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The Wrestler Review

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Okay, this isn't animation, but since I do review some films, let's continue.

So, this is the Wrestler.



When I first saw this film, I hated it. I was only 9. Don't ask why I watched a film with that much nudity. Now, since I'm a teenager with two years left, I have somewhat a better understanding of films, and in my opinion, this movie is amazing.

The film stars Mickey Rourke as a wrestler from the 80's. who is now out warn-out from wrestling. He falls for a stripper, and has a bad relationship with his daughter, who he was never there for. He decides to retire, only for things to get rough outside.

Alright, the movie feels slow, but I can understand it, since it's trying to go for a more realistic approach, and that's how I felt to this movie.

Mickey Rourke does a phenomenal job as the main protagonist. We can see that he is struggling through all the crap he is put through. Heck, the moment the opening credits were done, we see him sitting down, coughing, showing that he nearly tore himself apart.

Marisa Tomei is also great, as the stripper that falls for Rourke's character. As for Evan Rachel Wood's character, I felt like it was cut short, since the entire plot was like 3 scenes. I understood it perfectly. She hates her father because he abandoned her for wrestling, and then, Rourke's character tries to make-up for it, which is followed by such a powerful monologue, but Mickey accidentally forgets about another date with her, in favor of drinking and sex. Then Wood's character kicks her father out of her life. That's pretty much it. However, I guess 3 scenes is enough to cover the plotline.

There's also a lot of blood in this movie. Yes, it's wrestling, and I wouldn't say it's out of place, or a flaw, but I must warn you, is it gory. Okay, it's only 2 scenes of this, with one that involves a wrestling match, where Rourke's character (alright, his name is Randy) literally gets stabbed HARD in the forehead by a fork.

Then, there's the ending. I won't spoil it, but let's just say that it ends on a cliffhanger, and it fits.

However, there's one question I had with this movie,and I might go off-topic here:

Why was Bruce Springsteen's song for this movie shoved aside for the awards? No, not the MTV Movie Awards where it lost to CYRUS.

I mean, yeah, it won a Golden Globe, but why the hell didn't the Academy nominate such a beautiful song? Okay, yes, Springsteen won for Philadelphia, but there was barely any nominations that year, and instead, it went to Slumdog Millionaire.

For crying out loud, it also lost to Slumdog again at the Grammys. Seriously, what is so phenomenal about Jai Ho? I mean, it's worth dancing for, but it's just Bollywood dancing music! It doesn't leave an impact like what Springsteen's The Wrestler did, it's just Bollywood Music! Heck, just read the lyrics between the two songs, and tell me, which sounds better?

But back to the movie, I do reccommend seeing The Wrestler. It isn't my favorite film by Darren Arronofsky (since it's Requiem For A Dream), but it's up there.

9/10
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