Due to the similarity of the themes of the film, people compared "Never Back Down" with David Fincher's " Fight Club " as early as the beginning of filming . In fact, "Never Back Down" does not have much similarity with "Fight Club" except for fighting and fighting in content. Mysterious things like split personality disappeared in the film. Remove the gimmick of "Fight Club", the selling point of the film is the ruthless violent aesthetics and the entertainment power of the dead.
Director Jeff Wadlow set the tone for the film from the beginning, starting with a curse. The film also borrows the relationship between father and son that is very popular in the film industry, such as the relationship between Jack and his mentor, Gene, which is similar to the relationship between father and son. More attention was paid to the sense of rhythm brought by the visual special effects, especially in the last set of action scenes. The director used the special effects of the movie to create the mania of the characters and the plot.
