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Magnus

  • 20162016
  • 1h 18m
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7.1/10
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Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen in Magnus (2016)
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Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess prodigy, becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess prodigy, becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess prodigy, becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.
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    • Benjamin Ree
    • Linn-Jeanethe Kyed
    • Benjamin Ree
    • Magnus Carlsen
    • Garry Kasparov
    • Viswanathan Anand
    • Benjamin Ree
    • Linn-Jeanethe Kyed
    • Benjamin Ree
    • Magnus Carlsen
    • Garry Kasparov
    • Viswanathan Anand
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      The film is shot over a decade, from 2004-2014
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      Magnus Carlsen: I often take decisions on intuition. Intuitions come a bit from with it that one then feels that 'here's something'.

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    9/10
    Excellent chess documentary
    This documentary examines the life of Magnus Carlsen, world chess champion.

    The reason why it does such a good job portraying his rise to fame is because his family has quite a lot of documentary footage starting from his early life to world champion. The story is thus illustrated quite well. It manages to convey the chess world along with the stress that can come at the top levels.

    One thing I really enjoyed about this documentary was its positivity. I dislike documentaries that focus strongly on drama and failure just to bring in the audience. Far too obvious and off-putting. This is generally just a very nice, uplifting story.

    It's hard to find anything wrong with it. I might have enjoyed a bit more commentary on some of the games, but otherwise it is nearly perfect.
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      • November 18, 2016 (United States)
      • Norway
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