Behind the Legendary Characters

Bennett 2022-03-25 09:01:08

"Foxcatcher" is another masterpiece of sports theme after Bennett Miller's "Moneyball". Based on real events, the film tells the story of the relationship between the Olympic wrestler champion David and Mark and the American billionaire John Dupont.

From the film, you can feel that Bennett is a director who has full confidence in his talent, from "Moneyball" to "Foxcatcher". He disdains to repeat the inspiration often found in traditional sports movies. theme. For this film, sports, games and stories are just a shell, with which Bennett wants to show the hidden side of human nature.

It's more of a biopic than a sports movie. In this film, there are not many lines between the characters, and the emotions and atmosphere are created with the help of the actors' performances.

The main actors Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo contributed a lot to the film, and they held up the whole film with serious and wonderful performances. Of particular note is Steve, who is a comedian in the traditional sense, but in this film he plays the legendary John Dupont in such a serious and restrained way that in many of the film's moments , you can clearly feel the invisible sense of oppression he creates on the people around him and even on the audience.

Where is the source of the tragedy? What's behind the success? ...Although the film is over, the questions it raises are thought-provoking, and this is the most extraordinary aspect of "Moneyball" and "Foxcatcher".

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Extended Reading
  • Milton 2021-11-29 08:01:18

    1. People who don’t know how to love and no one loves are so lonely, a kind of cold deep into the bone marrow, a sick look in the eyes, thinking that the whole world is against him; 2. That gunshot shocked me fainted. This is how the good life and the happy life are over. Sometimes life is just such a rapid turn; 3. People who are not confident about themselves will feel that they are living in a shadow.

  • Linnie 2021-11-29 08:01:18

    Bennett Miller has basically formed his own set of things, and even went further than the previous "Penalty Kick". Even if this is a sports theme, it has nothing to do with blood. He tells his story in his own way, hides many emotions behind the film, and drives the film with character relationships. The performances of the three actors were excellent, and Steve Carell dedicated a completely different performance from the past, not just a change in image.

Foxcatcher quotes

  • John du Pont: I consider you a friend. And my friends call me Eagle. Or Golden Eagle. Either of those would work. Or John. Or Coach.

  • John du Pont: Did you catch the fox today, Mother?