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* HarsherInHindsight: The movie's namesake, Bobby Fischer, would descend into rampant antisemitic paranoia, and die in Iceland a disheveled fugitive of the United States.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The movie's namesake, Bobby Fischer, would descend into rampant antisemitic paranoia, and die in Iceland poverty in Iceland, a disheveled fugitive of the United States. It arguably makes the film's dilemma all the more poignant as Fred and Bruce want to mould Josh into a chess master like Bobby Fischer but the audience knows just how badly Josh can end up if they succeed.
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* OneSceneWonder: The director of the first tournament Josh plays in, played by Creator/DanHedaya, is only in the movie for a minute or so, but is able to make quite an impression thanks to his no-nonsense manner and the DeathGlare he gives to any parent who tries to question him.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The movie's namesake, Bobby Fischer, would descend into rampant antisemitic paranoia, and die in Iceland a disheveled fugitive of the United States.
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** Jonathan can also count. He's rude and obnoxious, but it's clear that he has been molded this way by an uncaring teacher. After Josh wins the tournament, Jonathan is heartbroken. The difference is, if Josh had lost, he would still have a caring family and friends (and a proud teacher) to prop him up. Jonathan has ''no one.'' There is a faint ray of hope for Jonathan; after the tournament, you can see Jonathan turning away from his teacher; perhaps he has woken up to the fact that this is ''not'' the way for him to live his life. (It is notable that Jonathan's real-life counterpart, Jeff Sarwer, has indeed turned out to be a well-adjusted adult, in spite of the abuse he suffered as a child.)
* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: Despite the title containing the name "Bobby Fisher", the main character is really Josh Waitzkin.
* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: Despite the title containing the name "Bobby Fisher", the main character is really Josh Waitzkin.
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** Jonathan can also count. He's rude and obnoxious, but it's clear that he has been molded this way by an uncaring teacher. After Josh wins the tournament, Jonathan is heartbroken. The difference is, if Josh had lost, he would still have a caring family and friends (and a two proud teacher) teachers) to prop him up. Jonathan has ''no one.'' There is a faint ray of hope for Jonathan; after the tournament, you can see Jonathan turning away from his teacher; perhaps he has woken up to the fact that this is ''not'' the way for him to live his life. (It is notable that Jonathan's real-life counterpart, Jeff Sarwer, has indeed turned out to be a well-adjusted adult, in spite of the abuse he suffered as a child.)
* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: Despite the title containing the name "Bobby Fisher", the main character is really Josh Waitzkin. The title refers to the search for the ''next'' Bobby Fisher, the next Grandmaster of his caliber.
* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: Despite the title containing the name "Bobby Fisher", the main character is really Josh Waitzkin. The title refers to the search for the ''next'' Bobby Fisher, the next Grandmaster of his caliber.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/LauraLinney and Creator/TonyShalhoub make early appearances here as, respectively, Josh's teacher and a player Josh plays chess against at Bruce's club.
* SelfDeprecation: The trainer Pandolfini comes over as a total {{Jerkass}} (although he claims he just does what he has to do to make Waitzkin a great player - the whole drama is based on this conflict). Well, Pandolfini was the film’s chief chess consultant...
* SelfDeprecation: The trainer Pandolfini comes over as a total {{Jerkass}} (although he claims he just does what he has to do to make Waitzkin a great player - the whole drama is based on this conflict). Well, Pandolfini was the film’s chief chess consultant...
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/LauraLinney and Creator/TonyShalhoub make early appearances here as, respectively, Josh's teacher and a player Josh plays chess against at Bruce's club.
* SelfDeprecation: The trainer Pandolfini comes over as a total {{Jerkass}} (although he claims he just does what he has to do to make Waitzkin a great player - the whole drama is based on this conflict). Well, Pandolfini was the film’s chief chess consultant...club.
* SelfDeprecation: The trainer Pandolfini comes over as a total {{Jerkass}} (although he claims he just does what he has to do to make Waitzkin a great player - the whole drama is based on this conflict). Well, Pandolfini was the film’s chief chess consultant...
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* RetroactiveRecogntion: Creator/LauraLinney and Creator/TonyShalhoub make early appearances here as, respectively, Josh's teacher and a player Josh plays chess against at Bruce's club.
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* RetroactiveRecogntion: RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/LauraLinney and Creator/TonyShalhoub make early appearances here as, respectively, Josh's teacher and a player Josh plays chess against at Bruce's club.
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* RetroactiveRecogntion: Creator/LauraLinney and Creator/TonyShalhoub make early appearances here as, respectively, Josh's teacher and a player Josh plays chess against at Bruce's club.
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** Jonathan can also count. He's rude and obnoxious, but it's clear that he has been molded this way be an uncaring teacher. After Josh wins the tournament, Jonathan is heartbroken. The difference is, if Josh had lost, he would still have a caring family and friends (and a proud teacher) to prop him up. Jonathan has ''no one.'' There is a faint ray of hope for Jonathan; after the tournament, you can see Jonathan turning away from his teacher; perhaps he has woken up to the fact that this is ''not'' the way for him to live his life. (It is notable that Jonathan's real-life counterpart, Jeff Sarwer, has indeed turned out to be a well-adjusted adult, in spite of the abuse he suffered as a child.)
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** Jonathan can also count. He's rude and obnoxious, but it's clear that he has been molded this way be by an uncaring teacher. After Josh wins the tournament, Jonathan is heartbroken. The difference is, if Josh had lost, he would still have a caring family and friends (and a proud teacher) to prop him up. Jonathan has ''no one.'' There is a faint ray of hope for Jonathan; after the tournament, you can see Jonathan turning away from his teacher; perhaps he has woken up to the fact that this is ''not'' the way for him to live his life. (It is notable that Jonathan's real-life counterpart, Jeff Sarwer, has indeed turned out to be a well-adjusted adult, in spite of the abuse he suffered as a child.)
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* JerkassWoobie: Bruce. He's cold, distant, ruthless, and tyrannical. But when Jonathan Poe and his teacher come into the chess club, Bruce is appalled to learn that Jonathan isn't getting proper schooling, and Jonathan's teacher gets in a not-so-subtle dig in at Bruce, saying that Jonathan is a lot like Bruce used to be, except that Jonathan, "never quits." Later on, when Josh and his family are about to go to Chicago, Bruce goes to Fred and warns him that if they haven't prepared Josh properly, and Josh ends up getting crushed, "it will destroy him, and there will be nothing left. You don't know what that can do to a person." Fred looks Bruce in the eye and says, gently, [[NoodleIncident "I think I do."]]
** Jonathan can also count. He's rude and obnoxious, but it's clear that he has been molded this way be an uncaring teacher. After Josh wins the tournament, Jonathan is heartbroken. The difference is, if Josh had lost, he would still have a caring family and friends (and a proud teacher) to prop him up. Jonathan has ''no one.'' There is a faint ray of hope for Jonathan; after the tournament, you can see Jonathan turning away from his teacher; perhaps he has woken up to the fact that this is ''not'' the way for him to live his life. (It is notable that Jonathan's real-life counterpart, Jeff Sarwer, has indeed turned out to be a well-adjusted adult, in spite of the abuse he suffered as a child.)
** Jonathan can also count. He's rude and obnoxious, but it's clear that he has been molded this way be an uncaring teacher. After Josh wins the tournament, Jonathan is heartbroken. The difference is, if Josh had lost, he would still have a caring family and friends (and a proud teacher) to prop him up. Jonathan has ''no one.'' There is a faint ray of hope for Jonathan; after the tournament, you can see Jonathan turning away from his teacher; perhaps he has woken up to the fact that this is ''not'' the way for him to live his life. (It is notable that Jonathan's real-life counterpart, Jeff Sarwer, has indeed turned out to be a well-adjusted adult, in spite of the abuse he suffered as a child.)
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* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: Despite the title containing the name "Bobby Fisher", the main character is really Josh Waitzkin.
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* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: Despite the title containing the name "Bobby Fisher", the main character is really Josh Waitzkin.Waitzkin.
* SelfDeprecation: The trainer Pandolfini comes over as a total {{Jerkass}} (although he claims he just does what he has to do to make Waitzkin a great player - the whole drama is based on this conflict). Well, Pandolfini was the film’s chief chess consultant...
* SelfDeprecation: The trainer Pandolfini comes over as a total {{Jerkass}} (although he claims he just does what he has to do to make Waitzkin a great player - the whole drama is based on this conflict). Well, Pandolfini was the film’s chief chess consultant...
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* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: Despite the title containing the name "Bobby Fisher", the main character is really Josh Waitzkin.
