So I just saw "The Wrestler"...

[FatKidWitAJetPak]

___PLOT SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE "The Wrestler" AHEAD___

I was bored tonight and didnt want to moan around on the computer all night long, so I decided to watch a movie with my dear old mother. I sat down and the only movie we had to watch was something called, "The Wrestler". I though the description sounded dull and boring because it just said it was about some retired wrestler. Well I gave it a shot and popped in the DVD.

The first thing I recognized was the amazing camera angles and photography that the movie uses. This sort of indulged me in the movie and I began to realize it might not be so bad after all. Let's just say that the movie was so fantastic that I paid attention to all 8 nudity scenes not because im 17 but because they each represented the depression and obscurity within the wrestlers and the stripper he thought he loved. Now when a 17 year old guy pays attention to tits not because their hot tits... something is up.

So I watched as the wrestler began suffering and coming into a realization that he was growing old. He had a heart attack and it was apparent he ha to stop wrestling. However, he would not give in to the fact that his wrestling days were over. He tried turning to love, but his own daughter turned him down because he was such a screw up in their lives. He abondened her as a child and when she finally gave him one last chance he ended up getting drunk and forgetting about her.

So after this he continued his miserable life by working in a small deli with a crappy boss who is the biggest prick you'll ever see. So he finally snaps behind the deli bar when he cuts open his thumb with a saw for cutting meat. He punches the boss in the face and says I QUIT. Then he continues on down the road to his fate... This is where he decides to do another wrestling match, and this obviously meant he was going to die if he even though of wrestling again.

Im not going to spoil the ending for you, as I have spoiled a lot already... but if you want to see a movie, see "The Wrestler". The acting is brilliant and the ending left me with tears in my eyes. The movie even has some nice action to keep it fun to watch along with lots of nudity, but yet again you wont even be paying attention to the nudity because this movie is so brilliant.

Has anyone else seen this? *Nominated for multiple academy awards*

[EggSnake]

You had me at "Stripper he thought he loved"!!!!

[H-K-S]

The ending was fucking sad. Brought me a manly tear.

[ChocEliteBar]

Sounds interesting. The deli scene sounds like one of the better parts, I'll watch it sometime in the future. And next to that, nudity in movies isn't the same as porn.

[ShortMonkey]

The Wrestler is one of the most overrated movies I have seen. A tear does not come to my eye for stupidity. Wrestling when your life is at stake by doing so is stupid.

The Wresler is about a total loser who has made some mistakes in his life. There are plenty of losers out there. The story really goes nowhere, there is no plot and i i's really hard to get attached to the main character.

This movie was pretty terrible in my opinion and I could not emotionally get into it.

[TheWolfe]

Yeah, I did. After it was nominated and I was like "wtf is that?" I rented it.
Yeah, it was fucking amazing. I cried twice. That scene when he's telling his daughter her fucked up and they were on that concrete bench thing, and the ending.

Btw, the song at the end was by Bruce Springsteen, and he wrote it just for that movie. Brilliant song.

[jellyfishdude26]

i heard it sucked lol but i wouldnt know serious movies like that bore me

[TheSouthernTower]

I didn't like the ending. She ran off, and they didn't show the rest of the fight. But the movie was pretty good.

[TacticalShoe]

That movie is probably the only movie that has ever made me cry, to be honest.

Fucking brilliant.

[poxpower]

SPOILER: I WILL TEAR THIS KID APART
WARNING: THIS POST WILL BE MORE ENTERTAINING THAN THE MOVIE "THE WRESTLER".

At 6/15/09 10:48 PM, FatKidWitAJetPak wrote:

II though the description sounded dull and boring

And yet surprisingly accurate

The first thing I recognized was the amazing camera angles and photography that the movie uses.

You're gonna love "The Blair Witch Project" then, it contains equally amazing camera angles and photography.

Now when a 17 year old guy pays attention to tits not because their hot tits... something is up.

Yeah you know he's trying to impress people by trying to sound smart.
BUT WHOOPS

He abondened her as a child and when she finally gave him one last chance he ended up getting drunk and forgetting about her.

Warning: if you feel sad for this loser, you are an idiot and possibly a wife-beater. I love how the movie tries to spin it like it's somehow not his fault that he fucks things up.

So he finally snaps behind the deli bar when he cuts open his thumb with a saw for cutting meat.

Which makes sense for a dude who spends his nights getting beat over the head with planks and stabbed with nail guns.

He punches the boss in the face and says I QUIT.

Somehow evading the cops.

Im not going to spoil the ending for you

He dies after passing up on the chance to live with a HOT-ASS WOMAN who he loved. What a dullard.

Watch this movie if you like seeing a piece of shit throw away all his opportunities and then try to blame everyone else for it to sucker you into pitying him. This movie will probably win multiple awards because it's "different" and by "different" I mean ONLY AND 100% ONLY because it's shot like a shitty-ass documentary.

Yeah you got that right. Horrible plot, shitty drama, depressing and it cost nothing to make but still got people thinking it's the best thing ever made.

Insane. No original badass music like Rocky, no underdog story, no jokes.

The acting is brilliant and the ending left me with tears in my eyes.

Acting? What the shit does anyone know about acting? Whenever you see a movie and you think it's good and the only thing you can say about it is "the acting was good" THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE A MORON. There. I said it. Someone had to.

You watched a movie with a concept you've never seen before and that alone impressed you and suckered you into thinking it was good but when you really think about it, it sucked and all you can say it that the "acting was good" and it was "well shot", qualities found in every last movie ever made that doesn't contain Shia Lebeouf.

AVOID THIS MOVIE. RUN FROM IT AT ALL COSTS. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY PEOPLE WHO SAY IT'S GOOD, IT'S TERRIBLE. IT'S NOT ORIGINAL, IT'S BULLSHIT.

Go see Star Trek. At least you're getting your damn money's worth. The Wrestler would probably have cost like 100k to make if they didn't blow tons of cash on actors and fancy direction. Star Trek costs millions.

Let me put it this way: if you had to spend 200 bucks on a stereo, would you buy a shitty china-made model that cost 10 cents to make or the nice, top-of-the line one with the lifetime warranty that actually is worth a damn?

[TacticalShoe]

At 6/15/09 11:35 PM, poxpower wrote: SPOILER: I WILL TEAR THIS KID APART
WARNING: THIS POST WILL BE MORE ENTERTAINING THAN THE MOVIE "THE WRESTLER".

SPOILER: poxpower is kind of angry.

WARNING: HATRED MAY CAUSE YOUR EYES TO BURN OUT OF YOUR SKULL.

I mean, damn dude, I respect your opinion, but the anger seemed a bit needless.

[animehater]

Damn there's a lot of hate for this fantastic movie. I maintain the opinion that the Wrestler is one of the the only movies where it is acceptable for a man to cry after seeing it.

[igott]

As poxpower said: The ending fucking sucked, the story fucking sucked and any idiot that felt sorry for the failure is a complete moron and needs to be checked for assburgers.

[animehater]

At 6/15/09 11:43 PM, igott wrote: and any idiot that felt sorry for the failure is a complete moron and needs to be checked for assburgers.

Looks like somebody put too much into the movie.

[ShortMonkey]

At 6/15/09 11:43 PM, animehater wrote: Damn there's a lot of hate for this fantastic movie. I maintain the opinion that the Wrestler is one of the the only movies where it is acceptable for a man to cry after seeing it.

Ever seen The Passion of The Christ? That was mentioned in the Wrestler and is more likely to bring a tear than The Wrestler is.

In fact, maybe The Wrestler could bring a tear to someone's eye if that person cries when he wastes two hours of his time watching a crap movie.

Whether you like it or not, sometimes things are facts. Lord of the Rings being fantastic is a fact, and even if you do not like it, you must respect how good it is and all the effort put into it. Now, I do not mind if someone likes The Wrestler but it seems like a fact that it is a terrible movie for the reasons I mentioned before and for the reasons Poxpower expressed.

[animehater]

Maybe it would be a better movie if you guys didn't try to over analyze it.

Jeez.

[LTmatt]

Is that the only Darren Aronofsky film you've seen?
Go watch Requiem for a Dream. Same director, even more awesome. Also has Jennifer Connolly double dildoing another chick in the last 5 minutes.

[FatKidWitAJetPak]

At 6/15/09 10:58 PM, ShortMonkey wrote: The Wrestler is one of the most overrated movies I have seen. A tear does not come to my eye for stupidity. Wrestling when your life is at stake by doing so is stupid.

The Wresler is about a total loser who has made some mistakes in his life. There are plenty of losers out there. The story really goes nowhere, there is no plot and i i's really hard to get attached to the main character.

This movie was pretty terrible in my opinion and I could not emotionally get into it.

I dont think you understand that he wrestled because he was basically commiting suicide. God tried to stop him by showing someone truly loved him, the stripper, who ironically came to his side RIGHT after he prayed before going out to wrestle again. But he was to full of sadness to pay any attention to her. The final thing he saw... was the empty doorway behind the curtain where she once stood, watching him and knowing he was going to die.

Its all symbolic and has many moral lessons.

Plus, wtf do you mean there is no plot? It has a fantastic plot that reveals only a little bit of his backstory which makes a lot of it very interesting. Plus I just told you a plot right there in the description.. if thats not plot what do you call it? random events? senseless junk? for christ's sake man open your mind to new ideas!

[ShortMonkey]

At 6/15/09 11:54 PM, FatKidWitAJetPak wrote: I dont think you understand that he wrestled because he was basically commiting suicide.

That makes me lose even more respect. I thought it was just for the love of wrestling but sheesh, that makes it all worse.

God tried to stop him by showing someone truly loved him, the stripper, who ironically came to his side RIGHT after he prayed before going out to wrestle again. But he was to full of sadness to pay any attention to her.

What a moron he was.

Its all symbolic and has many moral lessons.

Yeah, expressed with immoral scenes that make men get the urge to screw. Extremely moral.

if thats not plot what do you call it? random events? senseless junk?

Pretty much. Events that occured due to the protagonist's dumb mistakes.

If the movie did not have sex scenes, so many scenes in the strip club showing nudity, I would have a little more respect for this movie and I would accept the statement: Its all symbolic and has many moral lessons. However, there are many immoral scenes in The Wrestler so I cannot accept that statement as true.

[FatKidWitAJetPak]

SPOILER: IM GONNA BOMB POXPOWERS HOUSE AT 12:00 CENTRAL
WARNING: LEAVE THIS THREAD THE AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN CONTACTED

At 6/15/09 11:35 PM, poxpower wrote: SPOILER: I WILL TEAR THIS KID APART
WARNING: THIS POST WILL BE MORE ENTERTAINING THAN THE MOVIE "THE WRESTLER".

At 6/15/09 10:48 PM, FatKidWitAJetPak wrote:

II though the description sounded dull and boring

And yet surprisingly accurate

Well thats your opinion, if you don't like watching a symbolic movie representing the troubles in life then go watch your James Bond movies by all means.

The first thing I recognized was the amazing camera angles and photography that the movie uses.

You're gonna love "The Blair Witch Project" then, it contains equally amazing camera angles and photography.

"The Wrestler" has no where near the terrible home made movie style camera angles that "The Blair Witch Project" has. "The Wrestler" has brilliant shots and lighting while "The Blair Witch Project" has the look of a dumbass kid running around with the quality of a webcam.

Now when a 17 year old guy pays attention to tits not because their hot tits... something is up.

Yeah you know he's trying to impress people by trying to sound smart.
BUT WHOOPS

Im stupid because I disn't pay attention to tits and get a boner? So your saying gay people arent smart then... *yes i just called myself gay boo hoo hoo"

He abondened her as a child and when she finally gave him one last chance he ended up getting drunk and forgetting about her.

Warning: if you feel sad for this loser, you are an idiot and possibly a wife-beater. I love how the movie tries to spin it like it's somehow not his fault that he fucks things up.

I never said i feel sorry for him. I said that he truly is a fuck up and becomes extremley depressed, making me extremely interested in his character. His character is what makes the movie so great.

So he finally snaps behind the deli bar when he cuts open his thumb with a saw for cutting meat.

Which makes sense for a dude who spends his nights getting beat over the head with planks and stabbed with nail guns.

Well yes, yes it does. He doesnt even act like it hurts. He pretty much just says FUCK YOU GUYS and storms out, and bandages his thumb just forgetting about the pain.

He punches the boss in the face and says I QUIT.

Somehow evading the cops.

There would be no reason to contact the cops, he didnt hurt the man at all. He just destroyed maybe 20$ of merchandise. Plus it would make the store look bad.

Im not going to spoil the ending for you

He dies after passing up on the chance to live with a HOT-ASS WOMAN who he loved. What a dullard.

He passes up the chance? He gives her tons of chances and finally when he gives up on her she comes running back to HIM! Thats when he gives up on her. It was her fault, not his. He didnt think she loved him. So he.. well the end happened.

other stuff that i dont feel arguing about because its just some more shit about how the movie sucks, : : which is just an opinion so im gonna let you have your opinions. Even though their wrong GOOD DAY : : SIR.

[Ipunishthewicked]

At 6/15/09 11:51 PM, ShortMonkey wrote:

At 6/15/09 11:43 PM, animehater wrote: Damn there's a lot of hate for this fantastic movie. I maintain the opinion that the Wrestler is one of the the only movies where it is acceptable for a man to cry after seeing it.

Ever seen The Passion of The Christ? That was mentioned in the Wrestler and is more likely to bring a tear than The Wrestler is.

Nothing like a man who everyone belives is the son of someone who doesn't exist dying to bring a tear to peoples eyes.

[FatKidWitAJetPak]

At 6/15/09 11:53 PM, animehater wrote: Maybe it would be a better movie if you guys didn't try to over analyze it.

Jeez.

Yeah good point. Im just going to stick to my opinion and keep worrying about it.

[animehater]

At 6/16/09 12:09 AM, Ipunishthewicked wrote: Nothing like a man who everyone belives is the son of someone who doesn't exist dying to bring a tear to peoples eyes.

It's like the message just isn't connecting....

[ThePhantomGamer]

I saw it. It's pretty good.

[HandsomePete]

Tomei was FUCKIN BANGIN in that movie.

[blakemo]

I love it. He knows the world doesn't give a two shits about him, but he does the thing that he loves, even if it kills him. I don't think Marisa Tomei was good enough for a nomination (especially with those B cups, bitch pleeze!), but it's a great movie.

[poxpower]

At 6/16/09 12:07 AM, FatKidWitAJetPak wrote:

Well thats your opinion, if you don't like watching a symbolic movie representing the troubles in life then go watch your James Bond movies by all means.

The Wrestler is not a "symbolic" movie.
And it's not about "the troubles in life". It's about ONE DUDE MAKING BAD CHOICES BECAUSE HE HAS NO EDUCATION AND IS AN ASSHOLE.

"The Wrestler" has no where near the terrible home made movie style camera angles that "The Blair Witch Project" has.

Yeah they cranked it up a notch and went for the iconic "Michael Moore filmed with a hidden camera from a suitcase".
I haven't seen film making this sharp since I went to see "Super Size Me".

"The Wrestler" has brilliant shots and lighting while

Warning: you don't know anything about any of that stuff and even if you did, it doesn't even matter because no one watches a movie for its camera angles and lighting.

Im stupid because I disn't pay attention to tits and get a boner?

No, you are because you think we'll be impressed by how mature you think you are because you watched a "serious" movie with your mom and pretended not to notice hot strippers.

There would be no reason to contact the cops, he didnt hurt the man at all.

You just wrote he punched him in the face.
Whatever I looked at it again and he doesn't, he just throws shit around like a 10 year-old. And yeah that's something you would get reported to cops for. Try it one day and see what happens.

He passes up the chance? He gives her tons of chances and finally when he gives up on her she comes running back to HIM!

Yeah and he turns her down.

Thats when he gives up on her. It was her fault, not his. He didnt think she loved him.

She straight out tells him after TRAVELING MILES AND MILES TO SEE HIM. What an idiot.
He's about as bad as the guys at the end of Dumb and Dumber when they turn down the chance to travel the country oiling up bikini models. Except it's somehow not a comedy.

Again, warning: IF YOU ENJOYED THIS MOVIE, YOU ARE VOTING FOR HITLER.

[igott]

At 6/15/09 11:53 PM, animehater wrote: Maybe it would be a better movie if you guys didn't try to over analyze it.

Jeez.

It's called 'Wading Through the Bullshit.'

[animehater]

At 6/16/09 01:05 AM, igott wrote: It's called 'Wading Through the Bullshit.'

Or making bullshit in the first place.

[igott]

At 6/16/09 01:18 AM, animehater wrote:

At 6/16/09 01:05 AM, igott wrote: It's called 'Wading Through the Bullshit.'

Or making bullshit in the first place.

You want an good emotional movie? Go watch Old Yeller, or watch the later episodes of M*A*S*H*. But that shit sucked.

Thank god I pirate TV.