In 1994, figure skater Tanya. Tonya Harding is suspected of being involved in attacking rival Nancy. Kerrigan, in turn, became a sensational sports scandal. But with the passage of time, and the release of the biographical movie "I, Queen of Flowers", the public opinion of the event has reversed.
People's attention to Tanya has never stopped, and at the age of 50, she has silently lived an enviable look.
Tanya was born to her mother, Alison, and her fourth husband, and came from a very poor family. With her parents divorcing and her father running away from home, Tanya's short happy childhood came to an abrupt end. Her extraordinary talent for skating was the beginning of another "nightmare" for her.
When Tanya was 4 years old, she began to receive professional figure skating training, and her mother was very harsh on Tanya in order to make every penny she spent worth the money, and even did not let her go to the toilet. In Alison's eyes, Tanya may be her fate-changing chip, so Tanya must succeed.
However, figure skating is a very expensive and elegant sport. With Tanya's origin and temperament, it seems so out of place. Others wore custom costumes that cost thousands of dollars, while Tanya could only wear cheap costumes that her mother had sewn for her. While the other contestants chose Mozart, Tanya insisted on choosing her favorite rock 'n' roll.
Whether it is appearance or taste, figure skating will always be undesirable to Tanya. This also leads to Tanya's score not being high even if she is technically strong. Tanya, who was stubborn, decided to practice the extremely difficult three-and-a-half-week jump to prove her strength.
And she did!
Tanya became the first female figure skater in the United States to complete the three-and-a-half-week jump and won the championship as she wished.
Career has just picked up, but life is very dragging down.
An unfortunate native family, a cold and grumpy mother, Tanya has always longed to be loved. When she met Jeff, it was as if she had grasped the life-saving straw. Just as the so-called fear of what comes, Jeff is not much better than his mother.
In the interview, Tanya said: "My mum hits me a lot, so when Jeff hits me, I think it's normal. ”
Sounding sad and helpless, Tanya forgives Jeff again and again and returns to him. Caught in a vicious circle of quarrels, separations, and reunions. But as Jeff's behavior escalated, Tanya couldn't bear to file for divorce and even filed for a personal restraining order.
But! Figure skating, as a perfectly human "aristocratic" sport, can not tolerate Tanya's family environment. When the poverty of the original family becomes the original sin, marriage is full of figure skating always has the bottom line. If she wants to represent the country, Tanya needs to continue to live with Jeff, and she can not remarry, but she must be loving.
Just as the so-called one-step wrong step is wrong, Tanya chose to compromise in order to participate, but she caused herself a lot of trouble.
The day before the women's figure skating tournament (a talent selection for the Winter Olympics), Nancy was injured in the right thigh by a strange man. After Nancy withdrew, Tanya won the first place, so the outside world speculated that the mastermind behind the attack was Tanya.
Soon, the attacker, Stant, is caught and points out that the mastermind was Tanya's ex-husband and bodyguard, Sean.
So did Tanya know?
At the news conference, Tanya denied that she was involved in the attack plan, and when she returned home, she did not know what had happened, and she did not report it at best.
But Jeff insists that Tanya is involved, and the victim Nancy insists that Tanya must have known, plus the two have a very different image. One is a rude person who loves to talk dirty, one is a lady, the inherent impression plus the guidance of the wind, who is the public more willing to believe?
What's even more ironic is that because Tanya can do such a difficult move for three and a half weeks, even if Chou smells, she still participates in the Winter Olympics. But the psychological pressure was huge, coupled with problems with the shoelaces, it only ranked 8th.
When the game was over, he was pulled into the list and went through the judicial process.
Tanya pleaded guilty on the condition that she would no longer be prosecuted, and was sentenced to 3 years of probation, a 100,000-dollar fine, 500 hours of community service, and paid $10,000 in court costs and donated $50,000 to charity. The M Country Figure Skating Association revoked Tanya's title and banned her for life.
In other words, Tanya's figure skating career was completely over.
The film I, Queen of Tricks takes a lot of comedic elements to the restoration of events, supposedly adapted from Tanya's dictation.
After all, time dilutes memory, and with subjective judgment, it is difficult to tell what the truth is. But it is not difficult to find Tanya's defense of Jeff, Tanya said that she believed jeff was innocent, and the movie is generally reflected in the same way.
The central figure in the attack is Sean, who is Jeff's follower and has worked as a bodyguard for Tanya. According to the film version, Tanya first receives a threatening letter, hoping to "pay tribute" to her opponent and issue a warning. But Jeff gets out of control in the process of delivering the order, and Sean takes it upon himself to hire someone to teach Nancy a lesson.
Sean, who dreams of being a secret agent, still thinks that he has become a hero for Skywalker, which is obviously an absurd and sad pig teammate accident, but there are 4 logical controversies that cannot be ignored.
First, Nancy was injured the day before the tournament, but because of the lack of serious injuries, she still became a representative of the Winter Olympics. In this way, Nancy is also a vested winner, she not only did not miss important events, did not affect the sports career, but also pushed her opponent Tanya to the cusp of the storm.
Second, The location of Nancy's injury was delicate, it was on the upper side of the knee, and there was bruises on the thigh but no actual organic damage, as if it had been negotiated. With the development of the network, Nancy began to have a self-directed voice.
Third, Tanya has been competing since she was 4 years old, and her competitors are not only Nancy. And Nancy's injury is Tanya's only "stain", why is it Nancy? In other words, will people who have always adhered to sportsmanship suddenly let go?
Fourth, players who have successfully completed three and a half weeks can technically crush their opponents, so why engage in small moves.
Due to the many details that do not fit the explanation, more and more people think that Tanya has been wronged. Unfortunate native family, abusive and jealous useless husband, Tanya has never given up self-motivation and hard work, and the fall of genius is really stifling.
But some netizens believe that the movie is suspected of whitewashing, and people have no logic to speak of when they are impulsive.
Tanya, who could not skate, later became a professional boxer, but unfortunately the talent could not be transferred, and Tanya failed to raise her eyebrows and make a comeback. Many media have described Tanya as a boxing mother, since the profession does not distinguish between noble and low, where is the level of sports. Tanya just didn't want to sink in, eager to prove herself.
Although the Nancy incident caused Tanya to suffer heavy losses, with this attention and heat, Tanya participated in many programs. These include dancing and cooking reality shows, and the successful transformation of Tanya also harvested sweet love and had a son.
Looking at Tanya's social media, her smile is full of sunshine, and the sense of Christmas, Easter, and Mother's Day is not left behind. Looking fulfilling and happy, a photo of her with her father shows that Tanya has reconciled with the past.
It can be seen that Tanya's relationship with her father is good, and it is the understanding and peace that is difficult to harvest in a broken family.
Steady happiness is the state of life that many people pursue, and Tanya not only grasps the present, but also does not let the past pull back.
Although the number of fans on social media is small, they can get along like family and friends. Nearly 30 years after retiring from the ice world, there are still messages saying "You're my favorite figure skater." "For Tanya, that's enough.
"I, Queen of Flowers" Douban scored as high as 8 points, surpassing 77% of the biopics. In addition to the numerous 1:1 restoration scenes, the actor's acting skills are more of a relatively objective statement. He is unabashed about the high-profile, direct, undisguised, and unlikable aspects of Tanya's personality. The film is not a judge, nor is it responsible for solving the case, nor does it need to take sides, it needs to provide thinking and discussion.
I think the best thing about the film is the event restoration itself, although there are subjective statements of the participants, but it is more of a superposition of opportunities and emotions, coincidences. And different audiences have different understandings and views of Jeff's motives and situation.
From Tanya's childhood to the peak of her career to being forced to leave, "I, Queen of Flowers" is a story about Tanya and a story about the "American Dream".