Searching for Bobby Fischer Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Searching for Bobby Fischer is an acclaimed film of 1993 based on the life of Josh Waitzkin.In this film, Josh Waitzkin's family discovers that he is a gifted chess player and seek to nurture it. It hires a strict instructor (Bruce Pandolfini, played by Ben Kingsley) who aims to teach the boy be as aggressive as Bobby Fischer. The title of the film is a metaphor about the characters' quest to adopt the ideal of Fischer and his determination to win at any price. However, the main conflict in the film arises when Josh refuses to adopt the misanthropic point of view of Fischer. Furthermore, Josh goes on to win on his own terms with the kind of gracious sportsmanship that Fischer rejects.
The film's producers used Fischer's fame to promote the movie yet paid Fischer nothing for it. Fischer has cited the movie as just another example of a "Jewish" conspiracy to make money off him and sully his reputation at the same time.