"The Queen of Katwe" - what to make of it?

It's a bit strange that they made a film about a 1500-1600 FIDE, that's the main thing. I didn't watch the actual film though.

Yeah, if you know a lot about chess, you're not likely to enjoy chess movies

I knew a guy who worked on train engines. In one move there was a shot of a train that had broken down. He could tell by looking there was nothing wrong with it, and complained about it during the movie. I was like "shut up, who cares" haha.

so, u liked that movie or not?

i liked it.  refreshing.  

'how is your life?' 'it is fine'.

Chess players deal in the reality of chess positions.

Hollywood deals in the reality of fantasy.

I read the book a few years ago. It was very inspiring.

yep, is a bit annoying when they exaggerate...

a great movie..... the most awesome thing is it is a real story of a brilliant poor girl........

Yet Hollywood always digs that repuation chess has even for some of their weirdest fantasy movies.

As for "Queen of Katwe" the reality of their hero being nowhere near a grandmaster makes the whole movie seem ridiculous to me.

So many GMs around who are actually good at the game and would deserve the recognition a lot more.

Thought I would share a portion of my review from last year.

I'm going to skip my usual synopsis this time. That's because
I want to keep spoilage at a minimum.  I also want to 
encourage those who aren't fans of chess to see this one.
So, on with the breakdown.

Mira Nair gets the first star for direction.  I'm ashamed
to say this is my first experience with one of her films.
She's been around for a while and probably her most 
familiar title is “Mississippi Masala” (1991).  Here she
displays her talent with little touches.  It may be set
in a slum but the scenes are alive with color.  She knows
how to frame a shot.  There's even one little homage to 
John Ford's 'figure in the doorway' from “The Searchers”.
And finally, she deserves an extra pat-on-the-back for
wrangling all those local, 'first time actor', little kids.
I'd be curious to see the bloopers and out-takes.

The next big star is for acting.  David Oyelowo finally gets
to play a regular type of guy.  Husband, father and coach.
He wears the role like a pair of comfortable shoes.  Lupita
Nyong'o  should get another Oscar nom for her role as Phiona's
mother.  Strong & loving with all her children; she reminded
me of  Irene Dunne in “I Remember Mama”(1948).  Ms. Nalwanga
deserves credit for a fine debut.  But my highest praise goes
to the supporting cast.  Especially the  little kids who
really stole the show.

A third star for writing to William Wheeler.  I am not familiar
with the book by Tim Crothers on which this film is based. 
But I feel sure that Mr. Wheeler used it as just a reference
source.  His dialogue here is economical and leaves room for
the actors (both novice and veteran) to act.

Finally, a fourth star just for fun.  There have been only a
few films this year where I and the majority of the audience
had a real good time.  This was one of them.

I thoroughly enjoyed it.

it was good. even though phiona isn't really that strong it showed courage and faith which was really encouraging

wasn't she like a master in the movie?

she is a WCM in real life too.

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