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‘King Richard’: Extraordinary Father

The film received six nominations Oscars 2022 including: Best Picture, Best Actor (Will Smith), Best Supporting Actress (Aunjanue Ellis), Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Original Song (Aunjanue Ellis)Be Alive – Beyoncé). The project is the screen comeback of Will Smith – the best candidate in the male lead category, from the following Gemini Ghostn (2019).

The work follows the journey of Richard Williams, the father who raised two talented athletes to become tennis champions. Set in the 1990s in the city of Compton, south of Los Angeles, USA, where there is a large concentration of people of color, the film chronicles the early years of the tennis career of Venus and Serena Williams. During the day, Richard and his two children practice on public tennis courts. At night, he worked as a security guard at a local market to cover the living expenses of seven family members. He spent time going to the tennis courts of the rich to introduce his son’s talent to the coaches but was rejected, even ridiculed.

Keeping the faith, the father drove the two girls to the training ground of coach Paul Cohen (Tony Goldwin), asking him to train. But only Venus received a nod from the coach, then she finished first in the Junior Tennis tournament. Disagreeing with Cohen, Richard sought out Rick Macci (Jon Bernthal) – the teacher of professional tennis player Jennifer Capriati. From here, Richard and Rick support Venus in terms of skills. His wife – Oracene Williams (Aunjanue Ellis), is a solid supporter, motivating her husband and daughter.

Will Smith’s genuine incarnation is a big plus for the film. The actor shows the mentality of a father, a friend who always accompanies and protects his children. Richard lives a principled life, has a methodical plan. He steadfastly pursues goals, has a long-term vision to know how successful his two children will be after practicing hard.

There are five children, but Richard is not biased, always looking for ways to protect his children against the pitfalls of society. He endured being beaten by gangsters, having previously beaten the leader for speaking rudely to his eldest daughter Tunde. He rejected the lucrative contracts of those who put their interests above the talents of his daughter.

Richard does not force his children to do what he wants, but teaches them real life lessons, letting them experience it for themselves. He taught his children in any situation to be ready to face and overcome all adversities. He showed his five children the cartoon Cinderella to learn a lesson in humility. He also taught his children that nothing in life is free because everything always comes with conditions.

One of the film’s most emotional scenes is when Richard interrupts an interview with 14-year-old Venus – on National TV in 1994, when the interviewer tries to make his young black daughter doubt her talent. At that time, Venus was only 14 years old. Richard shows that he is not an easy father to tolerate situations that cause his children to be swept up in the judgment or prejudice of society.

Young actors Saniyya Sidney (Venus Williams) and Demi Singleton (Serena) strive to play two influential tennis players in the world of sports. Both took many months to learn to play tennis professionally. Saniyya and Demi act well. In the individual scenes of each character, Saniyya well shows Venus’s focus and sportsmanship when competing, while Demi makes the audience sympathize when she is afraid of being too small for her sister’s shadow. In addition to two promising young actors, director Reinaldo Marcus Green also uses real tennis players to increase the realism of the competition.

The work is told in linear time, the montage makes full use of the ‘cutting on action’ transition technique, showing the technique of stitching multiple camera angles together to create a seamless story for the same scene. . These can be mentioned as scenes of Venus competing on the tennis court with scenes that cover the entire field, the middle of Venus kicking the ball and then panning the camera to follow her movements, making viewers feel like they are directly watching the match. .

The use of the over the shoulder shot in the dialogue scenes enhances the film’s ability to lead the story, making the viewer a part of the conversation, typically the confrontation scene. dialogue between Rick Macci and the Williams family when they first met, or the scene of a quarrel between the couple Richard when he did not agree to let Venus play professionally.

In addition to depicting the harshness of the gangs in Compton, King Richard condemns racism in America. The film deals with the past of the main character, he was beaten by white people many times. The filmmaker took the image of Richard, Venus and Serena to give voice to the black community, the spirit of feminism. According to Harper’s Bazaar, the song Be Alive performed by Beyonce at the end of the film celebrates the resilience and triumphs of the Williams sisters.

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