Text: Sunshine Trojan
If you want to discuss the most beautiful sports in the world, there is probably no one that can compare with it, which is known as figure skating, known as ballet on ice. The melodious music, the outstanding posture, and the movements like flowing water make the people watching it feel at ease, and the people on the ice fly freely.
But if you have been on the ice rink, you will realize how difficult it is to do whatever you want, your body is clumsy because of the inability to control your balance, and what's more fatal is that your mind is dominated by the fear of falling, and then a very sad thought arises, sometimes No matter how hard you try, but you don't have talent, you're bound to fail.
When I first saw the trailer of "Queen of Figure Skating", I would inevitably think that this is an inspirational film, and the sports theme can best highlight the unknown efforts behind the glory. Lena), adding a credence to the chicken soup for the soul. However, at the end of the viewing, I found out that this was a love MV under the guise of sports.
I have to admit that the tone of the story of "The Queen of Figure Skating" is very attractive. Robert McKee said: the story is a metaphor for life. We always try to find a different life and a different splendor in the world of light and shadow, and how to tell a good story completely and emotionally is a science.
"Queen of Figure Skating" tells the story of a little girl Nadya who loves figure skating very much, but was rejected by the coach for her lack of talent and poor physical coordination. The kind mother did not tell the little girl the truth, but encouraged her. Tell her that everyone falls down, that's not terrible, as long as you stand up and work hard, you will succeed one day.
Although her mother left her early, she still worked hard to hold on to her dream. Her tenacity moved the coach who had rejected her. Although the road ahead was very difficult, her efforts finally allowed her to stand at the top of the figure skating world and achieve lightning speed. She met love, but a performance accident made her fall to the bottom of the ice. The doctor had almost sentenced her to death as an athlete, and she herself was in deep despair.
At this time, Sasha appeared. Although the optimistic and outgoing Sasha did not take the usual way of treating people, but fortunately, the effect was not bad. He accompanied her to inspire her, allowing Nadya to regain her former happiness, confidence, and regain her life. The strength to stand up, they fell in love, but whether to leave the lover and return to the ice rink is about the true meaning of figure skating to the heroine.
Yes, it seems like a cliché story, but in minutes you can dig out a bunch of tears that touch the audience, whether it is how an untalented girl overcomes her own resistance, realizes her dream through hard work, or her psychological collapse after falling from a height. Building confidence, or Nadya's difficult choices at the crossroads of life, etc. Just like the slogan on the Chinese poster "May love not be absent, may you not give up", there is always something that can get you, but the willful fighting nation does not deeply portray the theme of "inspirational" in the film.
Movies belonging to the same sports genre basically revolve around a specific theme. "I, Queen of Flowers" focuses on the portrayal of characters, and is more inclined to interview-style biographies. It pursues the "truth" and exposes the so-called social rules and the American dream. The conflict between the two; "Wrestle! In addition to being inspirational, Dad is also about growing up and the warmth of parental affection. At the same time, it uses a sword to point to the injustice of society to women's fate; the male protagonist in "Eagle Eddie", who is also not favored, finally stood on the ground through perseverance. On the high platform of his dreams, his determination to persevere and never give up is really impressive.
And "The Queen of Figure Skating" took those shots that should have been impressive in the form of music + pictures.
How Nadya overcame the difficulties and completed the ice movements again and again through hard work, which was replaced by the repeated daily routine of the boarding school in the music scene; how Nadya was able to stand out on the ice and was selected as a dance partner by Leonav did not explain; Nadya did not explain The emotional heating up with Leonav was directly ignored by the one second looking at each other and the second rolling over the sheets; was Nadya's frustration after being injured because she couldn't go back to her beloved ice rink, or was it because of her former lover The ruthlessness of the film is unknown; even the inseparable affection between Nadya and Sasha occurred quietly in the form of music + pictures. These simplifications of the characters' behavioral motivations undoubtedly affected the completion of the psychological construction in the early stage of the film. degree, the movie-watching mood in the climax part only fluctuated slightly.
When it comes to singing and dancing as soon as a word disagrees, I have to mention Indian films. As a prominent narrative feature of Bollywood, there is no lack of manipulations in the narrative time through the form of music + pictures, but it is obtained through trial and error. The accuracy of the film is commendable, or the simple awkward dance, or the smooth progress of key logical behaviors, all add luster to the film.
In contrast, the rhythm of "The Queen of Figure Skating" is a bit trivial. The director's pursuit of the lightness of love is sweet in the budding stage of love, but it is a bit powerless to say it is unforgettable. However, the picture is really beautiful. More than half of the scenes in the film are shot from the natural ice surface. Talk about love.
"The Queen of Figure Skating" is a vain attempt to win only on the basis of aesthetics. It is a pity to make an annual inspirational and love blockbuster into a music MV.
Fortunately, at the end, there is still a point. The real meaning of figure skating for Nadya is happiness, and when you have to give up people around you because of winning gold medals in competition, the nature of figure skating for Nadya changes, just like Leona in the film. Husband, for the sake of the game, he exchanged trophies for every happy time in his life. In the end, his strong desire to win swallowed him up. Is everything else that he gave up in order to win really worth it? In the film, Nadya finds her true love for figure skating, which is exactly what her mother hoped. Figure skating brings happiness.
The road of life is very long. There will be many crossroads waiting for us to choose. There is no right or wrong way to choose. As long as we stick to what we insist, we will win our own championship.
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