This is a typical sports movie practice, and Russel does not shy away from these. The clever thing is that this is not a typical sports movie. The bloody boxing training and competition are not described in great detail, but more Buried in the story as a clue.
Russel's entry point is very interesting, and it shows us the turbulence of a large family, which has a huge contrast with our common sense of "cold" and "stupid" boxers. Wahlberg and Bale dealt with the images of the two generations of fighters in a quiet manner. One is in his prime but his grades are mediocre, and a hero is late but only mentions his bravery. The brothers lived a vulgar life in a town they had never heard of in Massachusetts. Their mother was more like an unreliable broker. The whole family depended on the younger brother to make money by boxing, and the older brother smoked marijuana in addition to gags. , no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like you can win the game.
Changes in life often start at home, so there are big quarrels in large group dramas, involving every member of the family, as well as the members who are about to enter the family. Micky endured everyone's opinion quietly until it broke out that it was me, not you, not you, not you who punched. Boxing is his existence, and although everyone in the family tries to do something for him, in the end they are just killing his presence. Only by standing in the ring and defeating his opponent can he get from this most manly man. Find the most masculine presence in sports. And the family also expresses a real understanding, what needs not only your bonus and your punches, but also your son and your brother.
Don't think that winning the weak is a lie Hollywood made up for you, just like Adachi described in Katsu, boxing is a sport that can't be relaxed even if you win 100%, otherwise Sakaguchi rabbit won't be killed with one blow Satoyama Hachigoro. Micky is tough, but to win, he still has to hit the waist with a left swing, he still has to stay away from the ropes, he still has to beat his opponent's pace, and he still has to make a left hook. This sport is not something that can be done by one person. It requires hard one-on-one training, long-term warm care from the support team, and agents who are pervasive to find good matches.
No matter how talented you are, this is always a one-man movement on stage and several people off-stage. Micky is lucky to have a family that supports him, and at least he won't fall down easily. He won't become like Tyson. The lost lamb.
That's why The Fighter is still appealing to the old stuff, and it's why Hollywood is still digging the subject after Rocky, Raging Bull, Million Dollar Baby, and it's still good.
I couldn't help laughing when I saw Bale jumping from the window sill to the garbage dump to avoid his mother, and a dignified first-line movie star would also play such a supporting role. But Bale brought this seemingly protagonist supporting role to life, just not as a boxer as Wahlberg.
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