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The Wrestler
KvP:
I saw it and Mickey Rourke was pretty good. But the christian allegory was laid on pretty thick, which I was annoyed enough by. But eventually a character actually says out loud "You're just like Jesus in the Passion of the Christ". For fuck's sake, Robert Siegel. That's not good writing. Anyway, it lost me at that point.
Siegel's first gig as a director premiered at Sundance, btw. It's an allegory of the journey of Paul, starring Patton Oswalt as a Giants fan who has a road to Damascus encounter with a favorite player. Siegel's sports-themed Christian movies are already wearing thin on me. Next we'll have Jim Carrey as a fencing referee who finds himself in the metaphorical shoes of King Solomon.
Dotes:
Christian allegory? Please explain how Randy the Ram is supposed to be an analogue to Jesus Christ.
KvP:
The film has a certain infatuation with the destruction of Ram's body that's downright Catholic, and the endless parade of degradation and humiliation and loss suffered by a fundamentally decent man in The Wrestler mirrors The Passion of the Christ fairly well. Pam is a Mary Magdalene figure, a stripper instead of a prostitute. There's imagery in the film too - during the fight with Necro Butcher he pulls a "spear" of barb wire out of his side.
el_loco_avs:
--- Quote from: KvP on 08 Feb 2009, 19:31 ---The film has a certain infatuation with the destruction of Ram's body that's downright Catholic, and the endless parade of degradation and humiliation and loss suffered by a fundamentally decent man in The Wrestler mirrors The Passion of the Christ fairly well. Pam is a Mary Magdalene figure, a stripper instead of a prostitute. There's imagery in the film too - during the fight with Necro Butcher he pulls a "spear" of barb wire out of his side.
--- End quote ---
That move where he gets on the ropes and spreads out his arms and then jumps on the guy on the floor has a bit of a crucifiction-pose too. It didn't bother me too much though.
Alex C:
Plus, the guy finds personal fulfillment in his life by embracing physical self-destruction for the satisfaction of his fans. He suffers because he loves them and needs their approval in return.
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