Comments on: Review: The Wrestler (2008)

By: asaur

asaur — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:49:41 +0000

I couldn’t disagree with you more. Well, OK, I do agree that it was building to the ending we received, but it could have ended on a more redemptive note (all right, forget redemptive . . . I would have taken the good old happy ending!). Am I predictable or what?

By: heidi

heidi — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:20:31 +0000

Hmmm, “The Wrestler” ended the best way it could. Randy the Ram had already burned his bridge with his daughter. He might have made a go with the stripper, but maybe not. I had a brief hope for Randy’s redemption as a delightful deli man, but in the end, killing himself/dying for his art was really the best way.

By: asaur

asaur — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:19:42 +0000

Are you serious . . . you’re from the northern UK? I think you’re my new best friend. I find British cinema simply brilliant (for the most part). I secretly wish I was British . . . mainly for the accent and because then I could have the potential of being related to Jane Austen.

By: Caz

Caz — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:30:24 +0000

Ooo yeah I love Billy Elliot, especially as that is set very close to where I am from

By: asaur

asaur — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:22:22 +0000

Hey Caz . . . Thanks for the explanation. I see a bit more clearly why these particular films would appeal to you. I applaud you for being passionate and am glad that you can see the good in even some of the most heart-breaking films. Might I suggest something like Billy Elliot where someone is passionate for sport, and the film ends well . Just a suggestion. Thanks for writing . . . as always!

By: Caz

Caz — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:36:32 +0000

While I love watching movies, and it is a hobby for me. Sport is my life and passion. So to be able to really connect on the sporting level with the character’s in those movies, both having a desire and passion to perform and do well in the sport, I totally relate to that.

I loved the ending of The Wrestler because of the reason that no-one would ever understand how much wrestling meant to him. With MDB the fact that Maggie was willing to do whatever it took to be a boxer was just inspiring. No matter who told her it was wrong and women should not fight.

By: asaur

asaur — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:28:29 +0000

Wow, The Wrestler and Million Dollar Baby are your favorite films . . . these aren’t the lightest fare (you’ve piqued my curiosity, what is it about these films that resonates with you?).

As for how I would have liked The Wrestler to end, I wanted to see Randy choose his daughter and Cassidy (aka real, genuine, loving relationships) over the seemingly empty existence of a lonely, has-been professional wrestler. Randy simply refuses to move on and, at the end, continues to grasp at a fantasy world that strokes his deeply wounded ego, but can never provide the genuine healing (and life) found in the love and acceptance of a child or spouse.

By: Caz

Caz — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:01:25 +0000

I love this film and would put it at number 2 in my all time favorites list just behind Million Dollar Baby.

How would you have liked this film to end?