Another hit from Netflix. The story of Beth, a talented female chess player. English translation of the rear wing abandonment (a chess technique), or the queen's chess game. Adapted from a novel from the 1980s, although the plot is fictional, it references certain historically talented chess players. For example, American chess player Bobby Fisher is a legendary chess player who has serious psychological problems and a chaotic life despite his superb chess skills. The initial chess initiation was William Chabe, the janitor of Beth's orphanage. This taciturn and rough-looking man was proficient in chess. He not only opened the door to Beth's chess, but also discovered her talent. The first person to see Beth. And from the plot behind, not only lent her money when Beth was embarrassed, but also kept silently watching her movements in the chess world until the end of her life. This scene can't help but remind me of Willy Wonka's dentist father in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's silent care for his son. Also here, Xia Bei seems to complement the role of a father in Beth's life. Compared with her cruel biological father and indifferent adoptive father, this school worker gave Beth a little fatherly warmth. Harry was Beth's first formidable opponent in chess. After he became Beth's defeat, he also lived with her for a short time, and taught him what he had learned without reservation. Gave it to Beth, left her after realizing that Beth didn't love herself, while realizing she didn't love chess. But this is not the end. After Beth's difficulties, he returned to Beth as a friend to help her achieve the final victory. Bogov is a talented Russian chess player and an unsuspenseful world chess champion. He can be described as a mountain in the chess world. The stability of the middle-aged man and the maturity of the team made him not pay attention to the young American female chess player at first, and easily defeated Beth in the first few games. In the final game between him and Beth, even the failed ending did not bring him a huge emotional change on the surface. It can be said that he is a hidden master. Tranquilizers are something Beth has always relied on. She became addicted to it from the moment she fantasized about a chess game on the roof after taking a large dose of it for the first time, and has used the drug in almost every game since then. . With the help of a friend at last, she overcame the habit, imagined a chess game without medication, and defeated Bogoff. In the course of the Russian chess tournament at the end of the episode, besides Beth and Bogov, I was also impressed by an older former Russian chess champion who was very personable after losing to Beth. Praise beth for this genius comeback . It seems like an unfathomable senior who sincerely admires the genius junior. In Beth's team, in addition to Harry, there is also her first love Towns, former US champion genius chess player Benny. During their interaction with the heroine, they also taught her a lot of things, not only chess skills, but also the principles of life and team spirit. The competition needs money, and after rejecting the Red Cross's religious beliefs and returning the sponsorship money, Beth was in financial trouble, when her friend from the orphanage, Jolene, a black girl, helped her unconditionally and took her from drinking and smoking. The quagmire was pulled up. Helping Beth's adoptive mother is also worth mentioning. Her gentleness and kindness gave Beth, who lost her mother since childhood, a warm belonging, even if it was very short-lived, and gave her the opportunity to become a normal girl and discover her own chess talent. After winning the world championship, Beth came to the park to play chess, as if she had put down all the burdens and turned to enjoy the pure joy of playing chess. The feminism in this work is self-evident, and the independent personality and beautiful image of the protagonist Beth left a deep impression on the audience. At the same time, it is in stark contrast to her female classmates, who always rely on men's adoptive mothers and are swallowed up by social torrents. At the root, the adoptive mother and female classmates did not have Beth's independent personality and thinking, nor did she have the courage to rely on her own consciousness. caused their own tragedy in a sense. On the other hand, Beth also experienced many problems in the process of growing up, such as dependence on tobacco, alcohol and drugs, such as pride, complacency and self-indulgence, such as panic after losing a loved one, etc. In the end, the warmth of friendship brought her back to the right path. . It's not that the road ahead will be smooth sailing, but that once you get stuck, our Beth can find a way back. Looking at Muyu Shuixin's micro-theater, it is said that there is no contradiction between independent personality and love, and I cannot agree more. Rather, the foundation of loving others is an independent personality. Because only by having a complete self, can you not lose yourself while loving others, and lead each other to a more mature love and self. Genius, an eternal theme of film and television dramas, may be ordinary as we are, and cannot spy on the soul of genius. But mortals' obsession with genius seems to express everyone's yearning for the pinnacle. After all, everyone wants to be excellent, yearns to be admired, and looks up to later generations. This show has taught us a lot, about loss and gain, about loneliness and friendship, about betrayal and family affection, about dependence and independence, about failure and victory. This is why it is loved by audiences. Most of us, ordinary people, don't go through such big ups and downs in life that despair and ecstasy, fall off a cliff and get back to the top. But the plain is plain, cherish the family and friends around you Love does not depend on anyone or anything, has the courage to walk out of the whirlpool of failure, and is not confused by the light of success. It is something everyone should reflect on and pursue. Just like the final choice of the heroine. Being a champion doesn't always mean being invincible. After all, playing chess is just playing chess.
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