Will Smith in 'King Richard'
The Big Picture Inspirational “rags to riches” stories are an important subgenre of the larger category of sports movies. Even for those who are not well versed in the particular mechanics of a given sport, an empowering narrative about an athlete overcoming significant odds has inherent dramatic value. There have been countless football, baseball, basketball, and hockey films throughout the course of cinema history, but the number of great movies about tennis are few and far between.
Williams dedicated a majority of his time and efforts to getting his daughters the most time on the court that was possible. In addition to working as a security guard to earn extra funds, his wife Brandy worked a grueling job as a nurse at a local hospital near the family’s home in Compton, California. Williams began an unusual marketing campaign to earn his daughters a professional coach, and would often spread fliers and videotapes proving their expertise.
Venus and Serena Williams Became Record-Breaking Tennis Champions After the new Coach Rick Macchi is hired, Williams and his family relocate to California to begin training in a professional facility. While he encourages his daughters to be ambitious, Williams stresses to Venus and Serena that they should remain humble about their success.
While the film is accurate in its depiction of the girls' success, King Richard glosses over some of the Williams family's tragic events. In 2003, Venus and Serena's step-sister Yetunde was killed in a drive-by shooting near their home in Compton, in what was later reported to be a case of mistaken identity. While the film alludes to the division that grew between Williams and Brandy, the couple officially divorced in 2002 after over two decades of marriage.
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