Desperately fighting the sheep, you are not a big man who can only cry

The most common poster is of a fighter with his head bowed, surrounded by spotlights rimmed with gold, and a blurred face full of pain, which Mickey Rourke himself is said to have criticized for, but perhaps this is more in line with it. The director's perception of the film's theme. However, I prefer the cover above. As long as you have watched the film, you will definitely feel sorry for the last scene. The war sheep, who was tortured by angina pectoris, was unable to stand on the stage. We were worried every moment, afraid of this big man Killed on the spot. In the end, he jumped out of the classic war sheep pressing to the top in the cheers of the audience, and the film ended in that jump. The lens of the camera is like our eyes, we can't bear to witness this tragic scene, watching him fly away slowly, we close our eyes, can't bear to look at his face again and dare not imagine his fragile chest. The director put this last touch of bright color on the DVD cover. It's hard not to notice the American flag in the background. Maybe Aronofsky's fans reflect that he has fallen into mainstream American values. . But this shot of the golden war sheep swooping down is the greatest respect for this fighter!

When I was very young, I have always been obsessed with the WWF wrestling competition in the United States. I often debated with my friends about whether a certain action is a life-threatening or a drama. If I want to see this film, it must be used as evidence to tell my friends that all this is a drama ,all fake! But now when I see the war sheep slashing my face with a hidden blade, even knowing that bringing blood to a fanatical audience is a professional wrestler's job, I still feel as uncomfortable as cutting myself with a blade Normal face. Many people said that they were moved to tears after watching this film, and my tears were really scary.

It is not difficult to understand that the director wants to express this inner wildness and unyielding spirit. As a competitive sports, this is actually a bad street value. There are reports that the film is a mix of Raging Bull and Million Babies, which on the surface seems so, but when we learn that these pro wrestlers are just for fun, with strippers (the characters of the film) The setting is really a match made in heaven) when it is no different, their false performances and deliberately pervading bloody violence are difficult to connect with the "Olympic" spirit of real competitive sports, even with money and fame and fortune. boundary. They are the people at the bottom of the society. They earn hundreds of dollars a night of hard work and spend most of them on brothels and bars. They don’t have any skills. They eat youth meals like prostitutes. Such star-level players can only rely on the supermarket to sell their labor. Zhanyang simply has no ideals. When he cannot change his destiny, he chooses to be a fighter who died on the battlefield. Even if the battlefield is just a show to outsiders, in his heart, it is a struggle against life. Final splendor! Such a paradoxical character, the director's perfect grasp of the spiritual level is really commendable! Thinking about it carefully, this is not a story of the American dream at all. On the contrary, it is very in line with our country's values. It is hard to find such a character in a Hollywood blockbuster who is out of universal logic. Perhaps the film's popularity with the Venice Golden Lion and the disappointment of the Oscars stemmed from the departure from this value!

As an image of the story, the film leaves us with a suspense that is not difficult to guess; as a recorded image, it is difficult for the producers and participants to continue such suffering. The large amount of follow-up shots in the film gave me a lot of experience like playing a role-playing game. When Zhanyang walked to the kitchen in a chef's uniform as if preparing for a battle, the surrounding cheers sounded, and the moment the door was opened, everything disappeared, and we It is not difficult to understand the mood of a lonely fighter, Zhanyang is not just a big man who can cry!

Finally I'm going to post Bruce Springsteen's lyrics, which I wrote less than 1% of what he said.
have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field so happy and free?
if you've ever seen a one trick pony then you've seen me
have you ever seen a one-legged dog making its way down the street?
if you've ever seen a one-legged dog then you've seen me

then you've seen me, i come and stand at every door
then you've seen me, i always leave with less than i had before
then you've seen me, bet i can make you smile when the blood, it hits the floor
tell me, friend, can you ask for anything more?
tell me can you ask for anything more?

have you ever seen a scarecrow filled with nothing but dust and wheat?
if you've ever seen that scarecrow then you've seen me
have you ever seen a one-armed man punching at nothing but the breeze?
if you've ever seen a one-armed man then you've seen me

then you've seen me, i come and stand at every door
then you've seen me, i always leave with less than i had before
then you' ve seen me, bet i can make you smile when the blood, it hits the floor
tell me, friend, can you ask for anything more?
tell me can you ask for anything more?

these things that have comforted me, i drive away
this place that is my home i cannot stay
my only faith's in the broken bones and bruises i display

have you ever seen a one-legged man trying to dance his way free?
if you've ever seen a one-legged man then you've seen me

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