Today I want to talk about the Russian movie "The Killing of Munich ".
This film not only has a high reputation, but also sold 3 billion rubles in Russia and became the highest-grossing film.
themes from reality
The film "The Killing of Munich" is based on the men's basketball final between the Soviet Union and the United States in the 1972 Olympics.
Since the introduction of men's basketball in the 1936 Olympics, the gold medalist in this event has been the United States until 36 years later, in 1972, when it was defeated by the Soviet Union by one point in the last three seconds at the Munich Olympics.
Although the film has artistic processing of the story, it basically restores most of the scenes at that time, including the names of the players, and even the kidnapping of Israeli athletes by terrorists who shocked the world at that time can be seen in the film.
What is even more rare is that the final result of this game is actually controversial. The United States and the Soviet Union have their own opinions, and the film does not favor either side, but simply restores everything on the field at that time.
In addition, because the purpose of the film is to restore the competition of the year, the actors received basketball training for up to one year before shooting, during which they were not only guided by professional basketball coaches, but also conducted various simulated competitions, so that the filming was completed. The actors all laughed and said: "We can all go directly to the real competition."
challenge the myth
Sports and competitive movies always have the keywords of passion, hard work, and victory .
In addition, "The Killing of Munich" is based on real events, so there is no suspense in the direction of the story. Under this premise, details and expressions are particularly important.
Alan Ren is the new coach of the Soviet team. His son is sick and unable to move. In order to raise money for his son's treatment, he has always aimed to lead the team to play well.
At the same time, as a basketball coach, he also had his own ambitions, and he always hoped to make the Soviet team beat the American team that completely dominated the game at the time.
But obviously, this kind of idea was considered by the high-level Soviet Union and the media at that time to be a nonsense.
Yes, the US team has not suffered a defeat for 36 consecutive years. A new coach who is not even familiar with the team will challenge the king at the top? I'm afraid this is not a dream, right?
But Alan Ren's idea is very simple.
"The U.S. team will lose sooner or later. In this case, it is better to lose to the Soviet Union."
The reason why kings are kings is because they have the strength of the ruling class, but this does not mean that they are invincible, and it does not mean that they are unchallenged.
Therefore, Alan Ren worked out various training programs under great pressure and was not favored by the whole country or even the government, most of which were modeled on American-style training.
This move was naturally criticized by high-level government officials: "Don't you look down on the training methods of our Soviet Union?"
However, Alan Ren ignored the opposition of the top management, which was obviously a very correct approach, because learning from the strengths of others to strengthen himself, and then surpassing others , was a very smart strategy.
Alan Ren's training results were very good. The Soviet team won consecutive games in the following games, but he knew very well that it would not make much sense to win against teams like Brazil.
Because Team USA is on a completely different level.
Therefore, he tried his best to persuade the top management to bring the players to the United States.
In the United States, known as the country of basketball , baskets can be seen in the streets and alleys. Even the slums on the street are often the place where the crouching tiger hides the dragon.
Sure enough, the members of the Soviet team couldn't even beat a few black boys on the streets in the United States, and they were pressed and rubbed on the floor when they competed with the American college team.
Although it caused a certain blow to the players, the game in the United States brought valuable experience to Alan Ren, and he had more information on the tactical methods of Americans in basketball to analyze.
It is not impossible for the king to challenge, but if he wants to overthrow the dynasty, he must pay a lot. As for whether he will succeed in the end, it depends not only on the challenger's ability and preparation, but also on his determination.
locker room problem
Since Alan Ren is the new coach, the players are not so obedient to him, and each of these main players has their own problems or hidden dangers.
The main scorer Sergey, because he has always been the ace of the team, has to shoulder a heavier training load than other members, so the old knee injury often recurs , and the critical moment is a hidden danger on the field.
No. 14 Alexander Belov (called "Sasha" in the film), suffered from a heart disease that was very rare at the time, and was even judged by doctors to have only one to two years to live , so he even broke up with his fiancée.
No. 7 Zal, although he has a strong body, his myopia is as high as more than 400 degrees , and he can't see people from a little distance.
No. 11 Misiko, Alan sees his potential in speed, so he has been asked to train for this point, but he does not trust Alan as the new coach, and he rejects his training method very much.
Pauluskas, No. 5, was wanted in Lithuania for reselling foreign exchange. As long as he wins the Olympics, he can be exempted from liability. However, he has relatives in Germany, so he is likely to abscond during the Munich Olympics.
The U.S. team, a strong external enemy, was already a desperate existence. The main players in the team were not united, and each had their own ideas and considerations, which made the situation of the Soviet team even worse.
But Alan Ren is very clear that in order to win, the problems of these players must be solved so that they can return to the road of winning with one heart.
For Sasha, he will pay for the treatment of his son's illness so that he can receive treatment in the United States.
For Zare, he did everything possible to buy contact lenses, which were very rare at the time, allowing him to see everything on the court.
For Misiko, he asked all the team members to attend the wedding of Misiko's sister, and respect local customs and have a drink.
For Pauluskas, he refused Lithuania's request to hand Pauluskas over several times, tried his best to protect him, and let Pauluskas make the choice to go or stay on the eve of the final US team, and finally guaranteed. Lauskas chose to stay, fighting for himself, his country, and his brother.
For Sergey, he asked players to pass the ball to him on the court, so that he could fully understand his trust in him. Off the court, he persuaded him to pay attention to his teammates many times, and let the team leader prepare medicines for knee pain at any time. , In the end, Sergey learned of what Alan Ren had done for the other team members, and was completely convinced by him.
Alan Ren's management method is actually people-oriented , and he will never give up his players.
For him, although these players have their own problems, when their potential is fully realized, they are enough to challenge the undefeated US team.
Therefore, he did his best to solve the players' respective problems, and finally made them completely connected on the eve of the final , and the Soviet team was able to face the big BOSS Team USA in the strongest and best state.
Team USA: The Fallen Giant
In the film "The Killing of Munich", the final battle between the Soviet Union and the American team in Munich occupies nearly half of the film.
Because the film strives to restore the real final in 1972, both the length and the score have twists and turns, which are quite interesting.
Because the U.S. team is the undefeated golden body, it has always been very popular, including many Americans who came to Munich to support their country, and even sang the national anthem to cheer the team when the battle was fierce, and also when the Soviet team made mistakes. "Shh" relentlessly.
Obviously, the Soviet team has to face the embarrassing situation of away games, which is likely to affect the psychology of the players.
But fortunately, thanks to Alan Ren's training and the Soviet team's fiery desire to win, Sergey was astonished after the start and scored several goals to keep the Soviet team in the lead.
But soon, with the strong counterattack of the US team, the game fell into a stalemate from the Soviet team's dominance, but the Soviet team's advantage was still obvious, and finally ended the first half with 26 points ahead of the US team with 21 points.
In the second half, the U.S. team started a more pressing attack, and the physical conflict between the two sides became more and more serious .
During the period, the coaches of both sides played various games, and the lineup of the players changed again and again. Usually, Alan Ren came up with a tactic, and the coach of the American team could immediately counter it.
At the end of the game, Sasha was pushed to the bottom line by the U.S. team, and then the pass was intercepted. In order to prevent the ball, his teammates could only choose to foul, but the U.S. team made two free throws and the score came to 50-49.
With three seconds remaining, Alan Ren applied for a timeout, but the timetable on the screen did not stop. With one second remaining, the U.S. team won.
After negotiation, the referee agreed to restart the game, but the time started from 1 second. As a result, the Soviet team just passed the ball and the game ended.
In the cheers of the American team, the Soviet team argued that the referee adjusted the time back to 3 seconds and then started again.
This time, after receiving the pass, Sasha finally made a crucial lore. The score came to 50 to 51, and the time was 0. The Soviet team won.
In the match between the Soviet Union and the United States, the film adopted a combination of fast and slow motion , which made the hearts of the audience beat with the fierce competition, and even silenced the audience at critical moments, and only heard the sound of basketball hitting the floor.
Whether it's driving the emotions of the audience or the way the game is presented, "The Killing of Munich" has done a very good job.
Fight for the country, but also for your own life
In the movie, whether Alan is the coach or other players, almost all bet his life on this game.
If defeated, Alan Ren's son's treatment funds will be lost.
Sergey may retire because of the blow, Pauluskas will be thrown into prison directly, Zar, who does not have the aura of victory, may no longer be able to stay in the national team because of myopia, and even Mishko May go back home to be with the family.
As for Sasha, he will leave this world with regrets.
In fact, many times, some people have doubts, why a group of players with many problems, as soon as they arrive on the field, seem to have changed their personalities. risk on the field.
In fact, this is because competitive sports contain the most primitive fighting spirit in the blood of human beings. On the field of competition, truly outstanding players will let go of everything and exert all their potential in order to win.
This is the duty of the athlete, and it is the purity of the athlete.
In the end, the players gave all their bonuses to Alan Ren, and let him use the money to treat his son's illness, which is also their heartfelt gratitude to the coach for developing himself and bringing victory to the team.
In recent years, the film market has basically been dominated by blockbusters such as superheroes and sci-fi, and sports competition films are indeed relatively rare.
I just hope that there will be more films such as "The Killing of Munich" in the market in the future.
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