As an ordinary person with no special talent in any way, it's hard for me to imagine the daily life and mental state of a professional athlete, or even a former Olympic champion. When watching this year's hot reality show "Speed Forward", Li Xiaopeng said to the camera more than five times: For athletes, the only meaningful thing is to take the first place. I believe what he said was very sincere. In our country, the champions returned home and were engraved and engraved immediately, and they were divided into houses and jobs, but the second and third places were unknown since then, and no one knows about their lives after that. After all, not every sport has so many spectators, and there are professional leagues. When everything changes to only "take first" and "other", the world becomes very simple, but it is also extremely cruel.
At the beginning of the movie, Mark was already an Olympic champion and should have reached the peak of his career, but he looked very unhappy. Later, the rich man DuPont took a fancy to him and gave him rich material conditions. Mark won another world championship soon, but he still didn't look very happy. Later, Mark lost a game and had a nervous breakdown. He ordered a bunch of junk food in the hotel room and ate and drank himself. Okay? Suddenly I understand the story of an athlete who indulges himself after winning a championship and throws his life into chaos. When Mark dryly said "For my big America" to elementary school students and celebrities, he lowered his head and became nervous. For him, the most important thing was not to disappoint those who depended on him. When DuPont, who he always called "Sir" in fear, slapped him and said "You Ungrateful Ape" viciously, Mark was not so angry as it was fear that led to the collapse later. I finally realized that I was no different to DuPont, or to the game as a whole, than those racehorses that DuPont's mother raised. What would he be without a champion?
Let's talk about the other two characters, Mark's brother Dave, who is the most healthy character in the film. He has a happy family and loves his career, but unfortunately he is a "little brother". The two who have been dependent on each other since childhood made it impossible for Dave to ignore his younger brother at any time. It can be said that he saved his younger brother who had no healthy personality at all, which led to his final murder.
John Du Pont, halfway through I realised the actor was the comedian of "Forty Virgins", jaw dropped in surprise. Steve Carrel's performance was unforgettable, so much so that I went to Wiki to look up Du Pont's life, and when I saw the real photos, I felt alike at first sight, and I could almost imagine this extremely twisted narcissistic man, sitting on the sofa in his sports clothes. The face blankly watched the scene of his own documentary.
No matter what Du Pont's real motive for forming Foxcatcher was, too much money and self-willedness, his mother's affirmation, or his special fascination with the male body (it's embarrassing to say this in the film), his apparent motive is noble and pure The: to be a spiritual and life mentor to a young athlete; to win honor for the country; you will not go, or have no way of questioning his noble motives. All parties, including Du Pont himself, were moved by himself. As a wealthy local tyrant, he sponsored universities, sponsored athletes to represent the country in gold medals, and funded the construction of a natural museum. And the other party, as a poor boy who can only wrestle, is not grateful for everything he has obtained, and he actually leaves as soon as he says he will continue to receive wages from me? ! The phrase "You Ungrateful Ape" is much like the well-known "organization cultivates you, but you don't know how to repay your kindness".
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