"The Fighter"
The Fighter is a 2010 sports drama film directed by David Russell. The film is about a down and out professional boxer, "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world welterweight championship and overcoming the chaos and demons that seems to follow him via his family. Micky Ward is portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, his older brother Dick Eklund by Christian Bale, his love interest by Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo plays the domineering mother to both Micky and Dicky.
The Fighter is based on the true story of Micky Ward, a down and out welterweight boxer, continually being held down by his brother's selfishness, and his mother's single and only focus being reinvigorating Dicky's career; he eventually becomes the welterweight champion of the world. The story follows the period of his life before his success. The focus is on Micky dealing with his personal demons, from his own family which includes his mother, his older brother and his seven sisters. Micky lives in the shadow of his brother Dicky both personally and in the eyes of everyone around him.
Known as the "Pride of Lowell", Dicky's primary claim to fame is his boxing match with Sugar Ray Leonard, where Eklund claimed to have knocked down Leonard, who eventually won the match. Dicky is a crack addict who has proved himself to be unreliable on many occasions. A move by Dicky and Alice at one of Micky's fights makes Micky come to the realization that his boxing career and well-being is being stalled and perhaps even under-minded by the two, who are only looking out for themselves, mostly for Dicky's hopeful but never-lived comeback. After Dicky's incarceration, Micky takes Charlene's advice and proceeds with his boxing career without his brother or mother, much to their anger. Decisions like figuring out where his family fits into his life become exceedingly important as his shot at the world welterweight title closes in.
My reaction to the film, is that it is a very inspirational story that not only shows off the glorious side of boxing as we are used to seeing, but also the gritty side. From Dicky's crack addiction and self delusions to the old school television style camera angles, these elements give off a sense of relatability. As if the successes portayed, as well as the downfalls could happen to anyone, if we work hard or just neglect enough.
The Fighter is a 2010 sports drama film directed by David Russell. The film is about a down and out professional boxer, "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world welterweight championship and overcoming the chaos and demons that seems to follow him via his family. Micky Ward is portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, his older brother Dick Eklund by Christian Bale, his love interest by Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo plays the domineering mother to both Micky and Dicky.
The Fighter is based on the true story of Micky Ward, a down and out welterweight boxer, continually being held down by his brother's selfishness, and his mother's single and only focus being reinvigorating Dicky's career; he eventually becomes the welterweight champion of the world. The story follows the period of his life before his success. The focus is on Micky dealing with his personal demons, from his own family which includes his mother, his older brother and his seven sisters. Micky lives in the shadow of his brother Dicky both personally and in the eyes of everyone around him.
Known as the "Pride of Lowell", Dicky's primary claim to fame is his boxing match with Sugar Ray Leonard, where Eklund claimed to have knocked down Leonard, who eventually won the match. Dicky is a crack addict who has proved himself to be unreliable on many occasions. A move by Dicky and Alice at one of Micky's fights makes Micky come to the realization that his boxing career and well-being is being stalled and perhaps even under-minded by the two, who are only looking out for themselves, mostly for Dicky's hopeful but never-lived comeback. After Dicky's incarceration, Micky takes Charlene's advice and proceeds with his boxing career without his brother or mother, much to their anger. Decisions like figuring out where his family fits into his life become exceedingly important as his shot at the world welterweight title closes in.
My reaction to the film, is that it is a very inspirational story that not only shows off the glorious side of boxing as we are used to seeing, but also the gritty side. From Dicky's crack addiction and self delusions to the old school television style camera angles, these elements give off a sense of relatability. As if the successes portayed, as well as the downfalls could happen to anyone, if we work hard or just neglect enough.
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