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"The Queen's Gambit," a discussion ***Possible Spoilers***
mariez:
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on March 09, 2008, 01:57:40 pm ---And the hat! Great pic Marie, thanks for posting it.
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Yes!!! The hat - absolutely caught my eye, too. As I mentioned on the HHH thread, there's a lot of interesting details in the picture.
Marie
Meryl:
I finished "The Queen's Gambit" last week but haven't had time or energy to catch up on this thread. Lots of good comments so far! Just one thought to get it started again...
***Spoilers***
I think one reason maybe Heath was drawn to this story, besides being a chess freak, is that Beth is an orphan and a loner, very private, needing love but not expecting it, much like Ennis. Obviously, he knew something about that kind of character and felt he could bring something to the movie as its director. Qualities in Beth that remind me of Heath are her intelligence, strong will and ability to concentrate when it's necessary, her innate integrity and ability to size people up quickly and her dangerous fascination with drugs and alcohol.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Meryl on March 18, 2008, 12:55:32 am ---I finished "The Queen's Gambit" last week but haven't had time or energy to catch up on this thread. Lots of good comments so far! Just one thought to get it started again...
***Spoilers***
I think one reason maybe Heath was drawn to this story, besides being a chess freak, is that Beth is an orphan and a loner, very private, needing love but not expecting it, much like Ennis. Obviously, he knew something about that kind of character and felt he could bring something to the movie as its director. Qualities in Beth that remind me of Heath are her intelligence, strong will and ability to concentrate when it's necessary, her innate integrity and ability to size people up quickly and her dangerous fascination with drugs and alcohol.
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Some people just say things so much better than I ever could. Thanks, Meryl!
Meryl:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on March 18, 2008, 06:23:21 am ---Some people just say things so much better than I ever could. Thanks, Meryl!
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Shucks, Leslie, thanks! But you're certainly no slouch! 8)
I learned a lot from this book about just how deep and complex chess is, and I loved the mystical passages where Beth saw the board as not merely physical game pieces, but as force fields with unlimited potential. It would be interesting to see that depicted on film with some sort of special effects.
The thing that I loved about Beth's character was how unstoppable she was. Once she saw that chessboard in the school basement, she refused to let anything discourage her from finding out just what it was and how it worked. She overcame the restrictive school schedule, the janitor's blunt refusal to let her play, his lack of cooperation in teaching her, and eventually even being banned from playing chess at all until she was adopted. Even then, she had to resort to theft and subterfuge to get the materials she needed. It was like she knew she had been born just for chess and went for it like a plant to sunlight.
MaineWriter:
My son, the reader, is coming home from college for his spring break this next week (due home on Friday).
He is taking a lit course at school so he is totally overwhelmed with reading, ie, "Mom, I am supposed to read 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' in a day!" But maybe he'll have a breather this week. I know he would love this book and I would love to talk to him about it. We'll see. I'll keep you posted.
L
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