TLOTLDR is very much like Shawshank Redemption and The Longest Yard. Its very unlike any usual we-gotta-win kind of sports movies and might not be labelled as a sports movie as well. It subtly highlights the mind of a runner and portrays how your past can influence your will to win. The movie is about an unusual candidate of long distance running and his life.
Colin Smith is arrested for a petty crime and is sent to reform school where the governor discovers the long distance runner in him. Governor looks upon this opportunity as his chance to prove his capabilities as a reform school head. Colin is given better facilities. His fellows look at him with contempt because he is being treated differently. Meanwhile, in flashback, his previous life is shown. His ailing father who dies, his mother and her lover and his girlfriend. In the climax, he runs for his reform school against a team from an established British School.
This movie is considered as one of the finest British Films and there are reasons why? The movie softly plays with the idea of long distance running because while running for long, runner has many things to ponder on (though his focus should be on race only) and these things can influence his pace andthe result of the race. He might even face a mental block and decide to quit or speed up himself to beat even the best in the trade. A lot is between your ears.
Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
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