The film "Moneyball" is adapted from Michael Lewis's "Moneyball: The Wisdom of Winning in Adversity". It tells the business philosophy of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, and describes how he A way of using small things to defeat big things and compete against other big teams whose total salary is several times greater than theirs. The following is my carefully compiled review of "Moneyball". I hope it will be helpful to you! "Moneyball" review 1

"Moneyball" is an inspirational movie that is very different from previous sports movies. Its narrative perspective bypasses the personal heroism and satisfaction in traditional inspirational works. The audience's appetite did not match the actual victory, but instead showed an extremely restrained calmness and restraint. It is unfolded from the perspective of a top management of a baseball team, shifting the focus of the film from the athletes to the people behind the scenes, and not showing much about the game itself - as can be seen from the title "Moneyball", this film is titled with the word "money", and even The final climax of the film did not take place on the court but in the general manager's office. This film is more about the growth of a senior management, how to use data analysis to challenge the traditional team business model, and the story of how to use small and big things to compete with other big teams to create miracles. This is also the reason why I like to watch movies adapted from real events. Its real charm and the thoughts it triggers make people have endless aftertaste after watching it.

The main plot of "Moneyball" - Billy, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, is facing the poaching of the team's core players, and is only at the "lower level" in terms of personnel and material equipment and financial strength. under the circumstances of "third-rate". By finding new ways and reverse thinking, he recognized the numerical theory of Peter, a highly talented graduate in economics, and with Peter's help, he convened a group of people who seemed to have shortcomings on the surface, but who actually had super powers in certain aspects of baseball. Able team members. With a business model that breaks the rules and breaks through the tradition, it has achieved impressive results amidst doubts and criticisms. The most value is created with the lowest cost, and the team cannot copy it. The subplot of "Midas to Gold" - the growth history of a team's top management, his work and life, and the people and things he encounters are all crucial to him.

Initial thoughts after watching:

Dare to innovate:

Billy subverted the tradition of the major leagues and shifted from relying on subjective experience to objective data. With a limited budget, look for undervalued players who you can afford to pay and who can contribute value to the team's performance. His creed is: The key is not how much money you have, but whether you know how to spend your money wisely.

Decisiveness:

In the early days of Billy's New Deal, the company's management was opposed, but he insisted on telling everyone that this was not a discussion, but a notification. The team's coach has always resisted his idea of ??not using the "special" players he selected. After witnessing many losses in the game, Billy came up with a trump card and quickly sold all the players the coach was using to other teams, forcing the coach to use his new strategy. When Peter first joined the company, Billy taught him how to negotiate layoffs. As the season progresses, player replacements are also ongoing. A player may finish playing the game today and play for another team tomorrow. Billy's negotiations for the deployment of troops have been completed. In order to ensure the interests of the team, the players whose performance cannot meet the needs must be sold. Quite straightforward and extremely efficient, ensuring the healthy operation of the team.

Self-confidence:

It is the main driving force that drives people to move forward in confusion. In the film, the protagonist's daughter is very worried about the performance of his team and whether his father will be fired. The protagonist shows strong confidence. At that time, there were no results yet and the team fell into a low ebb and continued losing streak. He also fell into crying and confusion. But he chose to trust his own judgment. The power of self-confidence kept him going.

Big data:

It is not a new thing. In the current Internet era, big data is only easier and more efficient in the two stages of acquisition and analysis, so it is more widely used. brought greater benefits.

Give me two inspirations:

Statistical analysis can play a magical role. With the help of data analysis, we can discover the correlation of different data, thereby finding the hidden rules and providing a new perspective for decision-making.

The implementation of new strategies often encounters resistance from the forces of habit in the organization. You must have enough courage and determination, and take tough measures when necessary to win. Review of "Moneyball" Chapter 2

Moneyball!

These four words represent what I want to say. There must be many people who have watched such a classic movie. The legend of baseball is also a person’s transformation, and it is also a kind of appreciation for oneself. Reflection is a kind of courage, a concept that dares to try to change, and a spirit that can be carried out to the end for success.

These are all things I lack. Billy Beane, when he was young, he gave up a full scholarship to Stanford University because of a scout’s words, and directly entered the professional league, but his results were mediocre. Scouts all think that this person plays well, has good looks, and has a good record. He is a promising talent for future stars.

But after he failed, he said: "I'm not suitable for playing baseball", so he turned to become a scout, and later became the general manager of a sports team. After losing in the finals, they were poached by the Yankees. As a small ball market, you are a loser. In the movie, it’s a cute joke played by a daughter on her father, but I really hope I’m not a looser.

I now have new expectations. Regarding my career change, I still have to have confidence in myself. Don’t lose confidence in yourself at any time. I will definitely be able to do it. I need patience and more action. come on! Review of "Moneyball" Part 3

Among this season's Oscar Best Picture nominees, the one that surprised me the most was "Moneyball." I never expected that a baseball idiot like me would be able to watch a sports-themed movie with gusto and even be passionately involved, and that the ending song at the end would hit my heart hard. "Moneyball" experienced many turmoils from the first draft to the final shooting in 2004. The director changed hands three times and the script was changed again and again. However, these setbacks did not prevent the film from a new perspective and style.

"Moneyball" is adapted from the 2003 biography "Moneyball - The Wisdom of Winning in Adversity" by the famous American financial reporter Michael Lewis. The protagonist of the biography, Billy Beane, is the general manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball team in California. Under his pioneering management methods, the Oakland Athletics, which was at a serious financial disadvantage, actually achieved a record high in the MLB in the 2002 season. The historical record of winning 20 consecutive games is a miracle. Major League Baseball is the same as other professional sports events. The performance is almost entirely dependent on the quality of the players in the team. As liquid assets, players are paid more by whichever team pays the highest price. Professional league events are not so much about technology, but more about technology. It’s about fighting for strength and capital. The Oakland Athletics, with more than 40 million in capital to compete with teams worth hundreds of millions (such as the New York Yankees), can win frequently. The mystery of this is naturally worth studying.

Lewis’s winning formula was the baseball statistical data analysis method “Sabermetrics” promoted by his assistant manager Paul DePodesta. Seberometrics uses some statistical indicators to judge a player's on-field performance, such as "pitcher's ERA" (ERA), "on-base plus slugging", etc., and combines the player's defensive power and offensive power. Wait for subjective judgments to be converted into objective measurable indicators. In the past, baseball scouts relied solely on experience to evaluate a player's performance and predict his potential in his future professional baseball career; with Saberometrics, a considerable part of these experiences have been transformed into visible investment theories, relying on computers. With the statistical results, it is clear at a glance which player is good at which skill, and which player's comprehensive value exceeds his transfer fee. To use a metaphor that may not be appropriate, Cybermetrics is like the yin and yang chart of stock analysis. It changes the relationship between the market and individual stocks from metaphysics to science. Although it is not absolutely accurate, it is very useful to investors. It is a reference tool worth relying on. Beane's success fundamentally changed the operating model of American professional baseball, and sabermetrics officially entered the stage of baseball history.

The movie "Moneyball" focuses on Billy Bean's keen eye to discover his assistant Pete Brand (although Brand is based on DePodesta, a lot of fictional elements are incorporated into the character creation ) as a starting point, focusing on describing how he implemented Seberometrics under pressure and led the Oakland Athletics to a 20-game winning streak in 2002. But unlike ordinary sports movies, although "Moneyball" focuses on sports events, the film always revolves around Billy Beane's team management and family life, intertwining and supplementing each other, with many highly memorable moments. The climax scenes all take place outside the stadium, and the character biography style is outstanding. Bean is a very interesting character. On the one hand, he withstands all kinds of pressure, vigorously promotes cybermetrics, and makes decisions on player transactions without hesitation; on the other hand, he superstitiously believes that his presence on the court will help the ball. It brings bad luck to the team, and they dare not watch live games. One person is restless outside the court with a small radio, wanting to listen but afraid to listen. This bipolar personality also affected his personal life. The film does not make much of Billy Bean's failed marriage, focusing only on his relationship with his 12-year-old daughter Cathy. On the one hand, Bean was extremely affectionate towards Cathy, but on the other hand, he was confused about how to be a good father. This tough guy who is devoted to baseball is extremely clumsy when it comes to tenderness. If it weren't for Cathy's understanding, he would have really failed as a father.

I don’t know if it was influenced by the second director Soderbergh. Although it did not include character interviews, "Moneyball" extensively used documentary editing techniques to describe the principles of cybermetrics or the field. Technical elements such as competitive strategies are often advanced using triple lenses to focus on key data and visually emphasize their importance. When talking about real people or events, historical documentary clips will be cut to increase the sense of liveness. This kind of documentary narrative technique runs throughout the entire film, with a sharp and calm style and no sensationalism. When describing the transfer transactions of professional baseball players, the camera is as cold as Beane, mostly using fixed focus, medium and long shot cold light, and deliberately prolonged pauses.

Players are exchanged like horses and left at will, which shows the cruelty of the rules of the professional baseball game. But at the same time, Beane repeatedly talked about the charm of baseball and the unpredictable turn of events or shortfalls on the field. When depicting Beane's passion for baseball, the camera mostly uses medium and close shots, often showing close-ups of his face, especially trying to reveal his inner turmoil by magnifying his eyes. The scenes where Bean and Cathy get along focus on warm colors in the cold color system. In the few appearances, Cathy's clothes are mostly bright and warm colors such as red, pink and purple, and small floral flowers, which neutralize the overall dullness of the film. The murderous aura also maintains visual consistency with the plot and has a full sense of rhythm.

Another highlight of "Moneyball" is the editing of sound. In the depiction of the 20th game, the noise and drumming in the background of the field are intertwined with Beane's childhood memories, and the two reflect and advance each other. The sound unexpectedly faded when the game progressed to a critical point, using mute and slow-motion images to arouse emotions. But mute is not the only tool. When emotions are ups and downs, and when suspense accumulates, the barely audible background symphonic strings will subtly diffuse in, from weak to strong, controlling the tone of the picture step by step, inadvertently revealing the inner voice behind the scenes, and providing a strong contrast The drama of a baseball game and the uneasy excitement of the audience.

From a performance point of view, Brad Pitt, who plays Billy Bean, performed well, but he is still unable to escape the shadow of his own star, and his performance is far less exciting than that of supporting actor Jonah Hill. Jona Hill: The two most important climaxes of the movie would be a lot pale without Hill's support. Peter Brand, played by Hill, enters the player selection discussion room for the first time. His nerdy air and excitement that cannot be concealed under the surface caution are both understandable. His dullness persists throughout the film, but the level is not single. In the scene of watching the game video replay in the manager's office, Brand's passion and courage officially blossomed, which is not surprising. Jonah Hill brings this character to life.

Among the nine works nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture this year, I think only "Moneyball" is a piece of real gold. It does not show off skills, is not sensational, and is not opportunistic. It is down-to-earth and sincere. It subverts the formula of traditional sports-themed movies and makes a boring subject with great risks fresh and exciting. Its photography style, camera cuts and sound editing all take full advantage of the strengths of film technology, showing (rather than telling) the most charming passion in calm self-control. The camera of the film does not speak, but the love expressed through the camera is stronger than words. The song Cathy sang to Bean said "You're such a fool, Dad, you're such a fool"; the movie "Moneyball" lasted seven years, Sanyi script director, the guys who were able to insist on investing in the filming and completion of this work Also called "idiot". But it is precisely such "idiots" who can do amazing things that make everyone else laugh, and who can love truly, purely, and without hesitation. They are real gold. "Moneyball" Review Chapter 4

I know nothing about the sport of baseball, from the rules, team names to the team's operating model, and even the star players. I looked at those people wearing gloves. Yes, the one holding the bat and the one throwing the ball are really confused. But that’s what good movies are like, using other entry points to take you to the real core, without preventing you from being moved by the ebb and flow of the plot.

After reading it, I said to Da Huihui, is this the life of a strong man? No matter how many turning points or ups and downs there are in life, he can still face it with the most sincerity and patience. And persist, insist on achieving meaningful things in your life.

The full scholarship from Stanford was a promise from scouts to give him a seemingly bright future and a generous salary. Billy later said that he had made a bad choice for money. So he must have regretted it, because those who do not know what your potential is at all, but only judge your value based on traditional judgment standards and then say I know what your potential is, have changed the direction of his life.

I really like the flashbacks about Billy’s performance after entering the league, from the expectations in the first year and the disappointment of not hitting the ball, to the anxiety and lack of confidence in the second year, to the despair in the end. Just from Billy's face, you can understand what he endured, what he lost, and what he was let down. But as the narrator said, he is just one of countless young players who thought they would succeed but failed. .

So frustrating. Believe in yourself to the point where you don’t believe in yourself.

Before Billy met Pete, he had no idea what statistics meant to baseball, but he must have questioned the traditional standards for selecting and trading players. Fortunately, he met Peter, just like Sherlock met Peanut. It was so beautiful and destined, destined to achieve anything, even if it was just his own life. It should be said that he simply achieved his own life.

After solving all the difficulties, they still lost in the playoffs. The media began to switch sides, forgetting the record-breaking 20 consecutive victories, forgetting the praise and expectations, and reported the cold facts in their eyes: The system Billy created was wrong.

Fortunately, there was Bole, so there was a good ending. Although the Red Sox won in the end, it indirectly affirmed Billy's views and system. He did it, he accomplished what he said was meaningful.

I think the metaphor that the brilliant Pete told Billy made Billy make the final decision: to stay with the Oakland Athletics, because he had already hit that home run, which direction to run in? It's no longer important, so just stay somewhere warmer.

Isn’t life sometimes like that Jamie who didn’t know he hit a home run, thinking he was still going around in circles, but in fact, he achieved far more than he imagined. Haha, I say this as if Ah Q is in high spirits.

I am still a little touched now. At this stage, it is always easy to regard movies as inspirational films. When you see the people in the movies, they also have shortcomings in life, all kinds of dissatisfaction and failure, and the ups and downs, which often makes you feel a little bit excited, and then Watching them persevere, work hard, face their own timidity and realize themselves, you will feel that you also have such infinite possibilities.

Then you will be moved to pieces. How silly.

Brad Pitt’s acting is really good. Seeing that he no longer destroys his handsome appearance to act shows that he has really forgotten his appearance, reduced complexity to simplicity, and dedicated his inner drama to great excitement. Performance. Seeing his eyes filled with tears after hearing Pete's metaphor at the end, wow, it's amazing~

But I love that cute fat guy Pete even more, haha, shy, kind and invincible, rational and smart, even comforting Everyone looks so different yet warm and beautiful.

I really like movies like this that explain the background and foreshadowing in simple words. There are no unnecessary words and no unnecessary shots, allowing the audience to be completely involved in the drama.

Finally, the values ????of movies are still the values ????of many American movies: do what you think is meaningful. "Moneyball" Review Chapter 5

We have to admit that we are ordinary people, without perseverance, extraordinary IQ and physical strength, and without the great courage to sacrifice for our ideals. Human beings are inherently unequal, with inequalities in physical strength, intelligence, and mental strength. Most people are just ordinary people, both physically and mentally.

Therefore, we are like a small store that needs to find its own way of survival and development, rather than imitating the routines of large capital companies.

We must find ways to compete and win a place in this world of great competition with ordinary minds and bodies.

1. Psychologically: Enjoy the process without caring about the results. Don’t judge yourself by the results, enjoy the process. We ordinary people, many of us are really not people with the attribute of "persistence" unless we can find pleasure in the process. This is why we are often addicted to games but unwilling to work. So even if the results are terrible, you should continue to praise yourself and encourage yourself instead of blaming yourself. The purpose is to allow yourself to move forward instead of making excuses to stop doing things. We all have a glassy heart, we are not tenacious, we are not fighting against repeated defeats, and we may not move forward when we encounter setbacks. Therefore, we must coax ourselves to move forward, use the spiritual victory method to move forward, and use "games" to design our lives.

2. Physically: Exercise every day. Only when your body is healthy will you be mentally energetic and able to compete for a long time. Furthermore, physical exercise can easily make the body and mind happy, and it is the best medicine for patients with depression to alleviate their condition. Find an exercise method that suits you. Long-distance running is suitable for almost everyone. Run, brother.

Three, you must have a skill. We are ordinary people, we cannot compete with our father, we have no connections, no capital, we only have our own hands and heads, so we really can only compete with our skills. Therefore, don’t do clerical jobs with no technical content. Most of them have no prospects.

Fourth, we must find ways to become a capitalist. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. We cannot count on not being laid off when we get older, and we cannot count on the country to provide for our elderly. The most reliable person we have is ourselves. As the Internationale sings, "There is never a savior." What is the problem for us ordinary people? The problem is that the income growth of most people cannot keep up with the growth of prices and housing prices, and the rate of return on labor in society cannot match the rate of return on capital.

When most people work hard and get a salary increase, rising prices and housing prices can eat up part of your growth or even more. Then we fall into a vicious cycle of hard work~salary increase~inflation. But there comes a time when we can’t do any more work.