In a way, Searching for Bobby Fischer has it both ways because Josh does win his last game with The Evil Chess Kid, BUT: I love how sweet and gentle and kind that movie ultimately is and the actor that plays Josh is incredible
"Can I tell you a secret? You're a much stronger player than I was at your age" is an all-time great joke
I think what makes the movie work is that Josh is mostly too young (and too sweet) to articulate what HE wants with any real clarity--allowing each adult to project their own egos onto him--but, crucially, he *does* act, and eventually clarifies his own preference for kindness
An important Ben Kingsley note: there is no possible explanation for why he elected to do Bruce Pandolfini with an Irish accent, except as a flex, and that rules
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