Plot running account--serious spoilers--not a movie review--personal memo

Nannie 2022-03-27 09:01:05

1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist Mark Schultz and David Dave Schultz are preparing for the World Championships and the 1988 Olympics. Although an Olympic champion, Mark's financial situation is not rich, and sometimes he needs to rely on relief.

One day Mark accepted the invitation of the millionaire DuPont and came to Mr. DuPont's manor. Mr. DuPont offered to provide him with better training conditions and a monthly salary of 1,000 US dollars to let him form his own team in the Fox Hunter Club to participate in the competition.

Mark invited his brother to go with him. Considering the family and his existing contract, the older brother refused to go, but encouraged his younger brother to accept the opportunity.

It started off well and Mark formed his own team and won the gold medal at the World Championships. The relationship with Mr. DuPont has also become increasingly close, respecting him like a father and a teacher.

Mr. Dupont's eccentricities gradually revealed that he did not like his mother's arrangements for him, but he also hoped that his mother and the public would recognize him. He took Mark to various banquets and had Mark raving about him in his speeches. He let Mark take drugs, drink alcohol and live in an irregular state of life without considering the consequences.

He personally participated in the competition he sponsored and won the gold medal, but he was completely unrecognized by his mother.

The Olympic qualifiers are approaching. Due to the dispute over training methods, Mark and Mr. DuPont have conflicts. Mr. DuPont invites Mark's brother Dave at all costs. At this time, Mark also had resistance to his brother.

In the Olympic qualifiers, Mark encountered a crisis, but with the help of his brother, he finally got through the difficulties and qualified for the Olympic Games.

At this time, Mr. DuPont's mother just died. It's hard to know if it was more grief or relief for Mr. Dupont, who released his mother's many famous stallions into the wild.

Mr. Dupont invited to set up the team to shoot a documentary for his team, the biggest purpose is to show his importance in the team.

At this stage, Mark has been in poor condition and failed to achieve results in the Olympic Games. After returning to China, Mr. Dupont will expel Mark from his manor.

Dave continued to work at Mr. DuPont, but Dave only regarded Mr. DuPont as his boss and strictly divided his personal time and space, which made DuPont dissatisfied. After watching the documentary filmed before the Olympic Games again. Mr. Dupont came to Dave's house and shot Dave without warning.

DuPont was arrested and died in prison years later.

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Extended Reading
  • Crystal 2021-11-29 08:01:18

    There are too many dialogue shots on the front and back, otherwise it won’t be so dull

  • Rigoberto 2021-11-29 08:01:18

    This film does not provide any in-depth interpretation of the characters? The occurrence of the incident is more a display on the surface, without providing any internal logic. And the biggest impression of Carell's performance is: Is he always raising his head for fear of falling off his fake nose? Unintelligible film

Foxcatcher quotes

  • John du Pont: [from trailer] Coach is the father. Coach is a mentor. Coach has great power on athlete's life.

  • John du Pont: [from trailer] You're going to do great things, Mark.

    Mark Schultz: I'm gonna give you everything I have.