I want to talk about one of my favorite movies in the entire world: Searching for Bobby Fischer. I sincerely hope you all have seen this film, but if you haven't let me tell you a little bit about it and why I love it so much.
The movie came out in but I don't think I saw it then. I recall renting this film a year or so later but not knowing one thing about it. Sure it had Ben Kingsley and Joe Montegna in it.
I knew who they were, of course. But I had no idea who Bobby Fischer was, and once I discovered this was about chess, I really wasn't sure a film about it would appeal to me. Well, I don't play chess. I tried a few times but it just isn't my game.
Trust me. Nonetheless, I watched the film and sat that there in awe throughout the entire movie and beyond. It turned out to be one of the most inspirational movies I have ever seen. It's the true story about his son Josh Waitzkin, a 6 year-old boy, who turns out to be a chess phenom. Still doesn't sound appealing - well, wait!
The story isn't so much about how great this little boy is at chess but what great character he possesses. Most stories about a person's unexplained ability usually begs the question: How does someone, at the age of 6, become one of the best chess players in the world?
Searching for Bobby Fischer doesn't answer that but asks: How does a 6 year-old have so much compassion for people that he doesn't want anyone to feel bad especially when he beats them in chess. I know, some of you out there are thinking - but it's a competition. You have to WANT to win and get over the fact that your opponent will feel bad if you win. It's the nature of the game of life , right? Well, I for one do not like making anyone feel bad and go out of my way to make sure I never do.
I don't like playing games because of that. I prefer things like solitaire or other types of time consuming activities where there is no winning or losing - no killer instinct here.
So I reveled in the moral of this story - you can be the best or even just good at something but you don't have to hate your opponent or even dislike them in order to beat them. But if you disagree with me - that's fine. There is so much more to this film that you must see. Another aspect of Searching for Bobby Fischer that keeps this movie in my top 10 - learn when to have fun and not let the competition control your life.
Sometimes we all let goals and dreams consume us and forget there is more to life. This film shows that there needs to be a good balance between work and play or you will go insane. Throughout the film, Josh narrates facts about Bobby Fischer and it really makes you think he may be on to something with this "not hating your opponent" mode of thought.
I can't tell you how many times I have watched this film. In fact, I watched it a few months ago with my children, who by the way are both really good at chess, and they enjoyed the film. This is a good tale for all ages. It doesn't talk down the the audience - especially the young ones. I believe showing a real story about a young boy who struggles with a quality he has is a great way to show your kids, and maybe a few adults, that somethings shouldn't be altered - no matter how much others want you to change.
My favorite part: The final scene with the last line that Josh says to his friend. It makes me choke up and smile all at the same time - at every single viewing. Tired of P Super Reviewer. Nov 27, Thank God for Netflix Instant Stream. This is a movie that flew under the radar for a very long time and, to a good surprise, it was a great movie.
You're probably thinking, "A movie bout chess was good? All the performances, though not very unique, were very solid especially the main protagonist.
Here young Josh is analyzing a position over the shoulder of the immortal grandmaster Mikhail Tal. When Josh was ten years old he surprised the New York chess world by holding world champ Gary Kasparov to a draw in a simultaneous exhibition.
Josh at six with Bruce Pandolfini, a magical teacher and very special man. Bruce soon became like a member of our family. My six-year-old daughter had a part in the movie, Searching for Bobby Fischer. Here she is getting advice from the director, Steven Zaillian. Josh's parents hire a renowned chess coach, Bruce, who teaches Josh the usefulness of measured planning.
Along the way Josh becomes tired of Bruce's system and chess in general and purposely throws a match, leaving the prospects of winning a national championship in serious jeopardy. Every journey begins with a single move. Rated PG for thematic elements. Did you know Edit. Trivia Max Pomeranc was chosen because he is, in real life, a chess player or was at the time of this movie.
The producers wanted someone who would be at ease and "correctly" playing chess. None of this movie's other stars played chess in the beginning, but eventually Joe Mantegna learned. Goofs Josh tells Vinnie he learned the "Schliemann Attack" from his teacher. Actually there's no such thing. It's the Schliemann Defense. Also, when Vinnie asks, "What's that?
The move that makes it "Schliemann" 3. Quotes Josh : Maybe it's better not to be the best. Alternate versions The original film ends with a title card stating that Josh still plays chess along with several other activities, indicating that he has a well-rounded life. When the film was broadcast on NBC in , this title card was updated: it now stated that Josh was working to become a Grandmaster, and that he now considered Jack Kerouac, not Bobby Fischer, to be his primary influence.
User reviews Review. Top review. Don't play against the board play against the man. It then jumps back to when Bobby Fischer was a young boy, and man, in the 's and 's as his obsession with chess brought him the fame and glory that he sought. Yet at the same time denied him the life of a normal boy growing up in post WWII America that his night and day chess fixation cost him. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book.
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