Franky yearned for the relationship between himself and his daughter but remained cold. He sent letters all year round and kept every returned letter. He went to church to pray countless times, but he never tried to find his daughter. At the same time, he deeply regrets that he once failed to give up the game and caused Freeman to lose his right eye. Although he is very good at bandaging boxers and training boxers, he is determined not to train female boxers anymore.
The appearance of Maggie was the basis of all these changes. Her background was even more miserable. She made a living as a waiter in her early years, but she still maintained her love for boxing and the hope of winning life through boxing until 30 o’clock. Franky changed for it, and his talents and potential were inspired. In less than two years, he went all the way to the level of the championship ring. This is the fate. At the moment of winning the key victory, because of his own negligence and the opponent's Dirty, fell to the bottom in an instant.
In the end, in the rest of his life, he could only choose the latter between being paralyzed and self-closing. Although he was not successful, Franky became the bearer of all guilt at this time, helping Maggie end the pain, and he has never been so successful. Disappeared, trying to find the peace of his own.
For Maggie and Freeman, the former’s boxing career is like a roller coaster, rushing to the top, but then suddenly turning down. The latter seems to be flattering in the career time, but in the end it is also because of the persistence of never giving up. Can not continue the game. It’s just that when Maggie endured such a huge blow, facing the coldness of her family, she remembered how she had tried her dreams, and decided not to continue in pain, while Freeman was diluted by the years and finally chose to be calm. Throughout the rest of his life, even if he still retains his dream of 110 games in his heart.
This is a movie about dreams, emotions and life.
Dream: Maggie is a practitioner of her own dreams. Even though she has passed the golden age of athletes, she has always maintained that enthusiasm and tried her best for her dreams. Although Freeman gave up her dreams on the surface, she still lives in her heart. There is a glimmer of hope.
Emotion: The father-daughter/mentor-student relationship between Franky and Maggie not only reflects the feelings between Franky and his daughter, but also directly expresses the mutual cherishment and dependence between the two; and Freeman and Maggie are Freeman in Maggie. Seeing his hope for boxing dreams, it was Freeman who helped Franky train Maggie. As for Franky and Freeman, they were former partners and depended on each other. Franky was also the bearer of Freeman's guilt. Franky was also unwilling because of Freeman. Trained and emphasized the protection of themselves for the fighters.
Life: The film is mainly about how to spend life. On the one hand, it praises the pursuit of dreams and tells us not to give up our dreams due to factors such as age, but at the same time it is very cruel with reality and fate Jiang gave us a heavy blow, telling us that life is changing, and pursuing dreams may not necessarily lead to a happy ending. It is more likely to pay a huge price for this. The film emphasizes not victory or defeat, but how we should spend our lives regardless of victory or defeat. We can be as gorgeous and short as Maggie, we can accept fate and go flat like Freeman, and we can also bear the expectations of others like Franky. Carry the guilt of others.
For Maggie, the most important and most emotional character in the film, I just want to send "Mo Cuishle" like Franky..
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