In the last scene of the movie, the elder brother fell in a pool of blood, the billionaire was taken into a police car, and the younger brother, who was once an Olympic wrestling gold medalist, could only participate in the low-level fighting league. In the heavy snow, under the noise and lights, the eyes of the three people couldn't bear to look straight. I used to struggle together and tried my best for the honor of the US Olympic team, but in the end I could only accept this ending. Everyone's eyes may be different, surprised, arrogant, or desperate, but what they all have in common is that the eyes of the three people are extremely desolate and lonely.
The film does not specifically explain the reasons for the final tragic fate of the three men. Perhaps there is no reason in itself. The world is like this. The social environment, status and personality of people determine the inevitable occurrence of tragedy. The film unhurriedly explained the environment, laid out the background, and created a depressive atmosphere from beginning to end. Photography basically uses blue-gray style (no romantic atmosphere, only realistic roughness), and music suppresses emotional bursts (even if you win the world championship gold medal, you only use live sound without any passionate musical background). Many shots are as calm as documentaries, without modification (such as a long shot of a brother and younger brother wrestling training in the opening scene, or a brother who is at a loss in front of the camera lens and does not know how to act and claim that the billionaire is his own mentor) , But some shots are carefully sculpted in light and angle (for example, there are many side close-ups of billionaires, statue-like exquisiteness). These all show the director's rich changes and good control of the film's atmosphere and expression of emotions. In the soothing rhythm, there is an outbreak of crisis hidden everywhere.
Director Bennett Miller has shown excellent narrative ability and atmosphere creation skills in the previous sports film "Moneyball". The baseball manager played by Brad Pitt in Moneyball insists that he has a good intention but is not understood, and the bright Olympic stage in "Fox Hunter" is also full of sorrow and struggle. Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruflow’s performances are remarkable and dedicated (it is said that they have practiced wrestling for a long time), especially Carell, almost between gestures. , Every line shows the arrogance and emptiness of a billionaire. He wants to prove his worth all the time, but his huge family wealth not only allows him to do whatever he wants, but also burdens him with a huge burden. He said, I only have one friend in my childhood, and later I know my mother pays him to be my friend
. At the beginning of the film, my brother could only eat instant noodles every day. He occasionally went to elementary and middle school to talk about his past Olympic glory and paid 20 yuan for labor expenses. My brother also played with the declining school wrestling team. Until the two were hired by billionaires, their lives changed dramatically. But at the end of the film, the elder brother and younger brother insisted on their self-esteem. What happened? The brother died in Huangquan, and the younger brother Tiger fell to Pingyang. Unfortunately, the poor have almost nothing except self-esteem. If they persist in their self-esteem, they may lose everything. . .
"Fox Hunter" tells a special tragedy with a calm tone, but the constituent elements of this tragedy may be everyone's. This is the depth of the movie.
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