At the end of 2016, the Japanese animation "Yuri on the Ice" swept the network, this "sports love fan" made many people have a strong interest in figure skating, the young boys in the animation on the ice rink confident and elegant posture is desirable, but the real world of figure skating is much more cruel than in the animation, today's recommended "I, Queen of Flowers" is a movie based on true events.
Stills from "I, Queen of Flowers"
The prototype of the movie "I, Queen of Patterns", Tanya Harding, is an American figure skater, and she is the first female athlete to complete three and a half laps and a half jumps on difficult ice, but she has been caught in scandal when she should have a bright future. On the eve of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway, Tanya was investigated for conspiring with her ex-husband Jeff to injure her rival Nancy Kriegan, and Tanya was sentenced to a life ban, when she was only 24 years old.
The end of a career
As a biographical film, "I, Queen of Tricks" tells the story of Tanya's experience from learning to skate to becoming famous in World War I to finally falling off the altar in the form of a pseudo-documentary. The development of the story is interspersed with "interviews" of the archetypes of the characters played by the actors, and each person's memory is their position and opinion, as to whether their memory is wrong, whether their statement is true or false, and whether the film is suspected of whitewashing Tanya, we can only judge for ourselves.
"The United States wants someone to love, but it wants someone to hate."
Tanya lives in an unfortunate single-parent household, raised by a grumpy and rough mother, and figure skating is not only her career, but also her hope to escape from the bottom of life. Growing up, however, Tanya fell in love with Jeff Grouri, a charismatic abuser. The two fell in love for a sweet time together, during which Time Tanya's figure skating career also reached its peak. However, the good times were not long, and Jeff, who was difficult to change, began to abuse Tanya, and the two tortured each other in an inexplicable love and hate, and finally caused a big mistake with the assistance of "pig teammates", and Tanya's figure skating career ended.
The cross-cosmic sadistic love affair between Joker Girl and Winter Soldier
- Don't get me wrong, this episode in the movie is far less depressing and painful than it sounds, "I, Queen of Tricks" can be called a very entertaining comedy movie, unlike some serious and dull biographical movies, it is fast-paced, wild style, full of laughter, and there are surprises every minute and second. And the film often breaks the "fourth wall" and makes the characters in the film face the audience, so it is easy for us to immerse ourselves in the story told by the protagonist and always pay attention to the development of the situation.
Hallie Quinn possessed
The hard life at the bottom and her mother's rough education gave Tanya excellent figure skating skills, but it did not give her the strength to get out of the predicament. The first time the referee scored a low score because her costume was not beautiful enough, Tanya rushed to the sidelines and scolded, and later in the big game she was again sentenced to a low score, and when she asked the coach, she got the reply: "Your personal image does not meet the expectations of the American people", Tanya ran to her boyfriend and mother to try to repair the relationship is really sad.
On the verge of collapse
Tanya looks strong and confident, but in fact she is a little girl with strong dependence and inferiority, and the bad environment around her has affected her growth, but in the end, it is her own character flaws that have destroyed her. Tanya's story with every relative and friend can be included in the annual list of "North American Spit": "My mother dissed me from childhood, today she put a dinner knife in my arm", "Domestic violence husband refused to break up, and even threatened me with a gun to reunite with him", "Abandoned house Mom Bao friends hurt my opponent for fame and fortune"... Such a dog-blood plot also makes a lot of violent scenes in the film, and in the final slow-motion shot, Tanya's tragic situation of being beaten to the face full of blood in a boxing match and the scene when she once jumped on the ice rink are really bloody and dreamy. Tanya's life has been both a victim and an perpetrator of violence, as she says, "After all, I know too much about violence." ”
The legendary three-and-a-half-week jump
The selling point of "I, Queen of Tricks" is not only the plot adapted from real events, nor the shooting method that constantly breaks the fourth wall, but more importantly, the full acting skills of this film are online. Unlike the dog daddy who imitated Churchill to the extreme in "Darkest Hour", the difference between the appearance of margaret Robbie, the lead actor of this film, and the prototype Tanya Harding is still obvious, but this does not affect her excellent performance. After the incident, Tanya panicked to the point of almost getting out of control when she put on makeup, and her performance when she cried on the ice to explain that her shoelaces were wrong were extremely infectious. People familiar with figure skating may accuse the film of whitewashing Tanya Harding, but as a general viewer I've been completely immersed in the story she tells.
"Everyone has their own truth, and life is about doing whatever you want."
In addition to starring Margot Robbie, Jeff, played by Sebastian Stan, has also successfully created a sweet and asshole boyfriend image, and Alison Jenny, who plays Tanya's mother, has given wonderful acting skills. If Margot and Sebastian's problem is a little dramatic, Alison's performance can be called a weightlifter, and she plays a grumpy, failed, and fierce mother so vividly.
Pay someone to humiliate your daughter's mother
In the scene where Jeff and Tanya are married, Alison doesn't make much of an appearance, but the step she took to keep her distance during the group photo, the stunned look when the bouquet hits her, and the stiff body language when she bumps into her daughter and has to say hello to her are impressive. In addition to Tanya's mother in "I, Queen of Flowers", Christine's mother in "Miss Bird", and Angela's mother in "Three Billboards" have all contributed wonderful textbook-level acting skills, and this year's Oscar can be called the big year of the middle-aged mother role.
Particularly cold mom
The Taiwanese translation of "I, Queen of Flowers" is "The Old Lady Is Called Tanya", which is obviously a straightforward and domineering title that is more in line with the wild style of this film. In short, I hope that you will not miss a wonderful movie because of the Mary Sue translation of "Queen of Tricks", or because of the stereotype of "biographical subject matter is boring".