This movie was interesting the whole movie i was waiting for him to turn his life around. He was so depressed the whole movie and kept saying he was going to get back into the ring and train. then once he did it was like he walked right back out again this paragraph from the first article posted explains boxing perfectly and almost every single movie we have watched so far in this class. "The reality of boxing is, of course, not so clean. It’s brutal, unforgiving, and easily corruptible; the runway to the ring littered with broken bodies, shattered lives, and buckets of blood. Redemption? That’s only in the pictures. Which is not to say boxing films avoid hard truths about the sport. Gangsters, hucksters, bums, schemes, and death abound, especially in the titles released in the forties and fifties. But Hollywood approaches the inherent danger and venality of the fight game cautiously, never staring too long into the abyss. To do so would be to stray too far from the formula: audiences should go home cheering, if not for a champion then for a guy who failed stoically and with class. No one wants to spend time or, more importantly, money on a downer". i also found it interesting that this movie was made so real and not some really fake scrpit to get everyone to like it. and other paragraph from the same article states this. The bleak tone is set immediately with an opening sequence, shot on Stockton’s Skid Row, of impoverished, transient hobos and laborers shuffling in and out of bars, lingering in doorways, and otherwise wasting away in a sun-bleached town crumbling around them. (None of these people are actors. Huston employed as many nonprofessionals as possible to ensure the film’s authenticity.) When we finally meet Tully, he’s in underwear and a sport shirt, lying on a bare bed in a crummy room, the only motivation for movement is to locate a match among empty bottles and crumpled cigarette packs. When he can’t find one, he decides to grab his gear, head to the YMCA, and work a punching bag, you know, since he’s up. Huston scores it all with Kris Kristofferson’s achingly morose “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” whose lyrics include, “Yesterday is dead and gone / And tomorrow’s out of sight / And it’s sad to be alone / Help me make it through the night.”its almost sickening knowing the truth. i want to focus on the last scene of the movie. i think that this scene is very sad and has a lot of meaning. i think this scene shows loss,age,and search for meaning. he is sitting there knowing that he is young and he is making himself old because he doesn't think he has it anymore. That shows you that once these boxers make it out of the ring they feel worthless and think they are not the same person. When the scene goes quite and he sees all the old people playing cards at the table he goes into like shock and makes sure his friend doesn't leave so hes not alone. in conclusion i think this movie was more of the truth about boxing after the ring and wile fighting and i think it did a very good job showing it.
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11/16/2016 05:00:58 am
I like that you touch on the subject of "I wonder if Tully will change"- It is interesting because through out the movie he struggles with leading a daily life of work and even familial role as a husband (boyfriend). Truly depicting him being the generic "boxing bum" as stated through out our past films.... there really is no escape in the end for him.... which is saddening
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Kevin Romero
12/13/2016 12:58:05 pm
I liked your analysis of the films grim tone and exploration of a population of boxers who did not end up successful, which really sets this film apart from all the other boxing films we have seen.
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