This type of muscle-type movie not only brings the audience the thrill of fighting and punching, but also represents the audience's gaze (even worship) of this kind of power. In 2008, "Desperately Fighting the Sheep" seemed to be a metaphor for the United States. The old sheep of the United States faced the financial tsunami that year, and the people hoped that the old sheep could be like Mickey Rourke, not only repairing family relations, but also playing a beautiful match in the well-known arena again. war. "Brother in Love" is very similar to "Fighting", but in 2010, what the audience needs is no longer the old sheep to regain his prestige, but the failure / how the strong man can reach the peak.
The portrayal of male and female characters in this film is very interesting. The protagonist's younger brother, Mickey (played by Mike Huabao), is just an ordinary worker. He fell in love with boxing because of his brother. Although he had a good time, it was no longer. He lost a few consecutive battles and became a stepping stone to others' success; Ston Beer) once defeated a famous boxer and became the "Pride of Lowell", but he was jailed, jailed and jailed for drug use, and he was still cocky, but others mocked him behind his back. The roles of coaches and fathers are equally unsatisfactory. They are always subject to the brother's mother (Marissa Leo), who is in charge of the life inside and outside the family, ignoring Mickey's inner desires and thoughts, to help him. Arrange the game; as for Mickey's girlfriend, Sharlene (played by Amy Ardance), it is not easy to mess with. The distribution of male and female roles reminds people of the sayings of "weak men" and "roaring women" in Hong Kong movies in recent years.
Family values have always been something that American cinema strives to uphold. So this movie, like "Fighting", has a plot to repair family relationships. There is a moment in the movie where father and mother and brother and sister and brother and his girlfriend are hostile to each other, but to encourage and support Mickey to fight for the world championship, the suspicion is put aside. Similarly, repentance is also an important value in American films, and "Blow" gives the film this positive function: Dickie watched a documentary made for him by HBO with his fellow inmates in prison, thinking that he would be able to show off his power and show his power. Knowing that the film exposes his dark side to the public. For the director, movies have the function of making people face themselves, and this may be his original intention to adapt this real thing.
From the perspective of archetype theory, the archetype of brothers fighting and reconciling is probably the story of Esau and Jacob. Only this time, the elder brother became the mother's darling, and in the middle part he "escaped" (going to prison) due to his fault; while the younger brother took on the role of Esau, faithfully living his own life, and gradually seeing success. During America's slump (but no longer a slump), the film gives audiences two ways to turn around: admit their faults and regain the integrity and enthusiasm of the past; or get rid of their depression and regain their confidence to pursue excellence. However, the limitations of the type of film ooze guilt-ridden information: boxing has always been a male world; and the road to success in films also belongs to the mode of operation of the male world; as for ladies, either "The Roar" ”, or unconditional support. This is also the value of "Strike Love", and the deficiency of "Strike Love Siblings".
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