Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Right before the film began the program director reminded everyone that this movie had just taken the top prize at the Venice film festival. I really wished I didn't hear this because to me it was unnecessary right before the screening. It would have been grander to find out later. I wanted to enjoy it as a movie, not some showdog prize winner. ASS
This was a breathtaking movie. And also visually stunning. You wouldn't have thought a story about a washed-up wrestler would be so dramatic but Aronofsky pulled it off. Randy "The Ram" Robinson, played by Micky Rourke, is an incredibly deep character. He is pushing along barely making ends meet doing part time at a No Frills like supermarket then weekend amateur wrestling that only draws the most hardcore crowds. Outside of the wrestling industry he has very few friends, namely Cassidy the stripper played by Marisa Tomei. The only family he has left is his daughter Stephanie, whom he tries to make amends.
The most comical moments of the film are the wrestling sequences. Before the fights the wrestlers would plan out key moments of their match and who should win. It was pretty silly how Randy got convinced to do a hardcore match involving a Staple Gun, "It hurts a little going in." The best moment in a match was when Randy uses a prosthetic leg to beat another wrestler trapped in a garbage can. I have watched a lot of wresting on tv, and there are only two main angles you ever see from, either ring side looking on between the ropes or pulled back wide to establish the entire ring. In the Wrestler, you are pulled in close to the action and it makes it appear more over the top. You also get to see their stage craft where wrestlers hide tiny razors to cut them selfs for some blood letting excitement, BLOOD ORGY YEAH.
Randy oozes he-man bravado, everyone loves this guy, well everyone except his daughter. He's a smooth talker and can work a crowd, whether in the ring or behind the deli counter. This shield of charisma + 5 is what keeps him going, when he lets his guard down he is incredibly fragile, incineratingly feable, and looses his fead - head, rule of 3. Randy's one true skill is charming people, but he can't handle the mistakes he has made. There is a scene where Randy's working beind the deli counter and a fan recognizes him, his insecurity about his washed-up wrestling career. Instead of facing the fan he makes a grand exit by cutting his thumb on a deli-slicer. He then explodes out of the store trashing an innocent box of Captain Crunch. Awww FOUCK That was ProducT PlaCemeNt.
This was an awesome movie, 40 virgins bodyslammed good. And if you don't watch it I'm gonna give you the "RAM JAM".
This was a breathtaking movie. And also visually stunning. You wouldn't have thought a story about a washed-up wrestler would be so dramatic but Aronofsky pulled it off. Randy "The Ram" Robinson, played by Micky Rourke, is an incredibly deep character. He is pushing along barely making ends meet doing part time at a No Frills like supermarket then weekend amateur wrestling that only draws the most hardcore crowds. Outside of the wrestling industry he has very few friends, namely Cassidy the stripper played by Marisa Tomei. The only family he has left is his daughter Stephanie, whom he tries to make amends.
The most comical moments of the film are the wrestling sequences. Before the fights the wrestlers would plan out key moments of their match and who should win. It was pretty silly how Randy got convinced to do a hardcore match involving a Staple Gun, "It hurts a little going in." The best moment in a match was when Randy uses a prosthetic leg to beat another wrestler trapped in a garbage can. I have watched a lot of wresting on tv, and there are only two main angles you ever see from, either ring side looking on between the ropes or pulled back wide to establish the entire ring. In the Wrestler, you are pulled in close to the action and it makes it appear more over the top. You also get to see their stage craft where wrestlers hide tiny razors to cut them selfs for some blood letting excitement, BLOOD ORGY YEAH.
Randy oozes he-man bravado, everyone loves this guy, well everyone except his daughter. He's a smooth talker and can work a crowd, whether in the ring or behind the deli counter. This shield of charisma + 5 is what keeps him going, when he lets his guard down he is incredibly fragile, incineratingly feable, and looses his fead - head, rule of 3. Randy's one true skill is charming people, but he can't handle the mistakes he has made. There is a scene where Randy's working beind the deli counter and a fan recognizes him, his insecurity about his washed-up wrestling career. Instead of facing the fan he makes a grand exit by cutting his thumb on a deli-slicer. He then explodes out of the store trashing an innocent box of Captain Crunch. Awww FOUCK That was ProducT PlaCemeNt.
This was an awesome movie, 40 virgins bodyslammed good. And if you don't watch it I'm gonna give you the "RAM JAM".
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