Today, I would like to recommend "Iron Fist", which is also being shown. Although it is a film from last year, it is very good and worth watching in theaters.
The original English name of this film: SouthPaw, the literal translation is left-handed, and also refers to the hero Hope's boxing kill: left-handed punch. Although it is not a digression to translate the name of such a bad street as "Tekken" in China, there are already several Hollywood movies with the same name, and it is easy for people to ignore it in a bunch of movies. The film Wanda Group participated in the investment, and it was released in North America last year.
Famous boxer Billy Hope (Jack Grenhaal), young, vigorous and powerful, is well-known in the boxing world for his famous left-handed punch. He is a well-deserved lightweight world champion. His fighting style is very sturdy. Focus on ferocious attacks, do not like to dodge, often knocks down opponents, and he is also covered in bruises and blood on his face.
He had an extremely successful career, and he was greatly helped by his beloved wife (Rachel McAdams), who was also the person he loved and trusted most, and his smart and lovely daughter, whom the family called perfect.
It's a pity that overnight, due to Hope's explosive temperament, he lost control of his opponent's provocation in social situations, and he fought violently. In the chaos, his wife was shot and died.
Hope couldn't accept this reality, his whole body collapsed, he was drinking heavily all day, staying out of the house, and had no intention to take care of his daughter.
The former good brothers and brokers also took the opportunity to use all kinds of dirty means to take the wealth for themselves.
Although Hope is named Hope, this is his life has no hope, the boxing association also revoked his license, the court believes that he is unable to take care of his daughter, and sentenced his daughter to be temporarily taken care of by the social welfare agency until he can prove I have a stable job and income, and my mental state can take the responsibility of taking care of my daughter.
In despair, the whole world seemed to have abandoned him.
When Hope felt that his life had hit rock bottom, things didn't bottom out, and it even got worse. If Hope didn't want to get up, no one could get him back on his feet, and the one he loved was gone. Now, it can only appear in dreams, leaving only endless heartache.
The former famous boxer that Hope met by chance, and now a black coach in a small boxing gym in the neighborhood, Hope asked the coach to take him, and the coach told him: I can help you, but you have to follow my routine.
In order to win back his daughter and lost dignity, Hope followed the coach to restart the devil training.
They started from basic skills, and their tactics were no longer blindly rushing and attacking, but practiced rhythm and pace, using flexible footsteps and reaction speed to avoid attacks, and then looking for opportunities to counterattack opponents with left-handed punches, new routines gradually take shape.
After a period of hard training, Hope will take to the ring again, not to prove how great he is, but to tell everyone: what I lost, I can definitely get it back! Can he succeed? Please go to the cinema to find out!
This film is the work of Anthony Fuqua, the director of action films. The basic routines of sports-themed works are similar. It is more brilliant, and then falls to the bottom. Finally, it is reinvigorated. However, the rhythm of director Anthony The control is still very characteristic. Several games also used rare subjective perspective lenses, which made the audience feel more immersive, and could feel the tension and excitement of boxing.
In terms of emotional description, the director has also done a good job. The love between Hope and his wife, the reluctance to part with his daughter, and the sympathy of the coach. Several lines are clearly expressed, not obtrusive or too sensational. The director of the film directed the literary drama, but there was a touch of freshness.
I have to mention that this film is the last soundtrack work before the accidental death of the soundtrack master James Horner, and the movie soundtrack is very worthy of collection.
In order to star in this film, Jake Grenhaal, who plays the male lead, has changed from the scrawny figure in the previous film "Nightcrawler" to the iron figure in this film. Like Zhang Jiahui and Eddie Peng in "Fighting", his professionalism is really impressive. People are amazed!
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