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조쉬 사프디

티모시 샬라메

기네스 팰트로

오데사 아지언

Kevin O'Leary

아벨 페라라

프랜 드레셔

타일러 더 크리에이터

에모리 코헨

Sandra Bernhard

데이비드 매밋

Koto Kawaguchi

Röhrig Géza

Pico Iyer

Luke Manley

John Catsimatidis

Penn Jillette

George Gervin

Larry Sloman

Ralph Colucci

Isaac Simon

Spenser Granese

Levon Hawke

Hailey Benton Gates

Isaac Mizrahi

프레드 헤킨저

Mitchell Wenig

Mariann Tepedino

Ted Williams

Nikhil Kumar

Timo Boll

Philippe Petit

Tracy McGrady

Kemba Walker

John Keating

Kevin Loreque

Bill Buell

Musto Pelinkovicci

Charles Glover

Dennis Creaghan

Cody Kostro

Francis Dumaurier

Anthony Thomas Larkin

Johnny Zito

Alison Bartlett

Ronald Bronstein

Dante Fiallo

Mahadeo Shivraj

Paul Grimstad

Joris Stuyck

マーク・大喜多

Tatsuo Ichikawa

J. Christian Ingvordsen

Rae Maddren

John Wilburn

Todd Vulpio

Stephen Dachtera

Brian Marks

Kevin Eccleston

Daniel Napolitano

Tyler Diamond

Alexander Brinitzer

Richard Schlossbach

Jake Braff

Naomi Fry

Barry Daniels

Braxton Sohns

Eric Rampulla

Acacio Da Silva Ferreira

Lucas Z. Heinrich

Mike Jensen

Devorah Shubowitz

Marinel Tinnirello

Nick Waplington

Keith Kirkwood

Conn Horgan

Joshua Bennett

George J. Katsiavos

Emilio El Kilani

Ed Malone

Roddy O'Hehir

Michael Cummings

Harvey Shield

Diego Schaaf

Sho Miyazaki

Andy Kai Nagashima

Marius Tanase

Donato P. Daddario

Frankie Carbone

Lizzi Bougatsos

Johnny Engle

Jimmy Lindquist

Patrick Wiki Morales

Roman Persits

Garrett Hermann

Linda Malamy

Edward Puydak

Hector Diaz

Joseph Cappiello

Joseph Jankauskas

마티 슈프림

Brent Marchant

Films about underdogs who eagerly aspire to be champions are among the biggest crowd-pleasers in today’s movie industry. There’s something about watching a story in which an indisputable hopeful does whatever it takes to come out on top (even if that sometimes calls for occasionally bending ‒ or even breaking ‒ the rules), prompting viewers to pull for the would-be victor in the face of such hardships. However, there comes a point where the contender’s actions might be called into question, either by going too far or by exhibiting a degree of confidence that verges on arrogance or conceit. Does someone like that still make for a suitable role model? Is that kind of “inspiration” something to be emulated? Or does this represent the rise of a bona fide bad boy? Those are the questions raised in this solo project from writer-director Josh Safdie, one-half of the Safdie Brothers moviemaking duo. Loosely based on the life of colorful American table tennis star Marty Reisman, who rose to prominence in the sport in the 1950s, the film tells the story of Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), a character patterned after his real life counterpart. At a time when table tennis is largely looked on in the US as a home-based pastime – very much in contrast to its immense popularity as a competitive, legitimate sport in Asia and elsewhere – Mauser aspires to be a world champion, a goal aimed at making “ping pong” something taken more seriously stateside. However, given the sport’s lightweight reputation in America at the time, he has trouble securing financial backing for his efforts, leading him to engage in an array of questionable funding arrangements. What’s more, he doesn’t help his own case much, either, frequently alienating officials in the sport, as well as potentially influential backers, such as a wealthy pen manufacturer (Kevin O’Leary), partly by his behavior and otherwise with his smug, sarcastic attitude and ample capacity as a pathological liar. Mauser also makes some dubious personal choices, such as having an affair with a Hollywood actress seeking to resuscitate her flailing career (Gwyneth Paltrow) (who, by the way, just happens to be his would-be sponsor’s trophy wife) at the same time that he has unwittingly fathered a child with a lifelong friend (Odessa A’zion) who’s married to a hothead abusive husband (Emory Cohen). And that’s just the tip of the proverbial iceberg of his bad behavior. Mauser is, in no uncertain terms, a hustler of the first order who doesn’t always think through his schemes before acting on them. To be sure, Mauser’s story is a genuinely entertaining (albeit somewhat overlong) tale, full of laughs, great sports action sequences and one of the most impressive (i.e., not annoying) performances by Chalamet. Despite those strengths, though, is the protagonist someone that parents would want their children to look up to? Personally, I find that a rather questionable choice for the subject of a big screen film. While the protagonist’s objective is a noble one, the story told here is also a potent cautionary tale, one that raises many questions about the ends justifying the means. In light of that, then, “Marty Supreme” is one of those releases that must be taken with a full shaker of salt while assessing its content. It might well amuse, but it should also give viewers pause to reflect on the kinds of individuals we admire as heroes, especially where the impressionable among us are concerned. Indeed, watch wisely.