shots that are trolling, the switching of various depths, a little movement and demeanor, you don’t need to go through the intense pictures, the high-spirited lines or the long shots of the blockbuster, you can get your own from them. appreciate.
The speech at the beginning of the story, the athlete’s speechless but extremely sincere speech, the uninterested student, originally thought it was just a description of a lonely champion, but only at the moment of taking the money did they know that the other party invited David, and Mark was here. The financial staff wanted to prove themselves during the questioning, but only got the silence of the other party. At this time, I knew that the plight of Mark’s life may not only consist of money, but also neglected ideas. Perhaps every ordinary person has it. In this way, a better and better person than you is always by your side. Although you have done a good job, in the end, you are sad to find that people see another person.
It’s a pity that this kind of problem is difficult for another person to discover, because he was too successful, too dazzling and too natural, so he could not feel your embarrassment, so in the following wrestling, we saw the gentle teaching and The younger brother's hardship fought back.
Of course, I am not saying that my brother is not good. On the contrary, in this movie, my brother is the best one. Successful athletes, beautiful wives and lovely children make a happy family. He cared about his younger brother, gave him indulgence and hugs countless times, and gave encouragement and support when his younger brother was in the most difficult time. He was unwilling to accept the conditions of the rich for the life of his wife and children. Supported and stayed with people he didn't like and continued to work for him.
Who can not like such a person? No, not everyone likes it, especially for someone like John. David is too bright and dazzling. All his happiness is like a mockery, which deeply hurt John's heart.
This reminds me of the scene where John saw David's family twice. David's wife Nancy did not come forward, nor did she flatter the rich. She smiled and waved her hand and said hello, but she smiled like that. The beautiful, extremely happy smile is the biggest irony to John.
Their lives obviously have such difficulties. They do not affect the United States or the world like the du pont family, nor do they have incomparably great dreams like John. It is just children playing with their parents, rolling on the bed and on the grass. They are not rough, even covered with fallen leaves, but they are so happy and happy.
And John, he has huge wealth and rights, he was born superior and can surpass countless people, but he can't get all of this. He can't get his mother's affirmation. His only friend is bought by his mother. He The athletes he raised didn’t listen to him. His achievements were far worse than his father’s. He seemed to have everything, but his heart was very eager to identify with...
So he wanted to create his American dream. It was the reason he gave himself. In fact, he just wanted to tell the world through the media, through the lens, and even through the so-called training and championship, you see, I succeeded.
So everything is just his tool, whether it is a wrestling team, a championship or a documentary or other entertainment events, including Mark. This is where Mark and John are out of balance, as a dream and passion. Young man, he was bewildered by John’s rhetoric and firmly believed that it was correct, so he devoted himself to it. From the very beginning when he invited his brother to join, he believed in John very sincerely, and when John brought him the joy of success and fame After giving him a championship not in the shadow of his brother, he regarded him as a coach, elder brother or even a father, just as John hoped. He respected and admired him, and could not even bear his brother and sister’s "nignity" towards John. It was the honeymoon period of Mark and John. They had the same goals, although their original intentions were different.
Mark wants to be the person John wants him to be. He thinks that he can become John’s friend, get John’s approval, stand by his side, and realize his dream, but he forgot that John’s only friend was bought by his mother. In Mark’s eyes, this is not a friend, but a tool, a tool he uses to prove and show off, so after winning the World Cup, he took Mark to attend various occasions, and he asked Mark to Bring a gold medal for display.
Gradually, when the athletes did not meet his expectations, he finally revealed his prototype, and the result was a slap in Mark. This slap broke not only the relationship between the two people, but also Mark's slap in the face. John's trust and dependence.
John finally found David and took advantage of David’s concern for his younger brother through his promise to David’s family, but David’s arrival in exchange for Mark’s deeper disappointment towards John and his jealousy and resentment towards his brother. That night, David went to find Mark. As his brother’s intuition, he knew his brother’s unhappiness, but he got grievances from his brother. David asked Mark twice. The second time he was even more gentle than the first, but the result was still silent resistance. At that moment, the elder brother Silently chose to leave, I believe that he was extremely disappointed at this time.
The story should have reached a climax here. The three male protagonists are here, and the conflicts have intensified. If any director is changed, the story may start to enter a high-tempo state, but Miller is not someone else, so he still uses his waves. The unsurprising perspective records the development of the story, just like life, without a deliberate climax, just sliding him into the abyss that was destined many years ago.
David's arrival gave the center a coach who really knew how to teach, and also brought the training field back to life, but this was not what Mark wanted, because the life he had wanted to escape for so long was back, after experiencing disappointment and betrayal. He returned to the distance, so Mark was disappointed, angry, and even surrendered. He used silence to confront everyone, whether it was David or John. Is this what John expected? Maybe there is a scene that proves everything.
When John's mother, the woman who has raised countless horses, came, John was a coach for just a few minutes until his mother left.
The mother trains animals, and he trains people. He belittles his mother's animals in previous gatherings. After all, he just wants to prove that he is better than his mother, but he has already lost his true control.
In the following trials, David finally won back his brother. After two heavy slaps, a hug, and Mark's silent cry, the younger brother returned to his brother's embrace, and the man who had taken his brother became the culprit. The culprit, David needs to keep him away from him, keep him from disturbing Mark’s training, always protect him, stand by his side, and John, after discovering his failure, has experienced another blow, which has been suppressing him, The woman he had always wanted to surpass left, her death made him lose the last family in the world, and he didn't even have friends.
He let go of all his mother’s horses, wanted to get rid of his mother’s troubles, stayed with David, and began to shoot documentaries. The so-called American dream was finally revealed at this time. It was just his dream and ambition, and he wanted to prove it. Oneself can be a mentor to others and can control others' lives.
At this moment, Mark left, but David left the condition that John promised Mark’s departure and kept supporting him. John was indifferent, as long as David stayed, but when Mark left, the camera gave him It was John who was standing at the window and staring alone.
That was the exhibit John used to prove his success, but John almost destroyed it, and in the end, the man embarked on the journey after leaving him.
Next is my favorite scene, John’s documentary. The rich man talked in front of the camera about how he succeeded as a coach, elder brother or even a father. The athlete looked helpless and wanted awkwardly. To tell the truth, but acting at the request of the photographer, they are not the same people after all, one who works silently and even willing to compromise for this, the other just wants to prove himself, so they try their best to perform.
Finally, when John watched the documentary on the TV screen and saw him and two brothers in the camera, jealousy and resentment eventually overwhelmed him and made him shoot those three shots.
David crawled hard in the snow just to get closer to his family, while John left coldly, not thinking that it was a terrible thing that he just killed someone.
At the end of the story, Mark played amidst the shouts of USA, but he was no longer the young man who believed in his dreams. The child who had lost his brother's blessing shaved his hair and took on everything independently.
And his elder brother, who died in the hands of the rich, the rich man was sentenced to mental illness and eventually died in prison.
This is a sad story, all of us can see in this story, whether it is boring, or sad, or cruel, or human, and this is Miller’s story, he used his unique entry point Telling all this, as for what you see, it has nothing to do with him.
The following is the tidbit:
1. The two brothers actor Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum practiced wrestling for seven months before filming for this film. They continued to train during filming, because the training was too hard and they finally cried together.
2. Mark Ruffalo's scene was originally much larger, but it was deleted once in the last script modification before shooting and the editing after shooting.
3. In the scene where the older brother slapped his younger brother on the face, Mark Ruffalo pierced Channing Tatum's eardrum due to a mistake.
4. This is Channing and Steve Crell's first Olympics, and Miller and Ruffalo's third Olympics.
5. Miller has only made four films so far. Among them, Capote has won four Oscar nominations and won the Oscar actor, Moneyball has received six nominations, and Foxcatcher's current situation is not as optimistic as the first two.
6. Channing's role is the first to be determined.
7. In real life, David's wife created another fox hunter after David's death to continue his wrestling career until 2005.
8. The real Mark later became a college coach. He has a wife and two children.
9. David was killed eight years after Mark left.
View more about Foxcatcher reviews
