To me the ending is depressing. He is crying because his life is over, now he has to work a regular job and take care of his son, and his table tennis career ends there. What do you think of it?
I felt bad for the jews that died in the shoah.
No, it was a happy ending for sure. There is no greater success in this world than having a child. Maybe that wasn't the case in 1950, but in 2026, it very much is.
>>218216402Yeah the fact so many reviewers slammed it for the protagonist being redeemed by the birth of his son shows how dim most of them are. He was clearly crying because the weight of his situation was finally catching up to him and the pyrrhic victory he obtained in Japan didn't amount to anything. Also use spoiler tags next time OP, you asshole
>>218216464I reflect on this and think its funny our fathers generations helped to liberate us from having to work for 40 years for a woman and children and would be free to just hook up all the time and the next generation is so reactionary that theres no level of simping they wont go to in order to get married and they also cant fuck if their lives depended on it. That is kind of the message of this movie
>>218216402Glad you didn't get filtered. He puts all this time and effort into something that is utterly useless other than being "the best". And he achieved being the best, but has nothing to show for it other than his own ego being satisfied. And now, instead of being a proper table tennis player, he will go back to the shoe store, raise a kid, and constantly recall the time he beat Endo.
>>218216402That makes no sense. Back then there were no feminist laws forcing you to take care of a baby, specially when the woman was married to another guy. You were free to abandon the bastards if you wanted, as God intended.
>>218216464>There is no greater success in this world than having a child. Maybe that wasn't the case in 1950, but in 2026, it very much is.There isn't a lot of success in just having a child. Everyone that isn't too ugly, has friends and goes to parties will get at least 1 chance to have sex. Having the child is easy, raising him/her and being a good father is the real success.
>>218216402It should be categorically depressing and certainly not a redemption.
Why the dude Marty hit on the face with the metal thing didn't sue him afterwards?
>>218217961Jews aren't litigious