Many people just regard it as an inspirational film, but as an Oscar best picture, what it expresses is far from what ordinary inspirational films can match. Everyone's life in the film is closely related to boxing, and everyone's fate is different because of boxing. Some people choose boxing because of the pressure of life, some people stand on the boxing ring to enjoy the victorious attitude; some people are willing to work day and night for their dreams, some people insist on their dreams but they are confused; some people are for victory. Unscrupulous, some people abandon their true feelings in front of honor; some people wake up when the years are wasted, and turn to find peace of mind
; In this way, in the face of dreams and honor, everyone's choices are always different. Choosing a path means missing the scenery of other paths. Time is sometimes Maggie's flexible footsteps, and sometimes Frankie's vicissitudes face; one second of fate is the scene of no one to stand up to him, and the next moment is the sadness and loneliness of lying on the hospital bed. If the death of Maggie has largely dispelled the inspirational meaning of hard work and rewards conveyed by ordinary inspirational films, then Morgan Freeman and Eastwood's two old dramas are full of tension. Here comes a more profound interpretation of multiple interpretations. Freeman's Ed was a fine boxer in his youth, losing an eye in bout 109, but he never regretted it. In the face of Maggie's paralysis, he comforts a remorseful Frankie, who feels that Maggie has at least got a chance to prove herself. Yes, this is his attitude towards life and dreams, dignity is more important than everything, including life. Maggie gained dignity, lost her life, and lost her family's love. If she was asked to choose again, would she still choose to take the road of boxing? Frankie, who has experienced too much glory, entered the church in his twilight years and confessed that he neglected to care for his daughter because of his career. He insisted on writing a letter that was destined to be returned every day, trying to save the missing family. In his opinion, family love is higher than dignity, higher than dreams, so in the end, he chose to give up his boxing career - I'm going to get up and go, go to Innisfree, and build a hut out of dirt and branches. Thus, he will gain peace of mind.
As the existentialist master Sartre advocated, the world is absurd, life is painful, reality is cruel, and it will not always be complete. But existence precedes essence. For man, man first exists, and then decides his own essence through his own choices. Therefore, man has absolute freedom. In the face of the absurd life, we can choose to give up on ourselves and live in despair and emptiness, or we can adopt a fighting attitude to realize our essence, or we can choose a peaceful life and obtain peace of mind. What kind of choice will lead to what kind of life, we can't judge which choice is better, the important thing is that you have the freedom to choose, and you have to take on everything that the choice brings. I think that's what the movie is trying to tell us.
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