Now there is advertising on TV, when I watch sports ... I always stumble upon it, this is an advertisement with Dmitry Nagiyev and Olesya. Iron (about Paris and cashback). . Unfinished advertising, in my opinion. There's a sediment and an element of secondary that you're somewhere already. Heard and saw it. The same feeling remains in the final credits of King Richard. Richard Williams - Serena's father and Venus Williams, who's been playing tennis for a long time, like I've been following professional tennis, He knows those names. This sports drama was painfully lacking in scale, in terms of the tennis scenes, it's worth noting the editing. It allows you to assess the structurality of scenes shot correctly. As for the story itself and the storyline, in this film. A lot of empty dialogue and chocolate framing. Richard Williams was a cruel man in life, he was a despot. Many people know that in tennis you have to plough to achieve something. And here's a lot of smile, a fake component like that. Americans... often do. So, of course, I understand the academicians that they need to have a nominal nomination. "Black Panther," Will, what he's been offered is good, but it's not the highest level. Drama as such - I'm not in his game I saw it. Strokes, scars and sasadins. . .image. Disappointed with the movie. It's not an Oscar nomination, and certainly not the best. The movie. All the ingredients are important here. I have not seen such an inspiring work. 👓 Review written: February 19, 2022, Olya Grinevskaya (Alenushka).
Sometimes it’s fun to watch a movie with the title. Your expectations vs the idea of the director on the original title of the film project. It was only when I heard Will Smith’s name that I knew who it was. Although I have not watched a single tennis match in my life, such names are on the ear contrary to anyone’s wishes.
Understanding which heroes (heroines) will be discussed minimizes the intrigue usually contained in sports dramas - whether the heroes will succeed in the end or the cruel world will break them despite all their efforts. We knew the answer in this case. So in the lens of the director, the most important thing was the path. And the way is not so much the girls themselves, as the name suggests, but how their father guided them along the way.
Very contrasting look two films - "King Richard" and "Tonya against all" (I recommend watching) as examples of different attitudes of parents to their gifted children.
Richard discovered the talent and made a plan for both girls. He guided them along this path carefully, developing them comprehensively, allowing them to be children rather than investments. He remained uncompromising and incorruptible, and by his will, by his example, imbued his daughters with similar qualities.
Reading the real biography of Richard Willis made me doubt the truth of history, but cinema is cinema, and it does not pretend to be documentary. Therefore, one should only admire the sensual, permeated with pain and experience of the game of Will Smith, in my opinion deservedly took the Oscar for it.
In terms of dynamics, the film is quite calm, without jerks, but also not prolonged. A classic sports drama in a good new interpretation, raising the issue of racism in certain sports.
The main role in King Richard brought the long-awaited Oscar to Will Smith, the favorite of many moviegoers around the world. However, it is worth admitting that the awarding of the cherished prize was greatly overshadowed by the awkward trick of the artist, which he will remember for a very long time, which will clearly affect, or rather have already influenced the further development of his professional career. Will there be new bright roles in the performance of Smith? Will Will ever feature a movie hit like Men in Black, Independence Day or Hancock? It is difficult to say, however, it should be noted the fact that he looks very organically and more modest in budget and format of films, which gives him the opportunity in the coming years to focus exclusively on them.
The film under consideration can definitely be ranked in the second category of films. “King Richard” is essentially a direct “benefit” of Will Smith, because other artists here are taken to the background and often represent cardboard characters, and it is not clear who to present this claim – the writers or the actors themselves? Despite this, the story itself looks quite attractive and is able to sufficiently strongly motivate the audience for various achievements, primarily in any professional field - sports or entrepreneurial. However, even here the feeling of some superfluous fabulousness does not leave, they say, we worked, worked and eventually earned fame, money, respect, and after all, the path was difficult, but thanks to the “visionary”, everything turned out and they began to live, yes. And in the same spirit.
The film makes it clear that we must not only believe in our dream, but also make incredible efforts to realize it, which, of course, sounds beautiful and undoubtedly true, and is demonstrated by the events of the film very believable and instructive. But! Do we all need to become "Serenas" and "Serenas"? Do we, the ordinary people, have to bet everything on our hands to gain the above privileges of the capitalist form of success? How many Richards and Serens, not only in sports, but in other areas of life, who broke the wall to gain fame, honor and excess bank accounts, and ended up with nothing? Does modern man need such idols? After all, if you intend to become the next Ronaldo, Michael Jordan or Usain Bolt, you can lose your own individuality, which should be much more valuable than repeating someone’s life path. There is a lot to think about here!
In this regard, "King Richard" is a good, missing stars from the sky sports biopic about the "superfather" who knows his job better than anyone in the world, played by the favorite of the mainstream film audience - Will Smith. The actor received an Oscar for his work in this film, although it is clear that his performances in films such as I Am Legend, The Pursuit of Happiness and Seven Lives deserve much more attention than we considered.
First of all, I want to say that the film is good, the actors play at a height.
Secondly, a slightly unusual angle of the plot. The film is not about the athletes themselves, but about their father. The story is told in his name. We see how important family support is. I will definitely be recommended. Family film.
I love sports movies because:
(a) they are inspiring in general to move forward.
(b) encourage action as opposed to inaction
(c) aim for victory, for result
D) make you think that faith in yourself is as important as talent.
Although, the film is certainly about a talented girl - Venus Williams and her sister Serena Williams, which, unfortunately, was not revealed. It would be very interesting to see her fight and victory. That's the strength they have to win, fighting girls!
So, what helped Richard and his family do the right thing every day?
1) the desire to play (do what you love)
(2) Unconditional will to win (goal set)
3) an indisputable clearly outlined plan and following it step by step (thought-out strategy)
4) Impeccable self-confidence (there is nothing to explain here?)
5) unconditional support of loved ones (faith of relatives and their help programs you)
6) is not unimpeded (mistake, loss, miss - got up, shook off and go on)
7) an unquestioning dream to show and prove that you are worthy (self-affirmation through self-realization)
How did you get the desired financial result?
And all that I listed above and helped: desire, will, plan and strategy, self-confidence, support for loved ones, moving forward, self-affirmation.
What are the key conclusions we can make after watching the film?
All our fears are in our heads, the most important thing is self-confidence, to go forward and only forward! Under the reclining stone water does not flow, as you know. Remember that any loss is an action and an experience. It is a defeat in battle, not in war. There is no mistake who does nothing! You can not turn and stop, abandon everything and feel sorry for yourself. If you have your own business, you will succeed!
Have a good time, too.
Predictable sporting history, without unexpected twists and turns, and we know from the first second how it ends. Well, positive. Apart from shorts and Will Smith's ghetto accent, nothing catches. There's no drama, there's no suprises and toughness, too - a one-night stand.
The film is interesting, but the father too trained his daughters, all life as in the army, in their case, the monetary success justified all the work, but it could be otherwise. . .
King vs page. Father vs. Coach. Marginal vs WINNER
The genre of King Richard is billed as a sports drama. But the adjective “sports” in this case is given a secondary role. Director Reynaldo Marcus Green departs from the usual plot “the hero goes to victory every day”, deftly dodges the balls of audience criticism and puts primarily drama.
The number of storylines in it is small, but the content is built in a masterfully multilayered manner. What is the ideological core of the plot and who / what is most important in it? Everyone is free to choose for themselves.
Version number one. The family saga.
The film tells the story of an African-American family living in the Californian city of Compton, which is in the top 5 most criminally dangerous cities in the United States. Family members are subjected to various kinds of persecution (they are attacked by street scoundrels, kept at gunpoint by local authorities, humiliated by neighbors). But thanks to a code of honor and mutual understanding, they are creating their own “island of hope” and steadfast in the most difficult circumstances of the late 1980s.
Version two. "Spoken melodrama."
The main trump card of the plot is the emotions of the title character, the father of a large family. He takes care of all family members. But sometimes it is too harsh and his actions cause protests from both his wife and his daughters. The debate about what to do and how to do the characters, presented by the director in detail, with a lot of piquant details, such as the facts of the wild life of King Richard, which he led before his marriage to his wife Brandi.
Version three. "Almost a thriller."
The protagonist has a plan to raise his own daughters. From Venus and Seren, he dreams of raising world-class sports winners. He tries to behave like a wise mentor and a demanding coach, but the nightmares of his own difficult childhood and rampant youth constantly interfere with his games with fate. The plan itself is not shown in the film as a concrete, well-observed given. In order to reconstruct it, one must not only listen to what King Richard has to say, but also carefully observe his actions and the reactions of other heroes. The mystery of the director each viewer will have to solve on their own. There is no clear indication in the film, but there are slight hints of ‘how it was’. For example, some details of the plan can be interpreted as the “law of attraction” (people and their thoughts are made of energy and, if directed correctly, one gets what one wants). These ideas appeared in the middle of the 19th century, and within the framework of the religious movement “New Thinking” in 1983 they received a powerful impetus for development.
Version four. "Social drama."
Thank you very much to the actors of the first plan. The topic of defending the personal boundaries of a person of the “second” kind is presented without excesses and in compliance with the rules of tolerance. Will Smith demonstrates maximum tact, building the image of a gradually “insolent” African-American. Yeah, he can be rude. Yeah, it's hard. Yeah, he doesn't always own himself. But everything he does comes from the heart. The father helps daughters not only to become number one in sports, but also not to lose their modesty, deep faith in miracles. He takes on maximum negativity. And opens the way for their children to a new world where they will be respected, without finding fault with the color of their skin.
Question of questions. Who baptized the protagonist as the king? Why was he "given" this title? The most obvious answers:
The father is the king in his family.
He is generous and belligerent;
He knows in his heart what is right.
He is proud and independent;
He does what he believes in.
And a couple of controversial answers.
Probably, he was once the “page” or “king” of criminal streets, the only way to survive being abandoned to fate by his own father.
And maybe it's a director's metaphor. To become a king, a father of victorious women with world fame, you must defeat the slave in yourself. We need to get out of the "page of criminal quarters" situation, stop being a "beating ball." So casually, gracefully, partly cunningly, the theme of a tennis ball flying to the target merges with the philosophy of humanism.
Great movie. I liked everything in principle, and a special impression was made by how clearly selected the actors and reproduced the images of real people who were shown in the final credits.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams? People who are fanatically passionate about sports and tennis in particular know about these tennis players, who to this day remain among the greatest athletes in history. Like any professional athlete, the Williams sisters have come a long and challenging journey to what they have achieved, earning a place in history forever. Like many professional athletes, the family helped them to achieve their goal, especially father Richard Williams, who made sure that his children had a decent future. Actually, the history of the formation of the Williams sisters formed the basis of the sports drama King Richard in 2021.
Synopsis Early 1990s. Richard Williams lives with Compton with his beloved wife Brandi and five daughters. He has his own security firm, and he dreams that his children will have a much better and prosperous future. He made a plan for each of his daughters. So, Venus and Serena have every chance to become professional tennis players, but for people from the ghetto, the path to a better life was considered closed. However, Richard refuses to obey these canons and will do everything so that his daughters could realize their dream and become legends of world sports.
Although the genre specificity of the film in principle disposes to emotional acting, the picture really differs bright cast. First of all, it should be noted Will Smith as Richard Williams. At first, it would seem that the hero is zealously trying to embody in his daughters those dreams and desires that he did not manage to realize in his youth. However, as the plot unfolds, the hero himself is revealed, and with him his goals become clearer, namely, to make sure that his daughters do not have the life he had. Onjanu Ellis played the role of the wife of Richard Brandi, a true support of the family, which, on the one hand, strongly supports the aspirations of her husband and daughters, while not afraid to say “No!” when she sees that Richard’s actions are no longer for good, but for harm.
“King Richard” is a typical sports drama. Only here shows not the whole history of a sports career of an athlete, but only its formation, and not through the eyes of the athlete himself, but through the person who had a hand in making this athlete who he is. In the case of King Richard, we are shown how Richard Williams put that hand. Honestly, in the film, the story of the Williams family is shown quite one-sidedly, as if everything was perfect in terms of relationships between family members, but simply for independent reasons their family lived in a dysfunctional place. Of course, perhaps the relationship in the Williams family was really built as humane and respectful towards each other, because in the film they are shown cute and beautiful.
The plot of the film covers the beginning of the career of the Williams sisters, and technically more attention concerns the formation of Venus, since Serena joined her two years later, which, incidentally, is stated at the end of the film. The title of the film is King Richard, so Richard Williams is the key character. That is, in fact, the viewer shows the beginning of the career of the Williams sisters through the life of their father. From the very beginning, the viewer is shown how he works hard for the benefit of the family, sends resumes of his daughters to various coaches, receives rejections, receives bumps from local gangsters, while no matter how much he falls, Richard never gives up, which inspires his daughters, who, despite the obstacles in the form of dubious contracts, the stories of other athletes who ruined careers because of drugs, adult rivals who do not shun the vile methods of exhausting the enemy, like their father, do not give up, and after suffering pain and resentment, move on with confidence.
Of course, King Richard is a really good movie. I can’t say that I was indescribably delighted after seeing it, because it was filmed many times. At the same time, we can safely note the acting and the human approach itself, that is, the demonstration of the history of famous personalities as ordinary people. Therefore, I strongly recommend watching.
Talented actor, honored winner of the Oscar for Best Actor in the film King Richard. And for a reason! Will Smith once again proved how he puts out in films and what a talented actor he is.
The film "King Richard" is based on real events, tells the complex story of girls born and raised in the crime city of Compton. Wishing his children a bright future, Richard spent all his resources and time trying to propel them into the world of sports. As a result of the efforts of the father, the girls’ lives changed for the better, they were noticed, but Richard did not stop there and stubbornly did everything in his own way, not yielding to the persuasion of coaches.
The story of a big family that had nothing. It was just an idea of how to get there.
The father, in whom the whole family believed, was able to achieve unprecedented heights for his children.
I am not a fan of sports movies, especially tennis. Manning several years of history in chronometers 2.5 hours, managed to tell the most spectacular moments. I highly recommend the film to anyone who loves success stories. No one believes in you except your family. And to achieve the goal, overcome any difficulties along the way.
8 out of 10
I made a 78-page plan for girls before they were born. . . -
After watching the dramatic biopic 'Good Joe Bell' (2020) with Mark Wahlberg with an uncharacteristic for the actor in the lead role, it somehow came to the thought that if the director of the film Reynaldo Marcus Green is still quite young by cinematic standards, then it is quite possible that he will grow up not a great director, but at least a quality one. And the next feature film for Reinaldo Marcus Green was a real test: it was approved for the production of another biographical drama called ' King Richard'. No, this is not a historical film in the full sense of the genre, this is the story of the demanding Richard Williams, who nurtured, educated, coached and decisively led his daughters Venus and Serena to triumph on the tennis courts. And the main role in ' King Richard' plays Will Smith, who has long proved himself a strong dramatic actor, which proves his performance in such films as ' Pursuit of happiness' (2006), 'Seven Lives' (2008) and ' Ghost Beauty' (2016). And let’s immediately agree that we will not touch on the subject of the incident involving Smith and Chris Rock at 'Oscar', or it is already tired.
And if you add even more subjectivity to the review, I personally managed to watch the game of both Venus and Serena Williams at the dawn of their sports careers. Of course, even then it was clear to everyone that outstanding tennis players appeared before our eyes, who will determine the development of this sport for years to come. That's what happened. But one day, at one of the matches, the camera captured a venerable African-American who shouted furiously, and the commentator said that Richard Williams, the father of the sisters-athletes, flashed before us, to whom they owe all sorts of titles and prizes won by diligence and diligence on the courts. But some people have spoken unflatteringly about Richard Williams, almost directly calling him a tyrant and a man who hides his greed. There is a mixed opinion about this man. Venus Williams has won 49 Women's Tennis Association singles titles and 22 doubles titles, and Serena 73 and 23 respectively, making them one of the most outstanding female tennis players in history, and Serena perhaps the greatest of all the greats. . .
And here it is about the man who led to such results sisters and tells the film ' King Richard'. This, as mentioned earlier, is a rather demanding and resolute father who raises his daughters in the sweat of the brow, both his own and theirs. And he had a plan for how to lead his daughters to success long before they were born, and he immediately began to implement it. He exhausted himself, negotiated with coaches, refused tournaments, changed the schedule and concept of training daughters. There was no authority for Richard Williams, he was confident in the correctness of his decisions and actions, and perhaps he was right. In the film, we also see his love for his family. Especially this can be seen and felt in the final scenes ' King Richard' when a very young Venus Williams met on court with the Spaniard Arancha Sanchez Vicario, who at that time was one of the strongest tennis players in the world. And the match could have ended in a sensation, but Arancha resorted to a ruse... Richard Williams also taught his daughters that it helped, but it helped more, after all, his display of tenderness and support. It is a very emotional and emotional scene.
And if we talk about 'King Richard', then in no way can we pass by the game of Will Smith, who for it received a long-awaited and absolutely deserved 'Oscar'. Smith shows all sides of his character, where there is aggression, demanding, sometimes rude, but on the other hand, he does everything so that his daughters succeed. And love, support is also felt in this complex and multi-layered image, and loved ones respond to the same character of Will Smith. Of course, Zach Bailin, who debuted as a screenwriter (and immediately received a nomination for ' Oscar');), brought out many things differently from the real events, but it was done in order to show us all the sides of the character of the central character, which Will Smith perfectly coped with. Therefore, there is such a suspicion that the script was written for this actor, and everything turned out very well. I would like to mention Onjana Ellis, who played the wife of Richard Williams and mother Venus and Serena, who also earned a nomination for 'Oscar'. It combines wisdom and meekness, strength and the ability to understand and forgive. And then there were small but vivid scenes with the appearance of characters from John Bernthal and Tony Goldwin, who played coaches, and they had to repeatedly enter into desperate arguments with Richard Williams, and each time the winner came out only ' King Richard'.
A good, strong and expressive dramatic biopic, where more screen time is given to the central character in a beautiful embodiment from Will Smith, but there is also a lot of it. Therefore, the film is also versatile, albeit with an obvious tilt towards the main character. So the third feature film directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green can be called the most successful, and if he also continues to develop his career, then we will get a strong director. In general, fans of the genre recommend 'King Richard'.
The film is frankly boring. It’s no secret that Hollywood has been promoting a liberal agenda lately. In this case, how difficult it is for African Americans to make their way into tennis, which has always been a sport for the rich, that is, for whites. At the same time, both in terms of defending the agenda and in terms of the artistic component, the film is frankly weak.
For starters, the story itself is pretty boring. This is a regular sports drama where athletes train and in the end succeed. There's nothing extraordinary here. The only thing is that the heroines are African-American. According to my feelings, the timekeeping is frankly long: in the film a bunch of just everyday scenes, for example, where children are rubbish or Smith’s hero argues with his wife. I can’t see how these scenes would reveal the characters or somehow better sell the main message.
Judging by the fact that it is the character of Smith made in the title of the film, I suspect the authors hint that it is his hard work and pedagogical approach made of the Williams sisters stars. He is positioned as a deep thinker. But nothing original, something different from ' hard work and move towards your goal' there is no. It's a typical American dream, and there's been a lot of movies about it. Moreover, in the actions of the hero Smith a lot of different madness. Yes, the authors of the film explain this madness by the fact that blacks have grievances for discrimination, fears that the rich use them and abandon them. But it just seemed silly to me.
By actors, everyone except Smith is boring to watch. Smith constantly squints strangely, portraying an incomprehensible emotion or simply that he is a deep thinker. I didn't appreciate it.
If we talk about promoting the agenda, African Americans have long dominated a large number of popular sports disciplines in the United States. Yeah, that's where they dug up tennis, where there's supposed to be oppression. But at the same time, in the film, noticing the talent of the girls, one of them trains for free and generally they are helped in every possible way, while their father is rude to everyone and goes through the options. Yes, the second Williams did not take training for free. But who cares? Vaughn, Sharapova's father, a tennis player himself, moved to the United States with his daughter with $700 in his arms and worked as a dishwasher so she could train. In the same Martina Hingis, who was mentioned in the film, apparently as an example of a privileged white, the mother is a tennis player and herself invested a lot of energy in the training of her daughter and in the development of her career. Where is the oppression and the uniqueness of history? Where's the drama? This is the norm in such situations.
A heavy and dynamic drama about parenting, about family values, about hyperprotection, hiding toxic relationships. The story is based on the real events of Richard Williams, who dedicated himself to his daughters, making them great tennis players. Every day! For several years. But at what cost?
The film perfectly combines tired, but confident in his goals Richard Williams. Will Smith perfectly portrayed a demanding father who, with five daughters, tries to make sense of everyone. What does a loving father want? To the school of life, to struggle, to discipline through labor. The picture reflects the complexity of upbringing, projecting the negativity and severity of Richard on the child. The film sportsly condemns the achievement of any heights, but stubbornly, stubbornly and constantly knocks out positive results from the girls.
Simultaneously with the sports drama, the plot highlights Richard’s problems, family disputes and attempts to find different approaches to upbringing. The plan by which the father raises girls includes all the points of training, development, career and victories. The halo of the head of the family, a key figure in the eyes of his daughters, plunges Williams into his framework of upbringing. Gradual success in training allows you to find the right people, arrange a meeting with important coaches, but Smith’s reluctance to follow the lead of others dangerously affects all family members.
Director Reynaldo Marcus Green highlights the toxicity of his father, demonstrating constant moralizing and the desire to prove to others that his children deserve the best. Prove to others or to yourself? The whole impulse, mixed with shame, with insults, can be seen in Smith’s eyes. Episodes of his helplessness are later more than compensated by corralled training, arguments with coaches and constant remarks.
The film boldly carries the theme of racial minorities through the big sport, which was not black. All the upcoming mood provides great intrigues with sponsors, with new coaches. It's amazing how such a nervous and strange person is still being talked to, provided with the opportunity for better training, go to all the whims of Will Smith, but it's all about the potential of his daughters. The conflict of “fathers” and “children” in the film is traced to daughter jealousy: who the father pays more attention to, who loves more! A very thin line separates sister athletes Venus and Serena.
Difference in training, belief in victory and self-proof of internal disputes strongly shoot the image of a strict father. The first victories, the first matches that should bring joy, meet reproaches and lessons of life (on the example of Cinderella). Disputes with coaches of different levels, their own conditions - it seems that the lawlessness of the father will not end. Surprised by John Bernthal. It is unusual to see him as coach Rick Macci.
The picture is very boldly bypasses crime, and the strict style of raising girls is explained by the actions of the father, which is for their own benefit, comparing the problems of “blacks”, crime in Compton. While Ice Cube and Izzy Ee are recording their first singles, Richard Williams is working hard on the tennis court. Why is Dad against youth competition? The truth is gradually revealed, based on the life experience of raising a father. If he's been through hardship, he's going to get his daughters through it.
Revelations and confessions. Perhaps the strongest part of the picture. Work on yourself and demonstrate “skeletons from the closet”. Will Smith perfectly conveyed emotions, his character works on mistakes, explaining all his actions. In general, after a powerful performance, a climax tournament comes, where faith in victory, a statement about yourself around the world and the achievement of a sincere goal find their feedback.
After the case of Will Smith at the “Oscar-2022”, given the family circumstances, the category of this tape simply highlights the main family values, demonstrates dangerous care and rude moralizing, but the message and disclosure of the person quite deserve positive reviews.
Sport also plays an important role. Still, in the biography of Venus and Serena, but it was the style and behavior of Richard Williams’ father that drew attention to the young women. Yes, they are talented, and they have proven it many times, but it is the toxicity of the father that tempers and intrigues this story.
Parents make a huge contribution to the development of children.
A good film about fathers and children, namely father and daughters. Both parents should always be equally involved in the upbringing of any child. And then there will be some result. But of course it depends on what kind of education they give - quality or poor quality.
So is our film. 80s and 90s. A family of ordinary black people. They live in a poor neighborhood in California. Of course, the streets are always dangerous. Therefore, to protect their girls from street life, Richard and his wife made a plan for their studies and activities in their spare time, and they have no free time. Parents, especially the father, invest themselves in the education of girls. He wrote each his own plan, he dreams of growing them into champions in tennis. But tennis, as we know, is not a cheap sport. You need rackets, balls, uniforms, and girls grow up, because they can wear things after each other. But they also need a professional trainer who needs to pay for classes. Of course, at first, parents themselves learn from books and videos and teach their daughters, but of course this is not enough, professionals are professionals.
And how they get out of this situation you will learn in the film.
The film is completely autobiographical. Life itself and becoming a female athlete for the Williams sisters is a very simple subject for the film and for writing the script. Even at the end of the film, footage from the real life of the sisters and the same shots in the film are shown. But in my opinion, there was a lot of work put in by the actors, and the way Will Smith played certainly didn’t go unappreciated. No wonder the guild of the Academy decided to give him a statuette for Best Actor. He gave the whole range of emotions in the film - from worries for children to sarcasm and a staunch tough father who kept his daughters in hedgehog mittens. And of course, thanks to her father, the girls Venus and Serena became the first rackets in the world. And of course, it was difficult for them to enter this elite sport for white girls, but by their example they showed that everyone can come to their dreams.
And back to the subject of fathers and children. We are what our parents put in and raised us. And of course, in the future, we will judge whether the grain was sown and grown correctly or not. Our actions and actions determine how our parents raised us.
Well, I advise you to watch this sports and family drama, a lot of useful and instructive. Have a good time.
“The most powerful and dangerous creature on earth is a woman who can think. ?
The biopic is based on the biography of 2 American tennis players Serena and Venus Williams. Even before they were born, inspired by the story of a tennis player who earned $40,000 for 4 days of work, his father prescribed a success plan for his girls. He didn’t know if they had a predisposition or if they wanted to, Richard just made the daughters champions and despite his strictness and domineering approach – he is a very good father.
As for the picture itself, it is a very interesting film, which is not only breathtaking and inspires your own victories, it is even aesthetically pleasing to watch! When my 2:20 was over, I was very upset, I wanted to continue!
This is not another tearful drama with a slogan in the center: "Champion will pass, anything!" This is a very deep, personal, incredible story of a whole family and culture within it. The most important leitmotif in the film is not sports and success, and not even the ability to lose! And the care of his father - he did not stupidly make Serena and Venus champions, because he wants so, by no means - he raised them decent people with a full childhood. The girls did not become expendable in Richard's ambitions, they are his daughters and that is the most important thing.
King Richard is the movie you want to watch. By clicking “play”, we expect to see a good movie again and again. In some films, we are disappointed, in some there are “moments”, and some are ideal and “King Richard” is exactly this: a full-fledged plot, revealing all the necessary characters to the proper extent, a beautiful picture, etc. Will Smith won an Oscar for the lead role.
The plot is rather strange. Yes, based on real events, but now it looks so strange. Even before the girls are born, Richard has a plan to make them world champions (by the way, we will be told about this plan the whole movie, but never even shown). He literally deprives them of childhood, forcing them to train, do lessons and watch Cinderella 39 several times, if they did not realize that the main message-Cinderella was modest. Later, he still finds a coach who agrees to work with girls and is very surprised when he hears about junior competitions (I wonder what the plan is, since apparently he only after graduation wanted to send them to tournaments). I want to highlight one more point, in one scene, schoolchildren pester Serena, Richard steps in and beats him, at their next meeting, the schoolchildren already respect Richard and are ready to protect him, and why no one really says anything. In the film, Richard is shown to be cruel, but the girls loved him and wanted to become the best in tennis.
Of the pluses, we can single out Will Smith (although I still believe that the Oscar could be given to him for another film, and this year to give the victory to Benedict or Andrew), which is really nice to watch here, recently I have personally seen him only in some action films where there is not much to play, but here he is given space + he is an executive producer. And actually the entire cast (considering the cuts from real frames in the credits, you are surprised how much the actors really look like their prototypes). The positive aspects can be attributed to interesting insertions of tennis matches, otherwise it is a rather boring picture. I really only got caught up in the movie in the last half hour, when Venus' tennis match is shown and it's unclear what the outcome will be (well, unless you've prepared and looked at the conditional Wikipedia). The problems of the African-American ghetto are very superficial, and in general, all the obstacles on the way to the top of the two black girls do not look catchy, there is no depth. Their path was really difficult and I would like to feel at least a part of it, in the end really imbued with the story of success and overcoming.
7 out of 10
The movie looks interesting. But, unfortunately, I saw the main character as a feeble-minded idiot, cruel to all people and his children, a complex racist, who saw a lot of money that can be earned from his own children and for this purpose conceived and with stupid manic diligence trained girls.
How do you make diamonds? For many years, under enormous pressure from nondescript carbon, which can easily draw trinkets in a children's album is extremely hard stone, and then the jeweler brings it to perfection, cutting and polishing to a dazzling shine.
The movie is about that. Nothing in this world will lead to Olympus except strength and hatred. Richard was born in this hell, people around him do not consider him a person, his own father easily leaves him to be torn apart by the most perfect scum.
And in this abyss, suddenly, a ray of probably sunshine. A young girl with a racket on the TV and a check with the number she earned for the weekend. Richard makes that kind of money in a year. Can't we go to the TV? No, Richard, you're too old! Then I need my young girl with a racket and a check!!
And the King with all dedication begins to create the Venus diamond from graphite dust. Not for a second without reducing the pressure of a powerful press. Even disguised as paternal care, it is aimed at nurturing physical strength and hatred of others. Two things from the white world that Richard is willing to tolerate are short tennis shorts and the fees of tennis stars.
The plot of the film revolves mainly around the older sister - Venus, and unfortunately, the director Green lacked the skill to show that she, as funny as it was (looking at her achievements) was not, only ' the first appearance', a trial ball, an experimental prototype of the method. The real monster came later. More ruthless, more powerful and more expensive. The supreme goddess of the open era of tennis is Serena Williams. There are half-moons for this, but I think it would be worth trying more.
For example, save a little on molasses, which was generously poured, in order to ' smear' (newspeak, replacing the outdated ' whitewash') a real monster in life - Richard's father.
The Inspiring Story of the Ascent of the Williams Sisters
Speaking of biopics, we often think of films about influential and significant people from the past. However, in recent years, the emergence of biopics about people who are still far from completing their life path has become the norm. Moreover, films like ' Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Rocketman' began to appear—projects that celebrities shoot to themselves. Naturally, such films are far from reality and are idealized fairy tales.
'King Richard' 2021 is also such a fabulous project, where the prototypes of the main characters are presented in the best light. But that doesn’t stop him from being a great inspirational picture.
' King Richard' is the story of the father of the Williams sisters, famous tennis players who conquered the whole world and are rightly considered one of the most important athletes of our time. Their father was the sisters' coach in their childhood, although he never played tennis himself.
The family of the Williams sisters was poor and his father decided to turn his two daughters into tennis players, just after learning how high salaries professional athletes receive in this sport. Since we all know that the Williams sisters are successful and wealthy, the plot of the film is not a mystery - it is the story of how the poor with the help of tenacity and talent reached heights.
But it's also a very vivid story about goal-setting. The Williams sisters’ father created a plan and put his entire family in the service of the plan. That's how he got what he wanted. And he was smart, self-confident, calculating, brazen, knew how to adapt where necessary, and knew how to attract attention to himself.
Sport is a show in many ways. And Richard Williams was well aware that in order for his daughters to become tennis stars, they must be not only athletes, but also actresses. Although the film does not focus on this, it fairly honestly shows that the Williams sisters succeeded thanks to the competently created around themselves hype and verified image of exceptional African-American women in the world of white sports.
Ironically enough, King Richard 39, telling the story of poor African Americans who made their way into the world of white and rich, showed that it was their skin color that helped them easily earn millions of dollars.
' King Richard' is a very interesting film. He is a bit annoying with the image of an overly cohesive, non-conflicting family and other details that clearly do not correspond to reality. But in the end leaves the viewer with the belief that his own dreams, plans and assigned labors can be realized. It can be done even when we lose. It's all about believing and doing! Just like Richard Williams and his daughters did.
5 out of 10
“King Richard” is another useless sports heroism according to the usual canon. Now the Williams sisters. Now with Will Smith.
This biopic about the almighty father was very much expected in the United States and throughout the tennis world. Comments about him gave even far from the cinema Danya Medvedev and Andre Agassi.
In order not to go far short plot. In a small California town lives a large black family. A father named Richard is obsessed with making his two youngest daughters into tennis stars. He knows about the game and training only from magazine clippings and recordings of matches on TV. Depriving girls of childhood, he strictly follows his plan. After 10 years, the world will learn about Serena and Venus Williams.
Now to business. Will Smith is the only reason to watch this movie. He's totally out of character. An old man with a beer belly and a dictatorial manner of communication. No tuxedos, no right guys, no pursuit for happiness. I will not be surprised by the long-awaited ' Oscar' which Smith could well have won for more pop 'Seven Lives' or 'The Pursuit of Happiness'.
The remaining nominations are superfluous. Yeah, Beyoncé's background song can grab a stray statuette. The editing looks good. Again, it is very common for sports movies. It's very difficult to film. Especially when in the frame non-pros pretend that he is a pro. To some extent, in the shooting of sports, the editor is much more important than the operator. Top of the craft.
Now on the minuses. The film didn't just sink into the agenda. He drowned in it. Richard Williams is heroic. Especially if you know a little about a real person. Tyranny is softened, attempts to make money from children are smeared with oil. Yes, even about the numerous divorces and abandoned children from the first marriage only in passing. The Williams sisters are the locomotives of the black world. They have been fighting racism since childhood, almost in the 1990s they say about BLM, and from their mother they hear stories about black heroines from the 19th century.
Actually, there's an idea I can kick. The genre of sports cinema has exhausted itself. He can't surprise you. Sports movies always lose sports. Like any artificial drama, it looks weaker than natural.
Yeah, I don't like sports movies. It's about feature films. Documentaries are a separate conversation. The genre actually died after 'Race'. No one can shoot better. Because the genre has a limit. The same 'Borg/Mackinroy' is the perfect film that just confirmed it. The dogma of such films is obvious. It will never be possible to win a clean sport.
Will Smith, of course, did well. But otherwise, the film is extremely problematic and hardly deserves two hours of your time. Until the great finals ' Roland Garrosa' or Wimbledon is definitely not good. In reality, it is, of course, a solid nominee for anything.
Is King Richard a genius or a tyrant? In fact, this is a very good sports biopic about the childhood of two legendary tennis players: Serena and Venus Williams. From the point of view of sports drama everything is done very well. It feels like it’s important to the heroines (and their parents) and how much they have to overcome to achieve their goal. But the most interesting thing is, of course, the character of Will Smith. It is very controversial, which makes it very interesting. He painted the sports career of his daughters before they were born. Now there are questions to him, is this the right thing to do? Does he not even give them the right to choose? Then we see how tough he is on them, not only with regard to tennis, but in their entire lives. We think again that he is an oppressive father until his motivation is revealed, that he is willing to do anything to keep his daughters out of the ghetto with drugs, even being too strict with them. Thinking about this dilemma makes watching the movie very interesting. On the one hand, it seems that being too strict on children can lead to many bad consequences for children’s future lives (including rejecting all parental values and taking to the streets with drugs). On the other hand, I, as a resident of Russia from a privileged group (a white Russian man), do not understand their feelings about their position in society, and, perhaps, there is no other way of education in those conditions. This is an interesting question, to which there is no correct and definitive answer. In the second part of the film, we begin to doubt King Richard again and again. Is it true that he does it for the sake of his children or is it for his own vanity? Is it true that what he does is good for them, or is it just that? And by the end, Smith's character comes woven out of such contradictions, but still a man who is willing to evolve and get better. This is definitely a very cool character who attracts and repels at the same time, but always remains interesting. Will Smith deserves an Oscar for this role? I think so. Of course I will be rooting for Andrew Garfield, but if Smith gets it, it will be well deserved. He played such a controversial character. An important theme for the film is the rights of African Americans. And I think it's very well exposed and shown in this movie. Of course, this topic is far from Russia, but you still feel their pain and want to empathize with them. As a result, this is a very exciting film, which gives an opportunity to think about such important things as the relationship between parents and children and the rights of minorities. 8 out of 10 Original
Will Smith is a very talented and diverse actor and, if he has a suitable role in his hands, he is ready to give everything 100%, and it came out with this film ' King Richard' (for which Smith received ' Golden Globe' for Best Actor), which tells the story of the formation and ascent of two talented and popular professional tennis players of our time Serena Williams and Venus Wilms, or rather, this story is more about how the father instructed his daughters and dictated them what to do, and the film is persevering in the first year, Visina, because Serena insists in the first season.
I think only a lazy person doesn’t know who the Williams sisters are or what they’ve achieved in professional tennis.
I would like to pay more attention to the character of Will Smith, who performed a father of five daughters named Richard, also Richard from Serena and Venus intended to make tennis stars, and he intended to do it his own way and dictate the rules to both daughters and their coaches. It is not for nothing that Will Smith received the award for Best Actor & #39; because indeed he coped perfectly with his role and also for this role he had to work a little on his appearance. His character is a little expressive, sometimes emotional, does not tolerate failures and defeats and does not tolerate the words ' No', to some extent it is even good, to some extent it is not very good, since you need to listen to your children and to your wife, I also learned that in the biography of Richard Williams there are many unpleasant facts about him as a person, then I have a kind of double impression, but if you focus only on the film and only on the play of Will Smith, he was matchless.
The film can also be called bioraphic, since Serena and Venus Williams had a hand in creating the film, so I want to believe that much of what is told in the film is plausible.
I also want to mention Saniya Sidney, who played the role of Venus, for courage, fortitude, perseverance and for the desire to win.
The film also starred John Bernthal as coach Rick McKee, the latter John can be seen in many films in minor roles.
'King Richard' - a film not only about sports, but also about self-realization, about the desire for success, the film is sincere and frank.
The phrase from the title is pronounced by the father of the Williams family. He is enthusiastically watched by the future first rackets of the world and Olympic champions - Serena and Venus. But the film is only partly dedicated to gifted American tennis players. The focus is on His Majesty the King.
Richard wrote a plan for his daughters to ascend to the sports Olympus when they were under 5 years old. He did not step back from the 85-page document. Purpose, turning into obsession, permeates the film. The energy radiates from literally every scene, every significant character from smiling and hardworking girls to positive coach Rick Macy (John Bernthal), forced to endure Richard. The latter brazenly manipulates people for the sake of the future of their daughters.
Will Smith perfectly embodies on the screen unappealing annoying dad with steel ambitions in funny shorts. He constantly chats and sometimes unceremoniously breaks into the frame to convey his opinion to venerable coaches. Sometimes you want to shout, “Yes, shut up!” But Richard has no authority. He is like a bulldozer in his way to the goal. They are not the only exception.
A hard father demands unquestioning obedience even in the family. You will resent approaches to raising girls - a clear weekly plan, no distractions, study and constant training. The father demands from the children obedience and modesty: do not rejoice in victories and be demanding of themselves. These attitudes on the one hand form a strong-willed personality, and on the other - an insensitive machine for success. Richard does not raise daughters, he trains future champions. But athletes know that great sacrifices are always made on the altar of incredible victories.
Williams' story in the film ends in an emotional climax. In a crucial event on the court, the authors kind of emphasize that people like Richard can be hated for their methods, but one cannot help but admire the results. We already know that Serena and Venus have conquered the sporting world. Therefore, behind the cheerful cries of fans, in the finale you may hear: “Long live the King, King Richard.”
I recommend the film, especially since Will Smith received a well-deserved Golden Globe for it. And also divided the fee of $ 40 million between the actors.
8 out of 10
- So what's the point 'Cinderella'?
- That she's humble. No matter how people treat her, no matter how they offend her, she is calm and humble.
One of the commandments of Richard Williams
I love such motivating films, after which I believe that it is not necessary to have a lot of money, it is enough to have talent to move mountains, but it will require, of course, titanic effort and steel willpower.
Raising children is a thankless job, 24/7, without vacation and weekends, and when you have as many as five daughters - it's a constant work that will bear fruit. Behind every world-famous champion there are loving parents, because it is so important to support in the beginning of something very important, it is necessary that someone cheers, makes you believe in yourself and not give up at the slightest failure.
This biopic is more about Venus and Serena - legendary tennis players of the United States and the way they became, no, this picture is about their father Richard, champion Richard, King Richard, who put more than just a soul into his children.
So it’s time for Will Smith to seriously think about the coveted statuette of the Oscar ceremony (I have no doubt that this actor is nominated). It won’t be his first nomination, but I think we’ll see him on the nominee list again. He is not chasing this award like some diCaprio, for example, but he feels that he needs this award as a recognition and as a confirmation of his acting talent.
I’m not a big fan of sports dramas, of those that I like to highlight 'Ford vs Ferrari' and 'Raging Bull' (the latter still focuses more on the psychology of the character than on the sports career); therefore, I was skeptical about this film and did not expect much from it. Not to say that surprisingly, however, I was wrong, but, frankly, I can not say much about this film.
The film tells about Richard Williams, the father of the famous tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, largely thanks to whom they achieved heights in the sport. Richard had a plan to raise children of champions, which he adhered to.
Surprisingly for this genre, the story does not sag in dynamics, constantly holding the interest of the viewer and, in parallel, perfectly revealing the theme of the film. For the sake of what parents invest in their children, for the sake of the children themselves, or still for themselves, in order to realize their own plans and ambitions. Even better, Richard’s sometimes contradictory character portrays him as a loving father willing to do anything for his family, and an over-ambitious person that could negatively affect his daughters. It is at such moments that this very question, already voiced above, arises, for what is all this for?
I was delighted to see Will Smith in a serious role he hadn't played in a long time. He embodied a strong image, complementing it with ambiguity and his charisma, for which he received a Golden Globe and has a great chance for an Oscar, but I, nevertheless, do not consider tribute performance the best. The same Benedict Cumberbatch played a much more difficult role, and I thought that he would take ' Globe', and in addition to Cumberbatch, I was amazed by Adam Driver’s performance in ' Annette' (both of these films, by the way, I didn’t really like it, but the actors were on top), who was ignored at the awards (at the Oscars, with high probability, will also be ignored).
The film is certainly not perfect. For example, the storyline with one of the sisters - Sandra remained as if unfinished, this character closer to the middle generally stopped paying attention, giving her a pitiful amount of time to show that she was supposedly not forgotten, although initially the heroine was conceived as one of the main ones. Also, I found the storyline with hooligans incomprehensible, or rather, I understand what it is for - through it they wanted to show the growing authority of Venus, but it was done somehow crumpled and looked frankly superfluous. Well, the last minus (more precisely, I would even say not quite a minus), these are unnecessary ' snot' which are struggling to wrap in drama and sometimes extra seriousness in some places, but since this was not enough, the impression of viewing did not spoil.
The tape, it would seem, shot according to all the canons of the genre, which is not what I do not like, but to which I am indifferent, but, despite this, I will like it. Yes, there is nothing extraordinary about it, but it is a good movie that can bring some pleasure.
8 out of 10
Well, they know how to shoot sports dramas in Hollywood and this picture is no exception. I enjoyed watching it. In a new way began to perceive the victories of the Williams sisters in tennis. I recommend it.
"King Richard" - a new biopic by director Reynaldo Marcus Green, telling about the way to the top of the tennis of the Williams sisters - Venus and Serena.
The plot of the picture begins with Compton - a vein on the face of America, a ghetto where the world is ruled by crime and lawlessness, and in these conditions future sports stars live, are brought up and trained. We are directly transported to the world of strict order and control by Richard Williams, to a house where there is a special plan and schedule for every minute of life lived, as long as all the moments were spent with benefit. Incredible determination and confidence in their own abilities and abilities of daughters, gives a powerful impetus for the further development of the picture and creates a certain mood.
Speaking about the film, it is impossible to ignore the personality of Richard Williams, who acted as the main character of this film. Perhaps the character of this person is very specific, expressive and even somewhat psychopathic, he does not tolerate the word “no” and belongs to the category of people whom you are either able to love or absolutely hate. However, Richard Williams made me feel both at the same time. Quite a double impression is formed about a person who is able to invest so much effort, money and opportunities in the professional success of Venus and Serena, while knowing the fact that the girls were born into this world with only one goal - to become not just famous, to become the best in their field, to be the one to whom everyone will be equal. At the same time, reading unpleasant facts from the biography of Richard from his relatives, it becomes uneasy because this man was able to leave his first wife with six children and absolutely not interested in their lives, about a man who decided to have more children only because an idea arose in his head, some crazy plan. Such characteristics do not always go hand in hand with the way Richard Williams appeared on screens. But given the fact that Serena and Venus Williams are involved in the creation of the film, I still want to believe that most of what is described in the film can be taken for the truth.
In addition to the emergence of future tennis stars and the difficult character of Richard Williams, King Richard deals with very difficult and relevant topics. First of all, this is the subject of racism, which has become increasingly important in modern cinema. In addition, the film is not devoid of feminist sentiment, although they do not sound so bright, but still occupy an important place in the film. I think many will see this as a flattering allusion to the Oscars, because the reality is that it rarely goes unnoticed. However, I think that viewing “King Richard” only in terms of the fashion trends of “black cinema” will be a huge disadvantage and a clear disrespect to the creators of the film. On the contrary, the issue of racial discrimination sheds light on how black people lived in the past, eager to join the world of sports.
Almost all the laurels of acting in the film go to Will Smith for the drama and depth of the role performed. We can see how stressful this role was for the actor, what message and energy he puts into the business to which he devotes himself. Moreover, I am glad that Will’s talent was finally noticed and he received a Golden Globe for his role, as the character of the film, Richard Williams, came out incredibly charismatic, peculiar and infinitely heavy man, exactly the way he was.
Moreover, I would like to commend the role of Saniya Sidney, who played Venus Williams, for his courage and resilience on the way to achieving the goal. I sincerely hope that in the near future we will see her name in the front rows in some famous project.
I am glad that the modern audience has the opportunity to learn all genres of cinema, to get acquainted with different cultures, history and people who once changed it. Despite all the difficulties in the way of Venus and Serena, “King Richard” changes the very perception of the sport, breaks stereotypes and destroys the concept of “standard”. I think this film offers hope for success for every girl on the planet (not just black) who dreams of devoting her life to tennis, gymnastics or any other sport, and earning the recognition she deserves.
“King Richard” is a good movie, albeit imperfect, it is a biography about the desire for success, a story about the goal and all possible ways to achieve it. Such paintings are useful in many ways and show the underside of fame, wealth, fame and influence. After watching, everyone will be able to find the answer to the main question: was Richard Williams the named king?
Pleasant viewing!
Will Smith is a psychologist and father of the year!
Why don’t I like predictable Motivators, ' Inspirational' Biopics that embody the American Dream? Like, it worked out here, it will work out for you. The main thing is to believe!
Because that's not how life works.
What do you know about the faith of a childless woman who miscarries after miscarriage, about her unspoken grief, her broken dreams, her unfulfilled hopes? Was it worse than you? About athletes who have been working since childhood and living only with the desire to win, and then an annoying injury, and the one who was seventh, turns out to be on Olympus, and you are not that on the sidelines of big sports, in general, nowhere and nowhere useful.
About the mother of a sick child who knows that miracles happen, but for some reason her baby is not destined to see, walk, think, but just live, just live like most people?
Probably believe everyone who buys a lottery ticket, but only one wins something (relative of the organizer).
That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try, try, ask, dream, hope, and yet... believe, yes. No matter what. But life, if it teaches us anything, is humility.
I really like the excerpt from the filmed Chinese novel 'Indomitable':
- Young man, there are two nauseating words in this life that a man must learn to say no matter what.
- What are these?
"Thank you" and "I'm sorry."
Jin Ling laughed poisonously:
- What will happen if I don’t learn to say them?
- Then sooner or later you will say it in tears. (c)
So looking at how the whole film father ' charged ' children to win, hypnotizing them ' You will succeed. The main thing, BELIEVE' I was wrinkled, thinking what beastliness. And how loudly should crunch not only the faith, the psyche, but the whole life of an immature person, ' which did not come true' But who did. And it didn't come true.
But Will Smith didn’t undermine, and in my opinion, the film is not about the human concept of success, victory, fame, recognition, self-realization and the like that our society worships.
And about that minute of silence inside you when it doesn't come true & #39;
But you are hugged by loving hands of relatives and loved ones.
'Lost hope - found faith'.
Pro 'Sorry' and 'Thank you'. That's it.
It’s a beautiful, honest and beautiful film.
A new sports drama directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. The main role was played by Will Smith.
I liked the movie, but I liked the trailer better. Judging by him, I expected to see more in the film, but they were still satisfied.
Will Smith, who showed us an incredible father of two future champions. He is persistent, stubborn, persistent, and fair. He never lost hope in his girls, always instilled in them that they were champions and the whole world knew it. He is their mentor, motivator, friend, coach. Everything will be as he says, he dictates his terms to the coaches - which is very amazing, but at the same time you admire. Whatever his family’s financial situation, he believes in his daughters. I see the goal - I see no obstacles - it is definitely about him. He said his daughters would be champions and the world would know about them.
And at one point it may even seem like he's just ruining his daughters' talent, but that's far from the case. He knows what he’s doing and just wants them to have the lives of ordinary children: childhood, education, free time with family, not just everyday training and endless Olympics. I think that’s right.
What I was missing, and what I was expecting to see, was a little more about Serena. If the film is about both sisters, you have to tell them all the way. And then they began so zealously about both, and then Venus seemed to get ahead. Of course, those who have watched will understand why everything is so, but I would like to be completed. Show Serena at the Olympics/Championship, for example.
But the movie was good, easy and definitely worth the time.