Mf beat him after he pin pointed the issue

He was right

Lmao I just like scriptwriting but never knew where to find some

i really though marty was gon f*** around n use that orange ball in game at some point

Real life is hard to compare here. They swapped the real life events and cities around too much, which drastically alters what a character like Endo would do afterwards. They also gave Endo a specific background of being deaf from the war that lead to a passion for the rhythm of table tennis that the real life Hiroji Sotoh doesn't overlap with. Sotoh wasn't a case of being a great player. He was the first to use a sponge paddle which was a massive competitive advantage the sport quickly adapted to.

For instance, they had the Endo-Mauser game at the British Open, when it was actually at the 1952 World Championships (in India rather than Japan) which Mauser missed in the film. They did this so they could introduce more reasons Marty was so confident he'd win. He didn't even think Japan would be there due to the travel ban.

Because the film set a different timeline, its more likely in Marty Supreme that Endo goes on to win 1952 World Championships in his home country, which softens the blow of the 1 game exhibition loss. I feel like that's why the reading of Endo after the match is a bit different here. Josh and Ron still leave him with the chance to win a world title at home, which renders this exhibition useless in a few weeks.

He never needed it that was the thing. The irony of the exhibition is that he and Endo are both wearing white shirts.

The argument still stands for easier following for spectators and on TV, but Marty overcame the white shirt excuse.

They also specify that he basically became a recluse after the first tournament win and barely played again so it’s clear that he wasn’t looking to seriously compete again beyond doing that next tournament

I mean the movie goes out of its way to mention just how different endo's paddle was early on before he even went up against marty for a reason.

Fair. I think the overarching thing too is still the paddle's advantage. Marty Reisman was a die hard for his hardball paddle and refused to switch. Found this quote from the book:

"Like Willie Mays taking off at the crack of the bat," Reisman explained, "we were all conditioned to react to the sound of the racket hitting the ball. But with Satoh that was impossible. Suddenly, we were all deaf-mutes in a game that required dialogue."

Wonder if this is why they ended up making Endo a deaf mute as well.

I still feel like choosing to swap 1952 to Japan was Josh and Ron giving a bit of grace and ambiguity to Endo's future, just as they did Marty. I know they had more specific endings they initially wanted to show, but i'm personally going to just go by what i saw on film

Real life Marty Reisman at least won the first game against Sotoh before losing in 4.

In the movie he was battling against the paddle and his own thrown-off focus by seeing Kay the night before your big match. That's why i felt they had Mauser missing so badly too. Reisman wasn't doing all that. There was far more of a genuine "if i get used to him I can win" sentiment there. Mauser had to do what he did because the alternative was kissing a pig in front of the world.

Shut up dude don’t butt in

Butt what ?

Our special conversation

why i thought he didn't want to lose fr cus kissing that pig wasn't kosher

Oh word? Tell him run it back cus he still got smoked 3-0

Yea I remember you gay pdfile bug story

If anything Marty tried copying the way Endo served.

Cus he started using that s*** when he went hustling

Can I get an early screening of it

You not tryna have a cameo??????

I didn’t know you’d let me do that

Yeah man why not lol

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It was a really good screenplay