By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-07-29 19:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
揭示了某些体制如何对待他们的年轻球星。
我几周前在Netflix上看了《业余球员》。这是关于一位14岁篮球运动员特隆·福特 (Terron Forte) 的故事，讲述了他如何在求学期间就学会在篮球商业中周旋。
迈克尔·雷尼 (Michael Rainey Jr.) 饰演这位天赋异禀的年轻人，影片开篇他便被一所专门培养顶尖球员的精英预科学校招募。在一个早期场景中，观众通过特隆的视角看到了比分板。他患有计算障碍，这是一种学习障碍，使他难以理解或使用数字。由于无法识别计时器上的数字，他的队友和教练会大声报出时间，以便他能在时间走完前完成动作。
在课堂上，他的数学成绩很差。他有特殊照顾，但不喜欢利用。
当他的家人第一次见到这所预科学校的教练时，这个角色由乔什·查尔斯 (Josh Charles) 饰演。特隆的母亲很担忧，害怕他的学业会因为篮球而被忽视。
而特隆的父亲，一位前运动员，则一心想着将儿子的天赋变现。
盖恩斯教练 (Coach Gaines) 哄骗着这家人，向他们保证学校是一流的，并且对学生要求严格，最终特隆的家人同意让他入学。
特隆很快意识到，他在原学校的明星地位在这里不复存在。他坐在板凳席的末端，老队员们对他进行欺凌，让他扛装备，并且对他颐指气使。
此外，运动员们甚至被允许和鼓励逃课，为了追求篮球而荒废学业。
《业余球员》深入探讨了篮球界的阴暗面，揭示了一些教练和项目如何将胜利和经济利益置于年轻运动员的福祉之上。
影片值得一看，拍摄手法也颇为出色。尽管部分角色动机过于脸谱化，更多是刻板印象而非有血有肉的人物，但它仍然值得观看。
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Open Thread: Basketball movie of the week: Amateur
A look behind the curtain of how some systems treat their young stars.
I caught Amateur on Netflix a couple of weeks ago. It’s the story of Terron Forte, a 14-year-old basketball player who learns to navigate the business while still in school.
Michael Rainey Jr. plays the skilled youngster who starts the film being recruited to an elite prep school known for turning out ballers. In an early scene, the audience is privy to the scoreboard through Terron’s eyes. He suffers from dyscalculia, a learning disability that makes it difficult for him to understand or use numbers. Without being able to read the clock, his teammates and coach yell out the count for him to execute before time is up.
In class, he struggles with math. He has accommodations but does not like to utilize them.
When his family first meets the prep school coach, played by Josh Charles, Terron’s mother is apprehensive about sending him to a new school for fear his studies will be overlooked for basketball.
Terron’s father, a former athlete, is laser-focused on trading his son’s talent for monetary gain.
Coach Gaines grooms the family by assuring them that the school is one of the finest and holds the boys to standards, and eventually the family agrees to let Terron attend.
Terron immediately realizes his star status in his home school does not translate. He is at the end of the bench and the older players participate in hazing, making the newest member carry their gear and talking down to him.
Additionally, the athletes are allowed, and even encouraged, to skip classes and blow off studies in pursuit of basketball.
Amateur delves into the shady side of basketball, showcasing how some coaches and programs prioritize winning and financial gain over the well-being of young athletes.
A good watch and shot well. Some of the characters are caricatures of their motives, more stereotype than flesh and blood, but a still worth a watch,
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock