Topic: The Wrestler (Read 9408 times)

ImRonBurgundy? · « **on:** 05 Jan 2009, 21:13 »

There isn't a topic about this film yet? It's got to be my favorite of the year. Mickey Rourke is fantastic, and the finale is as haunting and affecting as the film is emotionally honest. If you haven't yet seen it, please do.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/thewrestler/

Alex C · « **Reply #1 on:** 05 Jan 2009, 22:03 »

I just find the whole wrestling scene too depressing as it is to want to see it. The lifespans of those guys is practically measured in dog's years these days.

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #2 on:** 05 Jan 2009, 22:07 »

SPOILER

I'm going to go ahead and tell you that this film is definitely not going to disabuse you of that notion.

De_El · « **Reply #3 on:** 05 Jan 2009, 23:41 »

It is harsh and depressing and hard to watch and incredibly played. It's really good.

RedLion · « **Reply #4 on:** 06 Jan 2009, 01:51 »

Probably the best acting I've seen this year (though there weren't that many stellar performances this year, to be honest)

jimbunny · « **Reply #5 on:** 06 Jan 2009, 23:30 »

Give it some time, man. It's only been six days!

KvP · « **Reply #6 on:** 06 Jan 2009, 23:57 »

Beyond all the self-aggrandizing, ex-wrestler Mick Foley's review of The Wrestler is pretty good.

RedLion · « **Reply #7 on:** 07 Jan 2009, 13:29 »

Quote from: jimbunny on 06 Jan 2009, 23:30

Give it some time, man. It's only been six days!

Er, I meant last year. Sorry. Forgot it's 2009 for a moment there.

lprkn · « **Reply #8 on:** 07 Jan 2009, 20:24 »

The movie that made Roddy Piper cry

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #9 on:** 08 Jan 2009, 20:51 »

If you can make The Man With The All-Seeing Sunglasses cry, you know you've made a great movie.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #10 on:** 08 Jan 2009, 21:59 »

The funnier thing about this is that I just saw They Live literally Sunday. Along with Dead Alive.

Siibillam-Law · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 Jan 2009, 14:19 »

I'd only see it cos Darren Arrenofski€ (?) is directing

AngelofShadows · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 Jan 2009, 16:25 »

I've been waiting for this movie to get put in theaters anywhere near where I live. I want to see this movie so badly, mainly because Pro-wrestling has been such an influence on my life, and to have the people who's blood, sweat, desire and dedication has brought me so much good memories, so many smiles, tears and thoughts of how a person can do that and not be dead, to have them praise this movie so much, a movie, which, in fairness, could easily be seen as putting the business in a poor light by those who don't care to know anything about it, makes me want to see this so much more.

Also, fuck Vince McMahon. Every wrestler who works for him that has seen the movie has ended their thoughts with "the business has changed since then, things like that are rare now-a-days" Which isn't true, and is only said cause Mc-ass hates anything that goes against his vision of what wrestling should be (even though the man banned the word, or wrestler, from being said on his shows)

So fuck him.

el_loco_avs · « **Reply #13 on:** 06 Feb 2009, 04:21 »

I won tickets to a pre-premiere in Amsterdam tomorrow. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

el_loco_avs · « **Reply #14 on:** 08 Feb 2009, 04:15 »

Movie was awesome.

There's some damn painful looking parts though. Yikes.

KvP · « **Reply #15 on:** 08 Feb 2009, 13:03 »

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 · « **Reply #16 on:** 08 Feb 2009, 19:02 »

Christian allegory? Please explain how Randy the Ram is supposed to be an analogue to Jesus Christ.

KvP · « **Reply #17 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.

el_loco_avs · « **Reply #18 on:** 09 Feb 2009, 02:17 »

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.

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 · « **Reply #19 on:** 09 Feb 2009, 13:32 »

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.

Dotes · « **Reply #20 on:** 09 Feb 2009, 16:59 »

Huh, yeah I guess so. Never noticed that. That will probably color my opinion of it the next time I see it.

knives · « **Reply #21 on:** 13 Feb 2009, 14:49 »

Isn't Aronofsky jewish though?

Alex C · « **Reply #22 on:** 13 Feb 2009, 14:52 »

Sort of. He once referred to himself as a hypocritical high holiday Jew. Either way, martyrdom themes aren't exactly something you miss out on in America just because you happen to be Jewish.

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