Bullock (Russell Crowe) was a winning general in the boxing ring. He retired from boxing due to injury, and was forced to come back under the pressure of life, defeating a strong enemy to win a new heavyweight championship.
When it comes to boxing movies, "Raging Bull" and "Rocky" are indispensable. This film is like a combination of the two in terms of plot and dialogue, "If Bullock wins you will xxx, if he loses you will xxx , no matter what the result is, you will xxx." There are also the tortoises kept in Brock's house, the woman who accompanies him, and other elements have the shadow of classic boxing movies.
The starring Russell Crowe does not have the toughness of Stallone, nor the vicissitudes of Robert De Niro, but he has a warmth higher than the two. With Crowe's performance, he endows the role of Bullock with more humanity. Compared with the protagonist, Brock's wife is much inferior. The first half is just a housewife who is worried about life, and the second half suddenly becomes the "woman behind" who supports the protagonist. The transition is a bit blunt, and the character portrayal is superficial. Lack of depth.
With modern picture performance and editing techniques, this film makes the visual experience richer than tradition and incorporates modern emotional elements, but does not have too deep ideological depth. Compared with the also modern "Million Dollar Baby", The ending is also expected, it is a relatively pure story.
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