It's so well done, this is really a flesh-and-blood boxing film. The film no longer revolves around the spirit of boxing, but uses more ink to express a person's pursuit. In the words of the film: "Everyday people die, some people die. of people dying washing dishes, mopping floors, and their last thought is: I don't have a chance, and Maggie's thought before dying would be: I think I'm doing a good job."
The film does not adopt the traditional Hollywood model of small achievements at the beginning - falling to the bottom - reinvigorating - making great achievements again. Instead, it chooses to be closer to reality and use a more realistic way of shooting to capture this struggle. The spirit is passed on to the audience. Maggie's successful experience seems to be smooth sailing, but behind the progress of the film for more than an hour is her tireless practice every day for more than four years. She has no background, a small restaurant waiter, pregnant with a boxer. The dream, "all the courage when she came in", was able to step by step to the position of champion. Although she failed, who could deny her previous success.
The emotional transition of the film is very natural. In the second half, she strengthens her attitude towards Maggie. She doesn't follow the Rocky spirit of "get up from where you fall" like other people. She doesn't complain or regret, because She knew that she had done a good job. The unsupported family members and the loss of her legs were probably the reasons why she decided to end her life. She was unwilling to lie in bed and rely on others to take care of her for the rest of her life. Unfortunately, this may be the attitude of life that Eastwood wants to convey to the audience.
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