A really good movie: Innocent Moves a.k.a Searching for Bobby Fisher

It was just pop up in "Because you watch Queen Gambit" list on my Netflix. First look I don't interesting. The second time, I try to play it, just for a few minutes, I lost interest because the setting is so old and the telling style so boring to my taste, I stop and close it. The third time, I decided to watch it because I have nothing to do and run out watching lists.

AND...I'M HAPPY TO WATCH IT !

It's sooo...good!

It's a based on true story movie. Telling about Josh Waitzkin, an American chess player.

Josh just turned 7 when he watching a man in the park playing chess. He's interested in it and asked his mom to watch them again. The mommy agrees to accompany Josh to the park, she's trying to make sure that Josh didn't get the bad influence from the environment of the gambler and the homeless, but she's giving Josh freedom to explore his interest.

Watching Josh so interest when watching the man in the park, mommy encourages Josh to play chess against one of them the next time they go there. And he knows how to play chess, even though there's no one teach him before. The man in the park called Josh "the little Fisher"

From the park, they go to the stadium where Josh's dad works as a sports reporter. Josh's mom told the daddy, and he surprised.

After recognizing Josh talent in chess, his daddy trying to find him a chess master to teach Josh properly.

The chess master asked Josh's parents to stop letting Josh play speed chess in the park because it would have a negative impact on Josh's chess performance in professional chess matches. Initially, Josh's father said yes, but Josh's mother refused. Josh's mother said that Josh likes to play speed chess, and she doesn't want Josh to lose his fun, he's still a kid who deserves to play.

In the end, Josh still played speed chess and learned chess from the chess master. He managed to win various matches until finally, he met his worthy opponent. A boy is in his age who is also referred to as the little Fisher.

Josh was terrified. He was afraid to lose, he was afraid to disappoint his father, he was afraid to disappoint his chess master.

At first, his father was still selfish and forced Josh to continue to compete, and fighting his fears. But after talking to Josh's mom, daddy finally understood that it was only natural for Josh to feel all these emotions since he was just a kid.

I really admired the way Josh's parents nurtured him. How they facilitate all of Josh's curiosity, how they understand Josh's needs, how they give Josh the greatest opportunity to explore, how they accompany Josh's emotional development, how they push Josh to his best potential, how they always there in Josh's journey.

This is an old film, but still very relevant to the current situation. There are many things that parents, children, teachers, and society can reflect to create an ideal learning environment for children.

I really ... really ... really ... recommend this film.

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Rating this film in my opinion: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐