The aggression of the new coronavirus is menacing, and in difficult days, staying at home is the best respect for life. Never mind, we've all thought of it for you, and we've carefully compiled ten classic movies about runners.
These ten films range from the stories of the greatest runners in history, to the stories of ordinary runners, to students who have stumbled upon their talents, to old men who can only spend the rest of their lives in homes for the elderly, to children with autism who can't find an outlet, and even fathers who run with their disabled sons.
Here, let's re-understand running together.
01
Forrest Gump
Douban score: 9.5
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Adapted from the 1986 novel of the same name by American writer Winston Grumm, the film depicts the inspirational story of a small-town boy with congenital intellectual disabilities, Forrest Gan, who perseveres and eventually "fools have foolish blessings" to be blessed by heaven and create miracles in many fields. After the film was released, it won 6 awards in 1995, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Best Actor Award, and the Best Director Award.
Born shortly after the end of World War II in a small town in the southern U.S. state of Alabama, Forrest Gump was born mentally handicapped and had an IQ of only 75, yet his mother was a strong woman who often encouraged Forrest Gump to "be a fool and a fool" and asked him to be self-reliant.
Forrest Gump went to school like a normal child, and met a lifelong friend and beloved Jenny, under the love of Jenny and her mother, Forrest Gump began a lifelong non-stop running with the "Scud legs" given by God.
Forrest Gump became a football superstar, a Hero of the Vietnam War, a table tennis diplomatic ambassador, and a billionaire, but he never forgot Jenny, and several hasty reunions and partings deepened Forrest Gump's thoughts. One day, Forrest Gump receives a letter from Jenny and they finally want to meet again... Forrest Gump has gone through various historical periods of the world's vicissitudes, but no matter when, wherever, and with whomever he is with, he remains the same, simple and kind.
Classic Lines/Film Review: Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the next piece will be.
02
St. Ralph
Douban score: 8.3
Director: Mike Gawain
The film St. Ralph is the debut of director Mike McGovern, a film all-rounder who has directed a total of 5 film productions, and the screenwriting and directing work is done by him alone. The 14-year-old boy in the movie St. Ralph is named Ralph, a typical troubled teenager who does not like to study, makes trouble with teachers, smokes and drinks, and even violates Catholic doctrine in the school swimming pool.
The boy's father died and his mother was in a coma in the hospital, and it seemed that only a miracle could revive him. He longed for miracles. A long-distance running punishment made him fall in love with the sport and was convinced that if he could complete an impossible task, such as winning the Boston Marathon, he would be able to wake up his mother.
Although in the end he was only one step away from the championship, he won the respect of his teacher and classmates, won the hot kiss of the girl he loved, and won the miraculous awakening of his mother. Miracles happen every day.
Classic Lines/Film Review: Go Run, Go Looking, Fight, Don't Complain.
03
The Olympiad of One Man
Douban score: 7.0
Director: Hou Yong
The movie "One Man's Olympics" tells the story of Liu Changchun, the first person in the Chinese Olympic Games, to participate in the Olympic Games in the United States.
On the eve of the "918" incident, Liu Changchun was a student at Northeastern University, practicing sprinting under the guidance of a German coach, and after the incident, he returned to his hometown of Dalian. Liu Changchun witnessed the current situation of the motherland where mountains and rivers were broken, and he never gave up training, determined to one day win glory for the country, and his approach was supported by his wife Jiang Xiuzhen. Puppet Manchuria under the control of the Japanese Kou wanted him to represent "Manchukuo" in the Olympic Games, and Liu Changchun, who had sworn to die as a traitor, escaped from pursuit and fled to Beiping, where he wanted to represent China in the Olympic Games. However, the Nationalist government refused his request on the grounds of "insufficient funds", and in desperation, he asked for help from Zhang Xueliang, the former president of Northeastern University, who funded him with 8,000 oceans to encourage Liu Changchun, who had the dream of a strong country, to go to the United States to participate in the tenth Summer Olympic Games.
After 23 days of drifting at sea, he went to the meeting with a single knife and stood on the track of the Olympic Games on behalf of 400 million Chinese. He knocked on the olympic door for Chinese and expressed to the people of the world the strong will of a nation not to be left behind and not to be humiliated to catch up with the world.
Classic line/film review: In the face of wind and rain, the lone army must also move forward angrily, because behind it, it is actually not lonely.
04
Marathon
Director: Jung Yoon Chul
The film tells the story of Chu Yuan, the protagonist with autism, who realizes himself under the training of his mother Kyung-sook and coach Jeong-wook. The film was released in South Korea on January 27, 2005.
From the outside, Chu Yuan, who likes zebras and chocolates, is no different from children of the same age, the same lively and cute, and attractive. But he was diagnosed with autism, and his mother Kyung-sook fainted in despair when she heard the news. After that, in order to reduce the impact of the disease on the child, the mother invested a lot of effort and asked the coach to train her son to run, hoping that he could run the whole marathon in the real marathon.
With the passage of time, Chu Yuan grew into a 20-year-old boy, but his intelligence was still at the level of a 5-year-old child. He would respect his brother as a teacher, and when he heard the music, he danced without distinction as to the occasion or place, but all this did not affect his goal, and with the support and encouragement of his mother and mentor, he continued to run towards the champion of the marathon.
Classic Lines/Film Review: I am unbeatable, I do not admit defeat!
05
"Front Runner"
Douban score: 7.3
Director: Kim Dae-jong
The film tells the story of Zhu Wanhao, who has always been a marathon leader, hoping to run a marathon as a regular runner.
Fatherless and motherless, Zhu Wanhao has been a long-distance runner since he was a child, in order to let his brother who is dependent on each other eat a full meal, he does not take the first and third places in the school sports meeting, but competes for the second, because the second prize is a box of instant noodles. Despite this strength, due to a leg injury, he can only be in the position of the front runner. After retiring from the army, he lived a hard life and lived in a friend's noodle restaurant, delivering takeaway food for him for a living. Once, in order to train long-distance runners to enter the Olympic Games, the head coach of the national team invited his old boss to go out of the mountain again to lead the young players. When Wan Hao returned to the training ground again, he not only met the star-like female high jump athletes, but also stimulated his passion for long-distance running.
After a series of twists and turns, in the London Olympics in 2012, even if the leg disease recurred, inspired by the sudden arrival of his brother, recalling the various childhood and the ideals of life, Wan Hao broke through the task of the leader, insisted on running a complete marathon with illness, and finally surpassed countless team members to win the championship.
Classic Line/Film Review: It's better to lead others than to run yourself.
06
His Last Race
Douban score: 8.6
Director: Kirihan Rihoff
It's a movie about marathons, about running, about love and persistence. Paul. Alfhof, not just a long-distance runner, he also meant more, he was a legend. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, he overtook the leading Russian athlete Popov in the final moments to win the championship, and the spectators shouted at him: "God, Paul, fly!" Fly to the finish line, it's all within reach! ”
In that bad era, war, famine, he never succumbed to difficulties, he always persevered, and his victory gave hope to many people! Many years later, when he was old, gray-haired, his wife was ill, and his daughter was unable to take care of them, he sent them to a nursing home! Here he seemed to see the end of his life, he wanted to leave here and go home, he said to his wife: "Here is the end, I can feel it."
When he walked out of the nursing home and looked back at his elderly wife upstairs, he couldn't rest assured and chose to stay. The picture on the table with his wife when he won the championship gave him hope, at which point he decided to go to the marathon again.
Classic Line/Film Review: Life is a marathon, when you take the first step you will feel very relaxed, you believe that nothing can stop you, but then you feel the pain, your strength weakens little by little with the pace, you feel that you can't continue, but you keep running, keep running, until you are completely exhausted, and victory is at the end, sure.
07
Black Lightning
Douban score: 7.6
Director: Stephen Hopkins
The biopic follows the legendary life of African-American track and field star Jesse Owens, who broke the world record and won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Germany.
The story begins with Jesse Owens entering college, practicing with his coach, dealing with his family and life chores, preparing for the Olympics, hesitating between going and not going, and finally on the field, fighting for four gold medals, one of which is a four-person relay event.
The film does not end on his peak sports field, but the meaning is profoundly revealed that Jesse Owens, after the glorious return to China, although he is already a national hero, went to the high-end hotel to attend the event, but was still asked by a white doorman to take his wife to the back door and enter the field from the freight elevator in the back kitchen. And once again the history of racial discrimination is emphasized.
Classic Lines/Film Review: You have to learn to block out these bad words! It's all noise! All of them! Some people like you, and some people hate you, but it doesn't matter, because no matter what, you can only get out of this society on your own.
08
The Hoyt Team
Directed by Dick Hoyt
The film is a true story, the father is called Dick Hoyt, the son is called Rick Hoyt. The father and son are long-distance runners, and from the age of 38, the father Dick Hoyt has run 78 half marathons, 64 marathons, 24 famous Boston marathons, and hundreds of cross-country races with his son who cannot speak or run...
Dick said: "Deciding to do one thing, just do it to the end, the son is the best motivation." Face up to the difficulties and overcome them. Rick said, "What I would most like to give to Dad is for Dad to sit in a chair and push him once by me!" ”
Classic Lines/Film Review: A good father doesn't make a lot of money, buy a lot of toys, and provide good material conditions. And it should be a mountain-like shore that supports the world and inspires me.
09
MacFarlane
Director: Nikki Caro
Coach Jim White, a newcomer to a town with mostly Latino residents, discovered the long-distance running talents and potential of several Latino children and trained them to form a long-distance running squad.
Jim White gradually got to know and trust with several Latin children, and the children's unusual talents changed their relationship with their families, which also became their motivation and made them devote themselves to practice.
With courage and determination, in the end, this long-distance running team not only won the championship, but also established the tradition of long-distance running. Eventually, Coach White also returned to the family, in a sense, he and the long-distance runners achieved their American dream.
Classic Lines/Film Review: Regarding running, people who have not started can not understand "doing this single mechanical exercise for more than an hour and still can't extricate themselves", as Thomas says in the film, what's the point? We run over and over again, and then what? Our lives are not going to change, and tomorrow we will still be pickers.
10
"I Am Lightning"
Douban score: 8.2
Director: Benjamin Turner
This is an inspirational documentary about Jamaican sprinter Bolt, documenting the struggle of the Olympic Nine Golden Kings. A different side of Bolt can be seen in this documentary.
Bolt's greatness seems to need not be said, this guy who is known as the fastest runner on the earth, is the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4× 100 meters relay champion of beijing, London and Rio for three consecutive Olympic Games, and he also holds the world record in these three events, which can be called a legend in legends and myths in myths.
A legendary athletic career that can be perfectly described. And the hardships behind this invincibility are unimaginable. Talent is a double-edged sword, the better the talent, the harder you have to work, as long as you can still run, you must not slack off for a moment, and this is the source of pain.
Classic Line/Film Review: He is by no means the most talented sprinter, it is his hard work and persistence that makes him a legend. This also motivates us, who have no talent, to always be better selves.
Movies come from life
Because life is like a movie
There are wonderful moments of ups and downs
There are also touching details of the quiet good of the years
There is a warm spring with a thousand flowers blooming
There are also cold winters with cold wind and snow
Just like the people who are struggling on the front line of the "epidemic" at this moment
Each of us is born different
But face life, face life
But they all have a sincere heart
Believe in this outbreak
It's going to be like a movie
In the end, there will be a happy ending!
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Text | Derived from the network text collation
Image | Sourced from the web
Proofreading | Chen Pengyan
Edit | Zhang Cui'e
First instance | Zhang Ronglan
Final Review | Yang Haidong