Halfway through the film, we still haven't been able to see the obvious reversal of humanity in the protagonist, nor what kind of truth, kindness and beauty she will radiate. This kind of character setting is very rare in the protagonist of the movie. As the protagonist, we are used to either she appears in a bright and upright image, or there should be a reason for all her unbearable behaviors, but this movie no.
Hope stole money just for shopping, framed Maggie just because of jealousy, and even the poor mother's life experience was repeatedly used by her to gain sympathy and trust.
It is difficult for us to appreciate and like such a character, because she is too close to despicable, too mundane, she is like a neighbor next door to you, a colleague or friend full of slots around you, even, she is like The part of yourself that you don't want to admit -- inferiority, shallowness, vanity, after the best years, there will never be any peaks in life -- you start to wonder how such a person can break through the current predicament and find a new Back to your own glory? How can such a person return to the past - even if he is injured, he can stand on one foot and win the bronze medal with tenacious perseverance and win the world-renowned glory?
Looking down, the answer is disappointing.
When the film opens with an inexplicable masturbation, it vaguely heralds the end of the climax brought by masturbation, and the tone has been set. Not all those who are unwilling to be ordinary can usher in the extraordinary, and not all those who once stood in the spotlight can return to the spotlight.
This is not an inspirational film with high fighting spirit and ushering in the peak of life. This is a pseudo-inspirational film that reconciles with self, reconciles with the world, and admits dullness.
Under the temptation of money, Hope began to guide the athlete Maggie. She seemed to find fun in coaching. The male version of the silly white sweet, Ben, also began to give up on Hope, seeing that Hope would return to the country because of Maggie's victory. In front of the people, achievements and love were harvested, but everything came to nothing after a shocking derailment.
Two former comrades, lovers, rivals, Lance and Hope, use gymnastics to unlock a variety of absurd sex positions, from splits, handstands to Thomas spins, and the violent and competitive sex ends up on the rings The end also ended the audience's expectations for the huge peak of Hope's life. Echoing the masturbation at the beginning of the film, the two sex-related orgasms imply the same cruel truth. They must finally come out of the surging and admit that they will be defeated. The peak of the night cannot change the lows of life. . This is not just a sex arranged for the attention of people, and it is not just a catharsis of sensuality. This is more like a vain conquest that has been on the field for 12 years. In this conquest, they can only regard each other as enemies and peaks-beauty is twilight, and the grievances between the two
heroes have a long history.
The so-called sportsmanship, team camaraderie, and belief in winning glory for the country may not be as strong as the selfishness of being a hero. More than ten years of hard work were judged in a few minutes of competition, shouting that friendship comes first and competition second. Some of them are always too grandiose and too cruel. The king defeats the pirates, and the truth is that one will succeed.
At the end of the film, Maggie finally defeated the Chinese player to win the championship, and the audience's hope for Hope's counterattack was extinguished in the reversal. Until the last moment of the game, Hope was still hesitating whether to pull Maggie off the horse. She did not have a noble and great heart, but she had thoughts and desires that were ashamed to talk about. Although she ended up being Maggie, Maggie didn't. For the future, Maggie climbed up Lance and went to California, while Hope returned to town and was forgiven by Ben.
This seems to be a happy ending, but when you think about it, it is extremely lonely. As a once-prosperous and world-famous athlete, she ended up running a gymnasium with little prospect in a small town with an unattractive man. Although at the end of the film, she walked proudly in the queue with a group of children, implying that she is happy and content, but it is not glory, not glory, but the lessons of life and her understanding and compromise of life.
After all, she failed to stand in the spotlight again, and she failed to cultivate another Maggie, and this is what most life is really like.
After all, dust to dust, dust to dust.
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