The difference between humans and animals is that human beings have created culture, and the development of culture has not only improved human beings' ability to transform nature- material civilization, but also built human spiritual civilization. The development or prosperity of a country or nation is also impossible without the strength of spiritual civilization, which is the power of culture. It is difficult for a person to know the world culture well, but we can discover the cultural context of this country or nation through their literary and artistic works, and even through a classic movie, we can peek into the spirit of a nation, which is the meaning of cultural exchange, and it is also the reason why I often like to watch some foreign movies.
The Russian film "Legend 17", its story is very ordinary, but also very simple, many people may not feel the excitement of this film, but the connotation of the work and the wonderful performance of the actors set off the spirit of the spirit is deeply touched.
The protagonist of the film is ice hockey player No. 17, around the growth process of his hockey career, the second person in the film is also displayed in front of the audience - a small, a little cold, not smiling, but gritty, persistent pursuit of ice hockey spirit of the Army coach. His training method belongs to the devil's training, but he pays more attention to the cultivation of sportsmanship, because he understands that a good player or team, in order to become a world-class level in his career, any short-sightedness or impetuousness is fatal.
In the army's hockey team in domestic competitions, the No. 17 player came to the fore, but he liked to fight alone, did not understand the tactical cooperation of the team, and had the sense of self-expression of young people. The coach attaches great importance to his cultivation, and also points out his shortcomings and areas that need to be improved, but The 17th does not think so, thinking that if he does not listen to the coach's guidance method, he can also play his skills very well. In order to sharpen his will, the coach deliberately reduced the time he played, which made him complain a lot, and the other players also sympathized with him. The coach found that it did not work under the guidance of bitter words, and the method was simple and arbitrary - suspension, which caused a lot of damage to his self-esteem.
On the 17th, he returned home, very depressed, and his family persuaded him to change his career, but he thought he belonged to the hockey business and was unwilling to give up his ideals. The mother angered the coach by finding the coach in the hope of getting her son back on the field, and the 17th knew that the mother had helped her and blamed her and ran away from home, which made his mother very sad and told him never to come back.
He was alone in a very low spirit. At this time he met a girl, who was very understanding, which gave him a lot of spiritual dependence. At a bar party, No. 17 met a Canadian sports official and asked him to transfer to the Canadian ice hockey team, both to play his hockey talents and to be paid handsomely. It should be known that Canadian ice hockey was the world's top level at that time, and it was also the dream place of Soviet ice hockey players, but he faced the temptation to say that his career belonged to the Soviet Union, and he would not leave the land where he was born, and categorically refused the invitation. At this time, another figure also appeared, an official of the State Sports Commission of the USSR, telling him that he could return to the field and give him a lot of honors, but only if he cooperated with him to report the coach, because during the daily training and selection of players, the coach brushed off his daughter and was dissatisfied.
At that time, the Soviet Union wanted to select a national team among the best players in domestic competitions and go abroad to play a friendly match with the Canadian ice hockey team to improve the level of the Soviet ice hockey team. In the formation of the national team and the selection of coaches, the sports committee official also had a fierce conflict with the coach, the coach insisted that the original team of the Army unit team go abroad to play, and the official believed that it should be selected from the excellent players of each team. In the end, the overseas team members were formed by the excellent players of each team, and the coach was also selected as the coach of the team, and the officials were very angry about this. In the daily training, the official came to No. 17 again to hope to cooperate, and after the other players learned about this person from No. 17, they also hoped that he would turn to this person for help, so that in the future, when the final team members were finalized, they could successfully select themselves, but the players did not know the inside story here.
He was very eager to return to the field, but he also had great respect for the level and professionalism and character of the coach, and did not report the coach. Tormented by his ambivalence, he borrowed alcohol to pour sorrow, because of a drunken driving car accident caused a fracture of the lower limb, the doctor examined and told him that he could no longer return to the ice hockey field, which made him extremely depressed. At this time, the coach did not forget him, the coach came to see him and personally accompanied him to restore his body and physical exercises, told him the qualities and importance of teamwork to become a super player, and also taught him how to be a person and his family's concern for him.
In the process of physical exercise, the will of the 17th was honed and gradually became a more mature and comprehensive team member. Returning to the field, he did not live up to expectations, and his physical fitness and various technical and tactical levels have also improved greatly, and he has been selected as a member of the overseas team. He returned home with joy, the family was very happy, his mother forgave his mistake, and he felt the warmth of the family.
When the Soviet team was determined, the official became the leader of the team, the coach was not selected, and the new coach was obviously incompetent, which made the 17th feel a great regret. Before boarding abroad, his emotions were not as excited as the other team members, and he always had a trace of sadness on his face, and he walked slowly at the end of the line, constantly looking out. The audience thought that he was not waiting for his family or lovers to send him off, the coach drove over, and the 17th saw the coach and quickly ran over excitedly, hugged the coach, and said with a slight sense of guilt that he did not report it. The coach smiled and said he knew the conspiracy behind it to reassure him of the game. The other players also rushed over to say goodbye to the coach, and seeing the joy on the faces of the players, the coach said how could he forget the players and not come to see them off.
When the two teams met each other on the pitch before the game, the Canadian ice hockey players had a clear look of contempt on their faces. After the game began, the Canadian ice hockey team was worthy of being a world-class team, leading the first goal in the opening few minutes, the audience was emotional, and the Canadian commentator also took advantage of this to sensationalize that at the press conference before the game, the Canadian player's statement was to crush the Soviet team, and the Soviet leader's answer was that we were here to learn. The Soviet audience watching the live broadcast, although resentful, also thought it was an inevitable result. No. 17 and his players held their breath and calmly fought, and according to the coach's original analysis and tactical coordination, they quickly pulled back a point and played a draw, which greatly encouraged the players and the Soviet audience. At halftime, the players excitedly said that the Defense of the Canadian Ice Hockey Team is not insurmountable, to believe in themselves, the team leader also congratulated and happily told everyone the supreme instructions, can not win the Canadian Ice Hockey Team, this is a political task.
No. 17 and his players encourage each other when they play, to continue to play, to play with dignity. In the game, they adjusted their tactics against the Canadian ice hockey team and gave full play to the synergy of the team. At this time, the coach was alone in an empty and dark arena watching the tactical adjustments of the Canadian ice hockey team on the TV screen, and the body was constantly changing, composing a different scene and corresponding tactical coordination, looking for a fighter to swing the club decisively. The No. 17 and their players on the field also followed this prior training method, decisively attacked and quickly scored another goal, leading the score.
The Canadian audience was dissatisfied, and the Canadian coaches and players were also full of complaints, thinking that this was a shame and impossible, and struggled to move back to the defeat, while the audience in the former Soviet Union on the screen was very excited. On the field, the Soviet team became more and more courageous, the score showed a sharp lead, in the face of the superb skills and hard work of the Soviet players, the audience was also deeply infected and broke out into warm applause.
During the intermission, the Soviet leader came in and smiled to convey the supreme instructions, the game can only be a draw, pay attention to the international influence and friendly relations between the two countries, this is a political task. The players didn't appreciate it, they thought the Canadian ice hockey team wasn't invincible, fought for sportsmanship and honor and ended up winning the game with a big score. This result made the Soviet audience in front of the screen very excited, and they went out of their homes to celebrate. At this point, the film also comes to an end, and the camera cuts back to the empty, dark stadium, giving a close-up of a coach's face, and finally showing a smile on his gritty and cold cheeks, and in this smile, we can also see tears in his eyes.
These are tears of victory, but also tears of indomitability. The coach, who was devastated and did not change his original pursuit of sportsmanship, was not depressed by personal gains and losses, and was willing to pay attention to his team and players behind the scenes, pay attention to their growth, and the players never forgot the coach's teachings. Instead of following the supreme instructions, they, like their coaches, have earned self-confidence and dignity with a spirit of sportsmanship and disregard for the future. In this moment of victory, the coach who poured his blood into it stood lonely and alone on the empty, dark court.
The Soviet Union after World War II was their glorious period, disintegrating and declining due to political turmoil, but whether the spirit buried in the heart of the Russian nation was also depressed was one of the important factors in determining whether the Russian nation could rise again.
The selection of Russian films is very meaningful, this is a story that took place in the Soviet period, and the word "legend" in the title of the film is even more meaningful. Although a coach who was obsessed with the pursuit of sportsmanship was replaced, the players who were cultivated and influenced by him inherited this spirit, disregarding the supreme instructions and personal future, and creating a brilliant career. In this world, the fate of a coach or team member in the country may not matter, but the dream in their hearts has not been depressed, and the joy of their victory after withstanding the pressure and the eyes and tears of the coach who have retreated to the second line have expressed the connotation of each other, but let me feel the spiritual strength of the Russian nation that is suppressed in the hearts of the people.