Basicinformation
Plotintroduction
TheblackMichaelOchhasdivorcedhisparentssincechildhoodandishomeless.However,becauseofhisstrongphysicalconditionandathletictalent,hewasdumbfoundedandluckyenoughtoentera
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.AlthoughhescoredzeroforKeke,somedetailsmadehimstandout.Afteravolleyballmatch,hetooktheinitiativetocleanupthegarbage,whichcaughttheattentionoftheTaosifamily.SoMrs.TaosidecidedtoadoptAuchandtrainhimtobecomearugbyplayer.Mrs.TaoXimadehimfeelthewarmthoffamily.Atthesametime,Tausi'ssonalsohelpedAuchtotrain,sothathequicklyintegratedintothelifeoftherugbyteam,andconstantlystimulatedthepotentialofsports.Finally,inagame,becauseofhisoutstandingperformance,hebegantogaintheattentionofscouts,andfinallygained.Castlist
Castlist
Stafftable
| Producer | TimothyM.Bourne,YolandaT.Cochran,BroderickJohnson,AndrewA.Kosoff,JillNett,MorrieSmith,EvanStoff,StevenP.Wegner |
| Director | JohnLeeHancock |
| AssociateDirector(Assistant) | KayseGoodell,VeronicaHampton,KCHodenfield |
| Scriptwriter | JohnLee·Hancock,MichaelLewis |
| Photography | AllerKivelo |
| Soundtrack | CarterBurwell |
| Editing | MarkLivolsi |
| ArtGuide | MichaelColombo |
| ArtDesign | ThomasMinton |
| Clothingdesign | DanielOrlandi |
| Visualeffects | DavidLingenfelser |
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JiaQi,LiJian
WangXiaowei,WangLijun,MengLingjun,GuoJinfei,YangMing,JiYanfang,YuTongwei,ZhouLi,MouJialun,YangBo,ZhuLisong,LinDi
Roleintroduction
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Behindthescenes
1.AlthoughthefilmisadaptedfromthenovelofthesamenamebyMichaelLewis,thisfilmisonlyadaptedfromoneofthemainlinesinthenovel.2.Theoriginalnovelwaspublishedin2006,andthedirectordevelopedtheplotofthisstoryto2009.3.TherugbyplayerMichaelAuchweighs344pounds,whichisabout156kilograms.HisactorQuintonAaronhasaweightthatcomplementstheprototype:380pounds,whichisabout172kilograms.4.Inthe2009NFLDraft,MichaelOchwasselectedbytheBaltimoreRavenswiththe23rdoverallpickinthefirstround.5.Auch’scollegefootballcoachplayedtheroleofcoachinthefilm.6.ThefilmisadaptedfromthetruestoryofMichaelAuch.Inreallife,MichaelOchisaverygoodandoutstandingrugbyplayer.MichaelOchisnottooexcitedaboutadaptinghisstoryintoamovie.Hehopesthatthemoviecanfocusonthetechnicalaspectsandtalkmoreaboutfootball.7.In"Weaknesses",therearemanyrealcollegefootballteamcoaches,whoplayedtheirtrueidentityinreallifeinthefilm:includingPhillipFulmer(Tennesseeheadcoach,nolongerengagedinrugby),LouHoltz(SouthCarolinaheadcoach,isdoingsports-relatedTVshows),HoustonNutt(Arkansasheadcoach,currentOlemiesheadcoach),EdOrgeron(HeadcoachofOlemisandassistantcoachattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia),NickSaban(HeadcoachofLouisianaStateUniversity,headcoachofAlabama)i>,TommyTuberville(HeadcoachofAuburn,headcoachatTexasTechUniversity).8.Whenshootingrugbysportsscenes,thisfilmusesalargenumberofrealfamousplayers'varioustacticsandskills.9.TheincidentwhereLawrenceTaylorhitJoeoccurredonNovember18,1985.ItwasafootballgamebetweentheGiantsandtheRedskinsonMondaynight.Thisterribleinjurywasseenonnationaltelevision.Taylorlaterrecalledthathehadneverwatchedthevideoofthisgame,andhewouldneverwanttoseeitagain.10.WhenCaseyBates,whoplayedMissSu,introducedherselftotheTuaocouple,shesaidshewasaDemocrat.Interestingly,in1998MikeNichols's"RisingStorm",LibbyHortonplayedbyCaseyBatesisanavidsupporteroftheDemocraticpresidentialcandidate,andtheroleofthepresidentialcandidateinthefilmalludestoIt'sBillClinton.Becauseofthisrole,CaseyBatesalsowonanOscarnominationforbestsupportingactress.11.Accordingtothesettingsinthephoto,SandraBullockandTimMcGrawareplayingacoupleinthesouthernUnitedStates.Infact,thefamilyofthetwoisindeedsomewhatsimilartotheroleplayed.SandraBullock’sfatherisfromAlabama,andshewasbornandraisedinVirginia,andwasahighschoolcheerleader(LikeCollinsTuaointhefilm).TimMcGrawwasbornandraisedinLouisiana,wherehewenttocollege.Hisbirthwasaprofessionalbaseballplayer.12.AlthoughLilyCollins,whoplayedCollinsTuor,playedvolleyballinthefilmandwasahighschoolcheerleader,thephotoattheendofthefilmshowsLilyCollinsinreallifeasOlemies.Inadditiontothephotosofcheerleading,LilyCollinsinreallifeactuallylovessportsverymuch.Sheisapolevaultenthusiast.13.BeforeSandraBullockdecidedtoplayLeighAnneTuo,thefirstthingthecrewconsideredforthiscandidatewasJuliaRoberts.14.WhenQuintonAaronauditionedfortheroleofMichaelOch,hewasactingasasecurityguardfortheconcert.Aftertheaudition,helefthiscontactinformationandstatedthathewouldplaytheroleofMichaelAuchaslongashewouldnotdisturbhisconcertsecuritywork.15.Outofconfidenceinthequalityofthefilm,multiplescreeningsofthefilmhavebeenheld.Atthetimeofscreening,the35MMfilmofthefilmwassenttotheoutershellofthecinema,andthetitleofthefilmwaswritten"Wonderbar".16.TherearemanyscenesinthisfilmthatpaytributetoMichaelAuchinreallife.Includingthefirstgameinthefilm,severalshotsshowthesameastherealgame;andinascenewhereMichaelOchentersthestadiumtostartafootballgame,theWashingtonRedskinsquarterbackappearsandTherealgameisexactlythesame.
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Behindthescenesproduction
Creativebackground
Thedirectorof"Weakness"isJohnLeeHancock,whohasdirected"RookieofBaseball",andheisalsothescreenwriterofthefilm.ThefilmisbasedonMichaelLewis'originalbook"Weakness:TheProgressoftheGame"andtellstheextraordinaryexperienceofMichaelOch,astarplayerintheNationalFootballLeague.
WhileintroducingMichael’sstoryinthebook"Weakness:MovementProgress",italsodoesanin-depthstudyoftheimportanceoftheleftwingtoafootballteam.Therefore,"Weakness:MovementProgress"Itwillattracttheattentionofcountlesspeoplewholovesports,especiallyrugby.ThistimetheMichael’sstorywasputonthebigscreen,butthedirectorJohnLeeHancockfocusedondescribinghowgreatthefamilyis,andcenteredonthenon-traditionalmother-childrelationshipwithoutblood.Sports,especiallyrugby,promotedthedevelopmentofthewholestory,butinfactithasnothingtodowithsports,becausethedevelopmentoftherelationshipbetweenMichaelandtheTuósifamilyisthecoreofthewholestory.
Productionanddistribution
1.AlconEntertainment[UnitedStates]
2.Zucker-NetterProductions[UnitedKingdom]
1.WarnerBros.Pictures[UnitedStates](2009)(USA)(theatrical)
2.WarnerBros.[Argentina](2010)(Argentina)(theatrical)
3.WarnerBros.[Canada](2009)(Canada)(theatrical)
4.WarnerBros.[Japan](2010)(Japan)(theatrical)
5.WarnerBros.[Singapore](2010)(Singapore)(theatrical)
6.SandrewMetronomeDistributionFinland[Finland](2010)(Finland)(allmedia)
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VideoEvaluation
ThisisatypicalDespiteitshypocriticalaspects,theAmericanmainthememoviehastrulymovedpeople'shearts.Justlike"WhenHappinessKnocksontheDoor",itusesanordinaryperson'spersonalizedroadtosuccesstointerpretthelevelofsocialdevelopmentandnationalsentiment.Thefilminterpretstheblindspotsoflifefromtwoperspectives.Mikegrewupinanefariousblacksettlement,buthehasalwaysmaintainedhisgood-naturednaturebecausehismothertaughthimfromanearlyagethatheshouldclosehiseyeswhensomethingbadhappens,andopenhiseyeswhensomethingbadhaspassed.Theworldisstillbeautiful.ThisTheblindspotoflifekeepsMikepure.Anniecrossedthisblindspotthatnight,sawandfacedMikewhowaslonely,sosheavoidedhimfromsinkingandenduringlikehisbrothers.Shesavedhistalentsandsavedhisdestiny.SheThankGodforthis,shehasmadeMike,andMikehasmadeher.Thisprincipleappliestoallpeople.Tosaveothersistosaveoneself,andtobeameaningfulpersontoothersistodothebestforoneself.(SinaEntertainmentReview)
"Weakness"isnotaboutastoryaboutasparrowturningintoaphoenixandanuglyducklingturningintoaswan.Thedirector'sintentionismuchmorepositivethanthis.HefundamentallybelievesthatAuchisoriginallyaphoenixandaswan,buthasseriousblindspots.Oncetheseblindspotsareeliminated,hewillbeabletoshowthemostbeautifulsidetotheworld.Infact,Andersen's"TheUglyDuckling"isnotaboutducksturningintoswans,butaboutgooseeggsaccidentallydroppedinducknests.Thehatchedgeesealwaysjudgethemselvesbyduckstandards,makingthemselvesveryinferior,andfinallylearnedAfterseeingmyselfbythestandardsofagoose,IrealizedthatIwasoriginallyabeautifulswan."TheUglyDuckling"didnotbecomeaswanbecauseofself-confidence,butfoundthathewasoriginallyaswan,buthewasinablindspotanddidn'tnoticeit.
Thismoviewasnotmadeintotheso-calledeliminationofracismanddiscrimination,anditdidnotinvolvethisaspectatall,becauseitsintentionwasmuchhigherthanthis.Itisnotthatwhitepeopleshoulddealwithblackpeople'smercyandcharity,butleteveryonediscoverthebeauty,dignityandvalueinthemselves.Thisisthebeautifulinterpretationoftheso-called"Everyoneiscreatedandequal"intheDeclarationofIndependence,whichhasbeenmistranslatedinChinaFor"allmenarecreatedequal."
Itispreciselybecauseofthesedeepintentions,aswellasthelegendaryexperienceoftherealAuch,coupledwiththesuperbactingskillsofSandraBullock,thisfilmcapturestheheartsofAmericans.SomepeoplesaythatthisisjustaHollywood-styleinspirationalfilm,andpeoplefromothercountriesmaynotappreciateit.Really?WhosaidthatChinesepeopledonotneedtounderstandlovefornoreason,donotneedunityandwarmth,anddonotneedto"bethebestofthemselves"?(SouthWindWindowReview)
Releaseinformation
Releasedate
| Country/Region | Release/releasedate(details) |
|---|---|
| UnitedStates | November20,2009 |
| Taiwan,China | February26,2010 |
| HongKong,China | February25,2010 |
| Canada | November20,2009 |
| Japan | February27,2010 |
| UnitedKingdom | March26,2010 |
| SouthKorea | April15,2010 |
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Boxofficerecord
"WeakPoint"premieredonNovember20,2009.Threeweeksafteritsrelease,"WeakPoint"camefrombehindwithanewdarkhorseposture,andwasabletowinthechampionshiptwoweeksafteritsrelease.throne.Thisweekend’sboxofficewas20.44million,withatotalof129millionU.S.dollarsinthreeweeks.Theinvestmentinthissportsinspirationalfilmwasonly29millionU.S.dollars.
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