I specially checked the meaning of "descendant abandoning pawn" in chess: abandoning the pawn in front of the queen at the beginning of the game to provide space for the direct attack afterward.
Combined with the plot, I found that this topic is really appropriate. On the eve of her victory in the final episode, the heroine abandoned what had been a protective shell and attacked fiercely.
Note: The following contains minor spoilers.
This is the story of a talented female chess player. Even if you're not interested in playing chess, this show definitely won't let you stop.
The heroine Harmon, whose mother is a doctor of mathematics, was crazy and committed suicide with her young daughter. Fortunately, Harmon survived. There is often a fine line between genius and lunatic.
Harmon inherited his mother's withdrawn, high IQ, memory, imagination and logical thinking ability, the standard genius package.
Then he was adopted by an orphanage, skipping classes and learning chess with the janitor in the basement to discover his talents. Chess was banned after he was caught stealing the school's sedatives.
When he was a teenager, he was adopted by a couple, and he signed up to participate in the chess competition.
This is indeed a big heroine, and there are also a group of men surrounding her alone.
But these men are not because of her beauty, but her mind. It's not a love affair with constant entanglements, but an enemy and a friend on the opposite side of the chessboard.
Everything she does is not for men and love, but for herself.
Some people say that in the last episode, several men gathered around the chessboard to give advice to the heroine. Isn't this a cool drama?
Of course not, these men are not only helping Harmon, but also hope to see that someone in their own country can finally defeat the world's number one chess player.
Her life is the same as her game of chess. There is only attack, no defense and retreat.
The only time he showed mercy was to the man he fell in love with at first sight. She deliberately released water, not like tricking the enemy like other people, and did not let him lose so fast. When it comes to big heroine plays, it is inevitable that the heroine will be given a twisted fate and a dramatic experience.
The genius of the movie is that it doesn't overly magnify the discrimination and injustice suffered by the heroine, and restrains it to the point. She didn't cry, roar, or denounce her fate, but she could feel the pain and depression she faced.
In the 1960s, the status of women was not high, and male chess players ignored female chess players.
Everyone knows that women have low status, including the heroine Harmon herself. But she did not show anger or resentment. But what you want is up to you.
Wearing dirty clothes and shoes to report to the new school, I was laughed at by my classmates. The next second I saw her flip through her adoptive mother's fashion magazine when she got home.
The adoptive mother took her to buy discounted and outdated clothes, saying that there was no extra living expenses for her.
She figured out how to borrow money to play chess games and use the winnings to buy her favorite clothes and shoes.
She had no intention of revenge, nor did she complain about her adoptive mother's inaction. There was no way to do it, so she figured it out on her own.
In one scene, after the girl won $100, the adoptive mother saw a business opportunity and took her to another competition where the champion could win $500.
When the two arrived at the reserved hotel, Harmon stepped into the door with one foot. He was wearing black and white leather shoes that were popular at school. If you don't pay attention, you won't see this flashing shot at all. If you pay attention, you will smile.
Thinking that she will be bullied when she arrives at the orphanage, thinking that the principal is a demon who gives medicine to the children, thinking that her stepfather adopted her but was deliberately indifferent, thinking that her stepmother would treat her as a cash cow.
None of these. There is no bloody, cliché plot, only one life that goes all the way to victory.
This big heroine has her own career to do, and she only has two words in her eyes: attack. Ability is more attractive. Instead of doing nothing, relying on clothes, jewelry and a few words to win all the male love chase scenes in the play. Nor is it the "want lots and lots of money or lots and lots of love" little girl trick. The heroine's Anya Taylor-Joy gave the best interpretation of the character. Her eyes are slightly wider, and she has a stubbornness and fierceness. The kind of contempt that never gives way to others. There's a scene in the movie that I like too. Harmon continued to participate in competitions and reported winning awards, and became a man of the year at school. The beautiful girls who looked down on her in the past began to invite her to participate in the "celebrity party" exclusive to beautiful girls. Harmon did not show the appearance of "you ignored me in the past, but today I let you down". Put on decent clothes and go to the appointment generously. When she got there, the girls started to ask around her: You will meet a lot of boys in the competition, how are they? It's a pity that Harmon's focus has always been on the game. Her answer made everyone feel bored, and the girls' attention was quickly attracted by the idol boy on TV. Harmon looked at the girls, got up and left quietly. This is not her world.
Not only the hostess is hilarious, but the other characters in the play are also wonderful. The first opponent Harmon encountered in his first competition was also a girl, and she came back to watch her competition after Harmon became famous. The girl embarked on the path of studying medicine after realizing that she had no talent for playing chess. Of course it is good to be able to win all the time, but knowing how to give up and make new choices is also a kind of courage. Harmon's friend in the orphanage, Jolene, is also a cool girl. Taught myself to be a paralegal and saved money to go to law school. Although her lover bought a luxury car for her to drive, she would not stop for him. In connection with the recent criticism of housewives, I don't think it is necessary to criticize so clearly, not all women have so many choices. "Dare and able to challenge fate and be yourself" is not something that can be done casually. Women's independence is also something that has become common around us only in recent years. However, I still want to say to all women: No matter what your status, no matter who you are related to, the first thing you should consider is: Who are you? We watch the big heroine drama, not to be refreshing, but to see the display of ability in the heroine, and even have a sense of substitution. It's okay to lose, but it definitely feels better to win. When you go forward, the whole world will make way for you.
First published on the public account: Seventeen Asia.
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