WrestleKing is not a movie that audiences will generally accept. Basically, this film is about a moment in the life of a wrestler. My personal knowledge of wrestling is equal to zero, but from the perspective of a drama film, this film still has something that ordinary people can understand, and it is quite popular.
Randy, a wrestler played by Mickey Rourke, once dominated the battlefield. After 20 years of profligacy and debauchery, his great achievements have faded with time, and he has to perform in a small community club to satisfy his loyal supporters, and his income is barely enough. To make ends meet, he has to work part-time in the supermarket and be a laborer that he himself despises. He had a very bad relationship with his daughter, and he had no contact for many years. He was a disqualified father until a sudden heart attack made him re-examine the failure of his life. It turned out that he was just a marginal person in society. At the same time, a stripper (Marissa Tommy), who is no longer in his old age and who seems to be in the same ailment, also encourages him to reconnect with his daughter. After all, one cannot live alone.
However, he found that all his efforts were in vain.
Because he made mistakes again and again, indulged himself at the moment when happiness was about to come, and the coma caused by drug addiction made him miss the travel promised with his daughter, and the daughter was very sad, so he was rejected by her again, and the family dream was broken; The guests have private contacts and too many psychological burdens, which makes the stripper categorically reject Randy's bold pursuit, and love is very far away from him. After all, he has no way to reverse his predicament.
There's only one place left that won't turn him down, the wrestling ring.
Randy will never forget, the glory of the wrestling battlefield he was once infatuated with, and the value and self-identity of his life all come from wrestling. This narrow venue is his only end, a place where he is accepted, applauded, and highly regarded. He fought so hard in the wrestling arena that he is the only one left, and it is the meaning of life that he has never grasped. ! Randy is getting old, the wrestler who once dominated the court is now a little exhausted, and his heart is no longer able to bear any strenuous exercise, so he has to seize the last chance to say goodbye to the mediocre and undisturbed. Meaningless life, he wants the wrestling king to save his own decline and failure! When the music started, the audience burst into cheers. He knew that he had to return to the ring. In order to find the value of his existence, Randy had to return to the battlefield, bet his life, and fight hard!
This is not an inspirational film at all. This is not the "Rocky" that Americans like. There are no champions who refuse to obey the old, and players who have won every battle and can always get back on the ground. This film is not like "The Last Blow". With incomparable perseverance and determination, you can successfully defeat strong opponents and win one victory after another. Failure, we only see failure, this is the portrayal of this middle-aged man, a pessimistic, chaotic, aimless, dark life, and more, loneliness. This film does not actually make people feel uplifted. Although the protagonist does stand up and give it a shot, there is a deeper meaning in the film, which is boundless loneliness and silence; a marginal person who is not accepted by the larger environment is walking towards the cliff. , Day after day, the lonely and lonely person who silently steps into the grave.
The deep sadness is the echo of the movie. The lingering sound of this movie is the loneliness brought by the years. Even if he is famous all over the world and becomes a legendary wrestler, he still cannot escape the exhaustion day after day. How much sadness and helplessness are hidden, the scenery is fleeting, but it is just a passing glance. And what can he do? He tried hard, God made fun of it, and unfortunately fell. What choice does he have? There is no choice, he is conscious, and only wants a good ending!
The movie star Mickey Rourke had a rough experience. He was famous in the film industry for a while, but he went to the wrestling world to develop, and he was unsuccessful. In the end, his face was beaten up and down, and he couldn't go back to Hollywood. This return cost him Thirteen years. Life has washed away too much suffering, vicissitudes and blood and tears. In this film, Mickey Rourke's burst of energy cannot be replaced by other actors, and it is even unparalleled. This time he lost to Sean Penn. There is no chance to get the actor award. The film stops at a delicate moment, neither victorious nor defeated, like Schrödinger's cat. The powerless struggle is still going on, and the head is broken and blood is still insisting on moving forward. This sad song echoes with empathy and understanding. With the sound of the ending song "The Wrestler", the audience all sighed.
9 points.
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