Watch The Wrestler

Ole 2022-03-15 09:01:02

08 Venice's Golden Lion Award winner, the Golden Globe Award just announced two days ago, won the best actor.
The Wrestler is about the fate of a man on the fringes of society. This theme is easily reminiscent of "Raging Bull", but the "wrestling" and boxing in this film are not the same concept at all. It is not even a sport, but a perverted and cruel show that seems to be unique to the United States. The top and the heroine's striptease career in the film is similar, quite marginal and low-level (the ticket for the final game in the film is only $3).
The wrestler played by Mickey Rourke is much simpler than the character of Robert De Niro in Raging Bull. He is poor, injured, and extremely lonely. As a professional wrestler, the old He had been unable to adapt to other jobs, and emotionally deprived of any concern, he had to choose to commit suicide in wrestling.
After experiencing "The Fountain of Youth", which was widely ridiculed and ridiculed three years ago, Darren Aronofsky chose a very realistic and documentary style this time, such as a large number of back shots. It is said that she originally wanted to ask Nicolas Cage to star in the film. For this reason, Cage also carefully studied the scene of the wrestling match. After Cage missed the film, the director found Mickey Rourke, a former boxer before the film. actor.

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Extended Reading
  • Taya 2021-10-20 19:02:32

      ★Top Ten Films of the American Academy of Film ★Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actor Mickey Rourke ★Washington Film Critics Association Best Actor Mickey Rourke ★National Critics Association Awards Annual Top Ten ★Boston Film Critics Association Best Actor Mickey Rourke ★ "New Yorker" Top Ten No.4 of the Year [Nomination] Golden Globe Award (3 nominations) Best Drama Actor Mickey Rourke/Supporting Actress Marisa Tomei/Song "The Wrestler", Independent Spirit Award Best Picture/ Actor Mickey Rourke/Photography, Gotham Award Best Picture

  • Monica 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the 65th Venice Film Festival. Sad wrestler, in poor condition, it is difficult to enter the scene.

The Wrestler quotes

  • Wayne: [Jokingly describing to Randy what the deli counter is like] It's an endless parade of horny housewives begging for your man meat.

  • [First Line]

    WXW Announcer: and a true American, the people's hero... Randy "The Ram" Robinson!