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two questions

posted 8 years ago by pgFiSheYe
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1. who is dumb enough to watch a movie about one of the greatest tennis matches of all time, when you can actually WATCH THE MATCH ?

2. So McEnroe is portrayed as right-handed ? Did the producers miss the point that one of the biggest elements in the rivalry of opposites between Borg and McEnroe, other than

Borg being european, McEnroe being American
Borg being a baseliner, McEnroe being serve and volleyer
Borg being ice-cold, McEnroe being fully emotional
Borg having nice looks and combed hair, McEnroe looking like he just woke up

was

BORG BEING RIGHT-HANDED, AND McENROE BEING LEFT-HANDED ?!?!?!!?

[–] marlinfan1995 8 years ago

Because the movie is about the story surrounding the tennis match and not just the actual tennis match? Just like all true sports stories.

[–] pgFiSheYe 7 years ago

what story ?

Borg had 4 wimbledons, McEnroe 1 Usopen
Borg was right, McEnroe was left
Borg was swede, McEnroe American
Borg was straight hair, McEnroe curly
Borg was cold, McEnroe was fire
Borg was gay, McEnroe was straight
Borg was baseliner, McEnroe was S&V
Borg didn't go to college, McEnroe did
Borg didn't shave, McEnroe shaved

what's more to tell ?

plus WHY McENROE RIGHT HANDED?

[–] ackemcpeeh 7 years ago

How do we know he's playing with his right hand in the movie? Cuz on the picture of Shia here on IMDb, he is holding the racket with his left hand...?

[–] oRRe_cheaton 7 years ago

I'm pretty sure Borg is a straight player.

[–] ashbibleswan 7 years ago

1. The film is a biopic and is about character development, how they got there, how they dealt with the whole game under tremendous stress and the relationship between them. the 1980 final is just the result.
2. Shia had a stunt double and I guess the visual effect department will fix that.

[–] liscarkat (16530) 4 years ago

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[–] liscarkat (16530) 4 years ago

I just saw the movie. He played left-handed, or it was made to appear so.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5958) 2 years ago

They portray Johnny Mac as a lefty.

There are some surprises in their backgrounds you might not know about. Borg was once very emotional as well. The film shows how that changed. In fact you get the idea that there were major similarities between the two.

Come to think about it, you can see interviews with Roger Federer where he says he used to be very emotional and it wasn't until he conquered it that he became a truly superb player.