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Oscar Watch: The Wrestler
I am a fan of Darren Aronofsky, especially his bolder pieces Requiem for a Dream and Pi. While The Wrestler isn’t as edgy in terms of cinematography, the film has an gritty feel. The film opens with an intimate look at Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke) as the camera follows him about his regular routine. The camera follows behind him, hiding his face until we arrives at his day job, a sort of unveiling of the public face of Ronnie Robinson.
Micky Rourke’s performance was fantastic to say the least. I was really caught up in the struggle Randy faced in trying to gain a higher sense of purpose in his now empty life. He is very deserving of his Best Actor nod. The tragic story of The Wrestler is a small budget film that does what good small budget films do, tell a moving and dramatic story with little flash and wiz. The acting is extremely strong and the story is great, so why didn’t it get a Best Picture nod? I haven’t seen all of the Best Picture nominees yet so I can’t say if The Wrestler was left out of the group- what are your thoughts? Related posts: 2 comments to Oscar Watch: The Wrestler |
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All I know is that it is absolutely ridiculous how jacked that Mickey guy is for someone his age/his past actions. How the F does that happen! He must’ve been hanging out with A-Rod and sharing some ‘milkshakes’.
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I wasn’t too impressed with this one. Marisa Tomei was the one (gorgeous) bright spot in the movie, in my opinion. She was amazing. Other than that, I thought it dragged in some parts, a lot of the fight scenes were just gratuitous violence, and the ending made me turn to my movie watching companion with a bemused look and say, “Are you kidding me, that’s it?”
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