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Oswaldo 2022-12-07 06:25:03

I remember there is a saying that tragedy is to shatter a beautiful thing in front of you, and the first half of this movie is about such a shining star, a boxer who is about to ascend to the throne suddenly falls.
The structure of the film is compact, and the director is very clear about what each part is going to show. Therefore, after watching it for more than two hours, it feels long and not boring at all, and each part has a small expectation for the next. Moreover, the film is very good at grasping the rhythm, and has a good understanding of the details and the expert ideas of characters in various periods (time is limited, so it will not be expanded).
The characters in the movie are also distinctive, there are good people and disgusting people, and the description of the heroine's family is also in place. Only such a family can have such a stubborn daughter. The characters in the boxing gym have also selected a few to focus on, and the characters have their own characteristics.
Movies are also very good at foiling, such as the fight against Billie, which was just a flash in the past, and then refused and stopped fighting, but, in the end, he has to come back. When it starts again, there is hope. This is the case in many places, and the director has polished the details very well.
It's a good movie, but I'm spoiling it.

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Extended Reading
  • Lynn 2021-10-20 18:59:20

    Apart from "tough" I can't think of other words to describe this film. It is by no means a pure boxing movie. In other words, it will be difficult for subsequent boxing movies to surpass this height. It uses a decisive way to deal with a gray area between black and white, all collisions are bold and rigid. Therefore, the film interprets the softest and most moving humanity under the strongest and hardest appearance.

  • Leif 2021-10-20 18:59:38

    I really shouldn't watch it, I'm so sad.

Million Dollar Baby quotes

  • Danger Barch: [Repeated line; yelling] And I challenge the "Motor City Cobra", Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns to fight me for the Welterweight Championship of the whole world!

  • Maggie Fitzgerald: [first meeting] Mr. Dunn?

    Frankie Dunn: Hmm. I owe you money?

    Maggie Fitzgerald: No sir.

    Frankie Dunn: I know your mama?

    Maggie Fitzgerald: Don't rightly know, sir.

    Frankie Dunn: Then what is it you want?