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What I knew going into Challengers is that it's known as the "Zendaya Threesome Movie" and that it gets surprisingly positive reviews accross the board. So it has always been a movie that I wanted to watch but I never found the right time or mood for it until yesterday. I play tennis myself and we are into the time of the year when I actually follow it with Roland Garros and Wimbledon. So I though I might as well fully get into it and also finally watch this movie to see what it's all about and form my own opinion. I had no specific ecpectations aside from that fact that I would be surprised to dislike it. I also watched it quite late in the evening/night after somewhat of an off-day so there was some danger of fatique with the 2 Hours and 11 Minute Playtime.
The basically the movie is about a love triangle between 3 "Professional" Tennis players. It starts with a tennis scene introducing 2 players in a Challengers Tournament (that's one of the reasons why the movie is called Challengers) which turns out to be part of the final scene of the movie. The movie pretty much goes back and forward in time constantly not to a point where it's overly complicated but it is a bit much a times.
After that scene it starts of pretty staightforward introducing the character of Art Donaldson who is married and has a kid with Tashi. He's supposed to be a famous grand slam winning Tennis Player who is kind of near the end of his career and lacks form so his wife and coach enters him into a challengers Tournament so he can find his winning ways again with an eye to enter the next grand slam.
This was followed by the introduction of another lower-ranked tennis player who struggling to bet by and could not afford to pay the hotel fee so he slept in his car. The start of the movie kind of felt a bit generic as they were spoon feeding everything a bit too much for me but I just went with it.
After this it cuts back I believe 13 years where 2 fiends play against eachother in a college match and where also the Zendaya character is introduced. For a long time I kind of thought there were 3 male players but it turns out that the Zweig player from the start is actually the opponent in the end match. They kind of both have a crush on Zendaya and she beyond their expectation shows up after they invite her to their place.
From here on out I would say the movie really starts with the love triangle and power games it all really is about.
Movie Plot (Spoiler Free):
"Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, transformed her husband into a champion. But to overcome a recent losing streak and redeem himself, he'll need to face off against his former best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend."
One of the things I was affraid of was that the tennis play of these actors would not look antwhere close to that of a real tennis player but it turned out that this was not really an issue at all and it all kind of felt believable enough. One of the things the film did very well was camera angles and the way a lot of the tennis scenes were filmed. Many times, I really went like 'that's a really original angle and shot" but after a while and near the end of the film it all started to become a bit old and overkill to the point where it even was a bit annoying. So I would say that the director pressed that button a but too hard and too much. The music during the Tennis scenes also was ok but
There was aslo some philosopical talk in this movie which kind of felt forced into it and was not needed and I was kind of confused by the ending which made me need to watch some youtube explained videos afterward to fully understand it.
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Conclusion
Overall I just had a good time with this movie even though it wasn't perfect. The overall story and idea about it were good and it managed to go beyond one of those generic sports movie. There were also many good aspects abouyt this film like the switching in time, film angles, music but all of them feel like they just overdone it a bit too much and less of it would have been more. Overall, I give it a solid 7.1/10 and I would say that the general praise this movie gets is justified while I also don't see it as anything more.
Hello everyone, fans of good stories! I hope you're feeling great today, dear Hive community. This time, I want to share my thoughts on the movie Challengers. I saw it last night, and I'm somewhere between amazed, confused, and totally captivated by what I saw. At first, you think, "Oh, tennis, sports..." but this movie blows that idea out of the water. Challengers is like a tangle, a very complex web woven with toxic passion, loyalties that shift constantly, and obsessions that have been there for years. It's a movie about a love triangle that evolves over time, with tennis as a backdrop. But it actually goes far beyond sports. It speaks to that need we all have to connect with someone, to feel powerful, and to know who we are.
I started it thinking I was going to see a normal romance or a typical sports drama, but I was surprised because this is much deeper and unpredictable... from the first minutes, the film grabs you by showing you the characters who are already grown up, already grown and right, charismatic, mysterious and full of secrets from a past that intrigues you a lot, from there, boom, they throw you into the past with flashbacks that show you how this toxic triangle was formed, and these jumps in time, although they keep you glued to your seat wanting to know what's up with the characters, can also be a double-edged sword. In the first half, they give it a touch of mystery that hooks you in, but I confess that in the second half I wanted the story to be more linear, it's like being on a roller coaster that never stops spinning...
It either tires you out or excites you, for me, it's both, hahaha... but the central thing about the film is the explosive relationship between these three tennis players, whose lives and ambitions intersect in a way that feels natural but also dangerously manipulative. Each interaction is charged with intensity, each glance, each shift in power, each confession in your ear... it reminds you that this isn't just about winning or losing on the court, it's a story about using others to rise, about that crazy desire to be seen and to belong, even if you get hurt along the way... For me, who loves to analyze power dynamics in relationships, I was totally hooked on this emotional game of tug-of-war.
Hola a todos, fanáticos de las buenas historias! Espero que hoy se encuentren genial, querida comunidad de Hive, en esta ocasión, Lee quiero dar mis opiniones sobre la película: Challengers.. la ví anoche, y estoy entre asombrado, confundido y totalmente cautivado con lo que vi, al principio, uno piensa "ah, tenis, deporte...", pero esta película te revienta esa idea, Challengers es como un enredo, una telaraña bien compleja tejida con pasión tóxica, lealtades que cambian a cada rato y obsesiones que llevan años ahí guardadas.. es una peli sobre un triángulo amoroso que va evolucionando con el tiempo, con el tenis ahí como de fondo, pero en realidad va mucho más allá del deporte, habla de esa necesidad que tenemos todos de conectar con alguien, de sentirnos poderosos y de saber quiénes somos.
Yo la empecé pensando que iba a ver un romance normalito o un drama deportivo típico, pero me llevé una sorpresa porque esto es mucho más profundo e impredecible.. desde los primeros minutos, la película te atrapa mostrándote a los personajes ya grandes, ya hechos y derechos, carismáticos, misteriosos y llenos de secretos de un pasado que te intriga un montón, de ahí, pum, te lanzan al pasado con flashbacks que te van mostrando cómo se armó este triángulo tóxico, y estos saltos en el tiempo, aunque te mantienen ahí pegado al asiento queriendo saber qué onda con los personajes, también pueden ser un arma de doble filo. En la primera parte, le dan un toque de misterio que te engancha, pero les confieso que en la segunda mitad yo ya quería que la historia fuera más lineal, es como estar en una montaña rusa que no para de dar vueltas..
O te cansa, o te emociona, mí, las dos cosas, jajaja.. pero lo central de la película es esa relación explosiva entre estos tres tenistas, cuyas vidas y ambiciones se cruzan de una manera que se siente natural pero también peligrosamente manipuladora. Cada interacción está cargadísima de intensidad, cada mirada, cada cambio de poder, cada confesión al oído... te recuerda que esto no es solo ganar o perder en la cancha, es una historia sobre usar a los demás para subir, sobre ese deseo loco de que te vean y de pertenecer, aunque salgas lastimado en el camino.. a mí, que me encanta analizar las dinámicas de poder en las relaciones, me clavé totalmente en este jueguito emocional de tira y afloja.
Let me tell you something that stayed with me after watching this movie, is that this film makes you think a lot about what relationships are like in real life, where love and competition are there, together, all the time... the characters are like addicts to that adrenaline rush of chasing the other, each one manipulating the other to see who has control. It's a twisted, but fascinating way of showing how passion can turn into obsession, and how affection transforms into a field... speaking of battles, tennis matches are on another level! Forget boring sports scenes, this is like a dance, a choreography of emotions, with super-fast editing and a way of filming that blows your mind. There's a moment when the camera becomes the tennis ball, bouncing all over the court, and it immerses you in the chaos and brutal energy of the story.
Now, if you like a movie that isn't afraid to show skin, that is sensual, you are going to love this one, I sign it, it is full of sensuality and drama, but with a security, a confidence that only a director like Luca Guadagnino can achieve, the same one who gave us "Call Me By Your Name" and set the bar extremely high in passionate love stories, brings his unique style to every scene, you can tell he likes to tell "weird" love stories, so to speak, and here he explores a love triangle that is not only "sexy", but is incredibly complex, and look, even if you are not a fan of this type of erotic tension in movies, the performances are so good that they will change your mind, really.
Déjenme decirles algo que me quedó sonando en la cabeza después de ver está peli, es que esta película te hace pensar un montón en cómo son las relaciones en la vida real, donde el amor y la competencia están ahí, juntitos, todo el tiempo.. los personajes son como adictos a esa adrenalina de perseguir al otro, cada uno manipulando al otro para ver quién tiene el control. Es una manera como retorcida, pero fascinante de mostrar cómo la pasión se puede convertir en obsesión, y cómo el cariño se transforma en un campo.. hablando de batallas, los partidos de tenis son otro nivel! Olvídense de escenas de deporte aburridas, esto es como una danza, una coreografía de emociones, con una edición súper movida y una forma de filmar que te vuela la cabeza, hay un momento en que la cámara se convierte en la pelota de tenis, rebotando por toda la cancha, y te mete de lleno en el caos y la energía brutal de la historia.
Ahora, si a ustedes les gusta una película que no tiene miedo de mostrar piel, que es sensualona, esta les va a encantar, ¡se los aseguro, está llena de sensualidad y drama, pero con una seguridad, una confianza que solo un director como Luca Guadagnino puede lograr, el mismo que nos regaló "Call Me By Your Name" y puso la vara altísima en historias de amor apasionadas, trae su estilo único a cada escena, se nota que le gusta contar historias de amor "raritas", por decirlo de alguna manera, y aquí explora un triángulo amoroso que no solo es "sexy", sino que es increíblemente complejo, y miren, incluso si no son fans de este tipo de tensión erótica en el cine, las actuaciones son tan buenas que les van a hacer cambiar de opinión, de verdad.
Let's talk about the performances, because I have to take my hat off to Josh O'Connor. His performance mesmerizes you, it's that simple. The guy manages to convey all of his character's internal conflict with a subtlety that impresses, I mean, he balances desire, ambition, vulnerability, and even evil, all in one... his character is the most human, the most complex, the one that feels most real and, I don't know, you end up connecting with him more. Zendaya also does super well, she brings a mix of strength and mystery to her role, but I feel like her character doesn't have as much depth as O'Connor's, even though her presence is key in the film, she's like the center that keeps all the emotional tension turning... those constant flashbacks not only give you context, but they also show you little by little who these characters really are, I ended up still thinking and turning the puzzle over, trying to understand how the past shaped who they are now...
This wave of time jumps works incredibly to generate suspense, although I have to admit that sometimes I felt they were more like a trick than something necessary for the story. But hey, that speaks to Guadagnino's daring style, who dares to play with the structure in such an unusual way, at times, the story feels like it's purposefully messy, as if imitating how chaotic love itself is... and thinking about it, isn't that how life is? Full of memories, regrets, and passions all jumbled together...
Visually, Challengers is a spectacle. The photography is vibrant, full of energy, transforming the tennis matches into a mind-blowing play of light and shadow. You can tell the cinematographer had a lot of fun with the camera. The editing is lightning fast, with quick cuts and unusual angles that give you a sense of urgency and constant excitement. There's one particular scene, in the middle of a match, that took my breath away. It was as if the sport itself became a reflection of the characters' struggles, and that's when I realized this wasn't just a tennis movie, but one about how to emotionally survive life's adversities.
Hablemos de las actuaciones, porque tengo que quitarme el sombrero con Josh O’Connor, Su actuación te hipnotiza, así de simple, el tipo logra transmitir todo el conflicto interno de su personaje con una sutileza que impresiona, o sea, te equilibra el deseo, la ambición, la vulnerabilidad y hasta la maldad, todo en uno.. su personaje es el más humano, el más complejo, el que sientes más real y, no sé, como que terminas conectando más con él. Zendaya también lo hace súper bien, le da una mezcla de fuerza y misterio a su papel, pero siento que su personaje no tiene tanta profundidad como el de O’Connor, igual su presencia es clave en la película, ella es como el centro que hace que toda la tensión emocional siga girando..
Esos flashbacks constantes no solo te dan contexto, sino que te van mostrando de a poquito quiénes son realmente estos personajes, termine todavía pensando y dándole vueltas al rompecabezas, tratando de entender cómo el pasado moldeó lo que son ahora.. esta onda de los saltos en el tiempo funciona increíble para generar suspenso, aunque tengo que admitir que a veces sentí que eran más como un truco que algo necesario para la historia. Pero bueno, eso habla del estilo atrevido de Guadagnino, que se anima a jugar con la estructura de una manera tan poco común, a veces, la historia se siente como desordenada a propósito, como si imitara lo caótico que es el amor en sí.. y pensándolo bien, ¿no es así la vida? Llena de recuerdos, arrepentimientos y pasiones todas revueltas..
Visualmente, Challengers es un espectáculo, la fotografía es vibrante, llena de energía, transforma los partidos de tenis en un juego de luces y sombras alucinante, se nota que el director de fotografía se divirtió un montón con la cámara, la edición es rapidísima, con cortes veloces y ángulos raros que te dan una sensación de urgencia y emoción constante. Hay una escena en particular, en medio de un partido, que me dejó sin aliento, fue como si el deporte mismo se convirtiera en un reflejo de la lucha de los personajes, y ahí fue cuando entendí que esto no era solo una película de tenis, sino una sobre cómo sobrevivir emocionalmente a las adversidades de la vida.
But I know that not everyone is going to love Challengers, although it has a lot of good things, the film is one of those that divides opinions, you know what I mean? Guadagnino's style, you know how he is, he loves to play with time, add soap opera-style drama and make everything super sensual... well, that's not going to suit everyone, some might get a headache from so many time jumps, so many flashbacks, personally, I liked the experience, but I do admit that sometimes it slowed down a bit, but that's how the film is, daring, complex and a little messy, and I think that makes it feel more real, life is not linear, not at all.
It's a lot of memories, impulsive decisions that one makes without thinking and moments that mark you forever... after thinking about it carefully, I give Challengers an 8.5/10... it's not perfect, so many flashbacks sometimes get a bit tiring and take you out of the emotion a bit, but the movie is ambitious, the performances are brutal and how it dares to show this toxic love triangle makes it a cinematic experience that is not easily forgotten, I ended with mixed emotions and thinking a lot, as if understanding a little better how complicated and strange human relationships are... so you know, if you like intense love stories, with psychological twists and a visual style that blows your mind, it's a movie that you have to see yes or yes. It's an emotional journey with curves, but worth it, now tell me, what did you think? And well, that's all for today, take care, see you in the next reviews, byebye.
Pero sé que no todo el mundo va a amar Challengers, si bien tiene un montón de cosas buenas, la peli es de esas que dividen opiniones, ¿me entienden? El estilo de Guadagnino, ya saben cómo es, le encanta jugar con el tiempo, meter drama a lo telenovela y que todo sea súper sensual.. pues, eso no a todos les va a cuadrar, a algunos les puede dar dolor de cabeza tanto salto en el tiempo, tanto flashback, a mí, en lo personal, me gustó la experiencia, pero sí reconozco que a veces como que bajaba un poco el ritmo, pero así es la película, atrevida, compleja y un poquito desordenada, y eso creo que la hace sentir más real, la vida no es lineal, para nada.
Es un montón de recuerdos, decisiones impulsivas que uno toma sin pensar y momentos que te marcan para siempre.. después de pensarlo bien, le doy a Challengers un 8.5/10.. no es perfecta, tanto flashback a veces cansa un poco y te saca un poco de la emoción, pero la peli es ambiciosa, las actuaciones son brutales y cómo se atreve a mostrar este triángulo amoroso tóxico la hacen una experiencia de cine que no se olvida fácil, termine con las emociones revueltas y pensando un montón, como entendiendo un poco mejor lo complicadas y raras que son las relaciones humanas.. así que ya saben, si les gustan las historias de amor intensas, con rollos psicológicos y un estilo visual que te vuela la cabeza, es una película que tienen que ver sí o sí. Es un viaje emocional con curvas, pero que vale la pena, ahora cuéntenme ustedes, ¿qué les pareció? Y bueno, eso es todo por hoy, cuídense, nos vemos en las próximas reseñas, byebye.
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I recently decided to revisit one of my favorite movies of 2024: Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers," a sports drama starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist that, despite having a fairly intimate nature, ends up being one of the most epic stories I've had the opportunity to see in a long time.
And while the film is presented to us as a typical story in which we will closely follow a love triangle between two tennis players and the woman of their dreams (which is also narrated in a non-linear chronological way), a deeper inspection of it allows us to glimpse its true themes: love, the pursuit of dreams, lust, and the eternal search for perfection.
In Challengers we will meet Art and Patrick, two young tennis players who seem to have been friends for a lifetime, but who have very different expectations for their future.
Art, on the one hand, feels that it is necessary to go to college, and feels that his professional career as a tennis player can wait a few years. On the other hand, Patrick, just as talented as Art with the racket, can't wait to start playing at a professional level.
The real breaking point in their friendship arises when they meet Tashi, a young tennis player with a very promising future, and who unconsciously decides to put them in competition for her love.
Unfortunately, Tashi's career is abruptly cut short by an accident in the middle of one of her matches, so she must give up her dreams and dedicate herself to training her husband Art, who ended up keeping her heart after Patrick left her.
Although in terms of premise everything may sound quite formulaic, I must admit that I have omitted an absurd amount of details within the relationship of these characters, and I honestly feel that the only organic way to absorb them organically is by watching the movie.
Challengers works for several reasons, not only because it has a pretty solid synopsis and very well-written characters who know how to pull it off, but also because it is an audiovisual gem on many levels that takes advantage of the chaos and tension generated by its protagonists to explode before our eyes as if it were a Japanese anime.
Guadagnino has a particularly fast-paced directing style in Challengers, and even those scenes in which we have nothing more than a couple of characters arguing feel like an extremely aggressive tennis match.
Likewise, this fast-paced style is very well supported by the soundtrack by Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor, who did a great job and it is almost offensive that they are not nominated for this year's Oscars.
Everything is very carefully done in Challengers, the costumes of its characters, their body language and even those moments that could seem like filler on a first viewing.
It is a brave film, full of eroticism, emotion and funny moments.
Throughout the years there have been many love relationships of different types and each of them with some touch that characterizes them, friends or strangers who become a couple with someone and thus begins to forge his life. During that period many things can happen, trips, discussions and aspects that are in the relationship and even sometimes the motivation to shine in a sport as has happened to many in real life and is something to admire. This same director manages to capture it in an installment known as Desafiantes that was released this year and will be a story where romance and sports come into play.
It is a romance movie which is not my style, but at the same time there is sport and I like that, that is why this story is suitable for all ages and when we realize it has details that can be appreciated in real life and perhaps many have experienced it. Therefore the delivery, I found it interesting and from that first moment we see a young woman whose husband is a great professional tennis player and the affection and love they have for each other is very great, but things change when a third party appears and is known to them and that's where it gets interesting and we wonder can the three be together, will the sport affect something, will there be that grudge between the couple with a third party? And many other crazy things.
A lo largo de los años han existido muchas relaciones amorosas de distintos tipos y cada una de ellas con algún toque que las caracteriza, amigos o desconocidos que se vuelven pareja con alguien y de esa manera comienza a forjar su vida. Durante ese periodo pueden ocurrir muchas cosas, viajes, discusiones y aspectos que están en la relación y e incluso a veces la motivación para así poder brillar en algún deporte como le ha pasado a muchos en la vida real y es algo de admirar. Esto mismo un director lo logra plasmar en una entrega conocida como Desafiantes que se estrenó este año y será una historia donde entra en juego el romance y el deporte.
Es una película de romance que no es mi estilo, pero a la vez está el deporte y eso si me gusta, por eso esta historia que se adapta para todas las edades y cuando nos damos cuenta tiene detalles que se aprecian en la vida real y quizás a muchos les ha pasado. Por ende la entrega, me pareció interesante y desde ese primer instante vemos a una joven que tiene como esposo a un gran jugador de tenis profesional y el cariño y el amor que se tiene es muy grande, pero las cosas cambian cuando aparece un tercero y es conocido de ellos y es allí donde se pone interesante y nos preguntamos ¿Podrán estar los tres juntos?, ¿El deporte afectará en algo? ¿Existirá ese rencor entre pareja con un tercero? Y muchas otras cosas muy locas.
The production seemed a little slow to me, a lot of filler and therefore creates that void in the plot and at the same time the presence of the third party in a relationship, no matter how much people accept it will always create that discomfort and no matter how much trust there is, it will not be the same. That's where a lot of elements come into play that have to be faced so that everything goes well, since a bad move or a decision in that trio of people can ruin everything. Something like that has never happened to me and it really is a situation that leaves a lot to talk about and can be frowned upon by society and even cause harm to anyone, now from the point of view of the woman in the delivery are very sincere and in the head has both young people and that is why the delivery is going through a very strong rhythm.
La producción me pareció un poco lenta, mucho relleno y por eso crea ese vacío en la trama y a la vez la presencia del tercero en una relación, por más que las personas acepte siempre va a crear esa incomodidad y por más confianza que exista no será lo mismo. Es allí donde entran en juego una gran cantidad de elementos que tienen que ir enfrentando para que así todo salga bien, ya que una mala jugada o una decisión en ese trío de personas puede arruinar todo. Nunca me ha pasado algo como eso y de verdad que es una situación que deja mucho de que hablar y puede ser mal vista por la sociedad e incluso causarle daño a cualquier, ahora desde el punto de vista de la mujer en la entrega son muy sinceras y en la cabeza tiene a ambos jóvenes y por eso la entrega va pasando por un ritmo muy fuerte.
The effects of this film and how they managed to recreate each scene are quite good even though there are very few that are appreciated, by the same fact that everything is there in the same circle, but one of the things that did stand out and without that the film would not be the same is the theme of sport, since that world is something incredible and everything can be achieved with motivation and perseverance and that's why seeing those young women playing tennis and having to challenge themselves on a court and knowing that they have the opportunity to win a prize gives it a touch, since on the part of love and the sexual part as a couple is simple and they only seek to relax that a relationship can be open.
Despite details that make the film a little weak it has a great presence of very good actors who are recognized and in each of the films where they go out they put a great touch, where one of those is Zendaya that despite having a demanding role knows how to carry the situation and goes playing every moment as it should be, since something bad affects everyone. While the young people have done a couple of other jobs in other movies and in this one they give that touch of emotion to the relationship and how it also has to face the day to day of a relationship of three, that is why the three young people are the ones in charge of being able to get ahead with this movie.
Los efectos de esta película y cómo lograron recrear cada escena son bastante buenos a pesar de que son muy pocos que se aprecian, por el mismo hecho de que todo ese allí en el mismo círculo, pero una de las cosas que sí resaltó y sin eso la película no fuera lo mismo es el tema de deporte, ya que ese mundo es algo increíble y todo se puede lograr con motivación y constancia y por eso ver a esas jóvenes jugar tenis y tener que desafiarse en una cancha y saber que tiene la oportunidad de ganarse un premio eso le da un toque, ya que por parte del amor y la parte sexual como pareja es sencillo y buscan solo relajar que una relación puede ser abierta.
A pesar de detalles que hacen que la película sea un poco débil cuenta con una gran presencia de muy buenos actores que son reconocidos y en cada una de las películas donde salen le ponen un gran toque, donde una de esas es Zendaya que a pesar de tener un papel exigente sabe como llevar la situación y va jugando cada momento como debe ser, ya que algo malo le afecta a todos. Mientras que los jóvenes han realizado un par de trabajos más en otras películas y en esta le dan ese toque de emoción a la relación y cómo también tiene que afrontar el día a día de una relación de tres, por eso los tres jóvenes son los encargados de poder salir adelante con esta película.
A film that can perhaps receive a lot of good and bad reviews and in my case it would be a production that I would only see once and to see something in a style that combines romance and sport they played it well, leaving a great open ending in the film. However, for me they are two important things and that is how the motivation of a couple can be of great help to achieve great things and at the same time to be in the difficult moments. As well as the issue of trust and being willing to receive a third party, where that is already part of the people, so it will be a production full of many emotions.
Una película que quizás puede recibir una gran cantidad de críticas tanto buenas como mala y en mi caso sería una producción que solo le vería una vez y para ver algo de estilo que combina romance y deporte se las jugaron bien, dejando un gran final abierta en la película. Sin embargo, para mí son dos cosas importantes y es como la motivación de una pareja puede ser de gran ayuda para lograr grandes cosas y a la vez para estar en los momentos difíciles. Como también el tema de la confianza que se tiene y estar dispuesto a recibir un tercero, donde ya eso queda parte de las personas, así será una producción cargada de muchas emociones.
The 2024 film Challengers, where you can watch the rivalry of 3 young tennis players, their complex relationships and the reflections of passionate rivalry, ambition and love in the world of sports, is quite impressive in the genre of romantic and psychological drama, and I can say that it gives the audience emotional intensity with its dialogues.
The main theme of the movie is the rivalries, contradictions, passions and love stories that develop between 3 young tennis players from the beginning to the end of their careers. Their struggles on the courts extend to their private lives and their rivalries not only on the courts but also in every aspect of life are made interesting.
2 childhood friends, Art and Patrick, fall in love with a late female tennis player named Tashi at a tournament and their friendship begins to fray. The movie then turns into a rivalry between the sports and personal lives of these 3 tennis players. While the on-court rivalry develops within the rules, in their private lives the rivalry becomes immoral and unethical.
There will definitely be some who will question the story of the movie and what happens between the characters in terms of moral values, but if you watch the movie as a movie, I think you will enjoy the story and the sweet-hard competition between them. I can say that I liked the drama added to the romantic side of the movie and the psychological genre that tires the mind with some scenes.
The past and present presented in a mixed way makes the story of the movie more interesting. While the characters live in the present and reflect it to the audience, the reasons for the rivalry from the past and the complex relationships between them are questioned by the audience. In general, the story is extremely intriguing, while the mystery of what might happen is preserved.
Even after watching the movie, you can't tell which man Tashi is in love with. While you feel the court rivalry between Art and Patrick very much, in the rivalry about their love for Tashi; you can't distinguish which one's feelings are real. This creates a lot of curiosity in the story. Frankly, I think the screenwriter deserves praise.
Challengers will definitely remain in my mind as one of the enjoyable productions to watch. The most important information I can say about the movie is the greatness of the dialogues between the characters and their rivalries that spread to every moment of life.
I highly recommend you to watch the movie, if you watch it quietly and calmly, apart from the dialogues and the reflections of the characters, I recommend you to pay attention to the competition aspect. Not every athlete's life may have such distortions, but I am sure there are similarities in terms of competition.
Thank you for being here and for reading. I wish you a good weekend and I wish those who are going to watch the movie a good time. Take care, goodbye!
Score taken from my Letterboxd account.
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