I absolutely love Searching for Bobby Fischer because in that movie while Bobby, as a young boy, is playing at the park with some other chess players and if you notice carefully, you will see that they show the board something like this, (Diagram 1)
Then later the board might be this... (diagram 2)
And then the next time you see something like this. I find this quite humorous because they are talking during this match and so when they take the best shots for the film, the game doesn't really end up correct. You only see parts of the board at a time but I think that it's something that could be put in this topic. (Diagram 3)
If you didn't see the changes I made, the main one is the pawns moved back after being pushed. LOL
Chess has a long history... in that time it's even made several notable cameo's in hollywood pictures. And even managed to score itself a couple "best supporting" type rolls.
So, to the "raised by pop culture" masses out there...my question is simple. What are your favorite chess movies, or movies where chess makes an appearance.
As far as full out "chess" movies... i guess the simple answer might be that "searching for bobby fischer" movie... but there was a movie with John Tuturoro (just googled it) the Luchzin Defense ...which I thought was much better, and not nearly as hyped, or leaden down with that awkward "does daddy love me" element of the little kid movie. Tuturoro, being an odd looking bird, beautifully plays off the "tortured genius" vibe... but the real high light i thought was his wife/girlfriend character. The struggle of her loving an oddball chess nut, and his oddball behavior being an oddball chess nut, all set against this crushing stress of life and having to face a tough challenge. ...decent flic.
as far as little "chess" moments in movies. ones that spring to mind. The chess moment in Blade Runner...that allows roy batty to confront his maker. The wizard's chess elements to the Harry Potter movie. The immortal quasi-chess moment in Star wars... between C-3po/R2D2 and chewbacca and also...maybe that creepy super computer in that "war games" movie ...ready to launch thermonuclear war, but decided instead... after a maddening several thousand rounds of tic tac toe....settled for "how about a nice game of chess?"
...it's friday.
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