Perverted Power - "Foxcatcher" (minor spoiler)

Zechariah 2022-03-27 09:01:05

Metamorphosis is not scary, what is scary is that metamorphosis has power. Every emotion of a person is powerful, we have to admit that if you encounter a very happy person, then you will become very happy, but if you encounter a very sad person Local people, your life will be affected more or less. If you encounter a pervert, your life will be a mess.

I don't know if you have read a novel called "Sophie's Choice". The male protagonist in the book is very similar to Mr. Dupont, the protagonist in this film. It makes people very annoying. In most cases Under the hood, they all behave like normal people, but at some point, that gloomy, indescribably perverted temperament can drive the people around them crazy.

"Fox Hunter" tells the story of two brothers who encounter perverts. The two of them, one finally got out of the pervert's control, and the other died under the pervert's gun. Because of the influence of Freud, every pervert should have a tragic childhood. Mr. Dupont in this film was under pressure from his mother all the year round, so he hoped to make himself stronger through wrestling, but He never did, even if he controlled Mark for a short period of time and even had some vague homosexuality, but he still did not achieve success, he was still the decadent, dandy boy who accomplished nothing.

Another protagonist of "Foxcatcher" is also Dave, who lives in the shadow of his brother because of childhood trauma. He tried to break away from his brother's influence, but fell into Mr. Dupont's gorgeous prison... In this story, there is no winner, the only happy Dave, but there is no happy ending, when Dave is seen When I said that Mr. Dupont was a life mentor in front of the camera, I really wanted to stand up and scold something, but after all, I still didn't know what to scold, because after all, life is like this, we always have to bow our heads for some things.

Compared with the mockery of the American dream in the big analysis film, I prefer to look at this film from the perspective of human nature. The possibility of encountering Mr. Dupont in our lives is not so great, mainly because there are not many people with such obvious perverted temperament as he spends money like him. There was no talent that appealed to him. But we get to meet half of Mr. Dupont's nasty people who have little talent and are always trying to control the people around them - and it's disgusting to everyone. I think no matter who it is, there will be or have encountered such a person around.

This kind of oppression will become more obvious after entering the workplace. If your first job is in an environment of prevarication, you encounter a boss who is not so discerning and has some paranoid control, then you will not only learn There's nothing to gain except for buck-passing and complacency, and circumstances do affect people after all, especially for most of us who aren't as talented.

After watching the director's "Moneyball" and then watching "Foxcatcher", I really feel that a director who can make a biographical film like this is really great.

Recommended index: four stars

Suitable for the crowd: everyone

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Foxcatcher quotes

  • [first lines]

    Mark Schultz: [Mark gives a speech to a school of young students] Hello. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk to you today. My name is Mark Schultz. I wanna talk about America, and I wanna tell you why I wrestle.

    [Mark holds up his Olympic gold metal to the kids]

    Mark Schultz: This is an Olympic gold metal. I won this three years ago at the 23rd Olympic games in Los Angeles, California. This is more than just some piece of metal. It's about what the metal represents. The virtues it requires to attain it.

  • [Mark's first meeting with John du Pont]

    John du Pont: You look good. You look strong. Fit.

    Mark Schultz: Thank you, sir.

    John du Pont: Feeling confident?

    [Mark nods yes]

    John du Pont: That's one of the most important elements of entering a match is feeling the confidence, knowing that you're going to win. Feeling it inside. If you get - go to a match knowing you're going to win that match, odds are you're going to win that match. You're training with your brother Dave?

    Mark Schultz: Yes, sir.

    John du Pont: Great Dave Schultz?

    Mark Schultz: Yeah.

    John du Pont: And I'm talking to the great Mark Schultz. Do you have any idea why I asked you to come here?

    Mark Schultz: No.

    John du Pont: No. Well, Mark, do you - do you have any idea who I am?

    Mark Schultz: No. No.

    John du Pont: Some rich guy calls you on the phone. I want the great Mark Schultz to come visit me. Well, I'm a - I'm a wrestling coach. And I have a deep love of the sport of wrestling. And I wanted to speak with you about your future. About what you hope to achieve. What do you hope to achieve, Mark?

    Mark Schultz: Well, I wanna be the best in the world. I wanna go to the Worlds and win gold. I wanna go to the '88 Olympics and win gold.

    John du Pont: Good. I'm proud of you. Are you getting the support that you need?

    Mark Schultz: What do you mean, sir?

    John du Pont: Well, you know how the soviets support their wrestlers.

    Mark Schultz: I do.

    John du Pont: Mark, we as a nation have failed to honor you. And that's a problem. Not just for you, but for our society. When we fail to honor that which should be honored, it's a problem. It's a canary in a coal mine. Do you bird-watch?

    Mark Schultz: Uh, no.

    John du Pont: You can learn a lot from birds. I'm an ornithologist. But more importantly, I am a patriot. And I want to see this country soar again.

    Mark Schultz: I want that too.

    John du Pont: I can see that.