This was an amazing movie. Saw it on Star Movies sometime back. Couldn't help fighting back tears towards the end.The film gives you so much to experience & think about.
Again, subtlety is the showstopper here.
I always feel that one should take back something from a movie. It should be similar to the taste of a good dish lingering both in taste and aroma.
A 31 year old, Hillary Swank, trying to make it in the boxing world. Why? An escape from poverty, a feeling that one is good in boxing and if properly trained can make a difference and an escape from the depressing circumstances of a loveless family and bad economic status.
An old coach, Clint Eastwood, who is always cocksure of what is right and wrong, but one who is loosing out on almost everything in life.
She persuades him to train her inspite of being put down several times. One must admit in amazement to the doggedness that she shows in trying to get Clint Eastwood to train her. Imagine being told on the face that you are too old and do not have it in you to do this. Yet, you come back the next day and try harder.
Under his tutelage, she goes onto become a knockout specialist. I remember this fight, before he takes her in as his student. She has been set up to fight against an afro american british fighter i think. She is being knocked around inspite of her best efforts. Finally, Clint Eastwood comes down from his pedestal to suggest a few technical tips on how to handle the opponent. Finally, in hardly 10 seconds, she knocks down her opponent. A person might have talent, it however takes dedication, training and discipline to bring out the best in you.
She gets knocked down in a heavy weight challenger bout in an illegal move resulting in paralysis. The movie then shows the strength in people inspite of adverse circumstances. Clint Eastwood becomes a surrogate father taking care of Hillary Swank. She gets pummelled by an ungrateful family who try to couple their visit to the sanitorium with a visit to Disney world? and try to get her lifeless hand to imprint a thumb impression to hand over all her property and assets. The way she tries to take her life by biting her tongue as that is the only thing moving on the body. This results in Clint Eastwood committing Euthanasia to relieve her of the pain. Here is seen the incredible bond of two people - a surrogate father , daughter relationship. The small things that they share like visiting her favourite restaurant in the middle of the night during a trip tells me that small things, small memories, small incidents are the ones that take any relation ahead or creates any relation.
One doesn't have to be related by blood to be a family member. Family is a feeling of emotion, a thing of emotion.
I feel i am rambling here.. just not able to capture my emotions in a brief fashion at the cost of being essayish.
Again, subtlety is the showstopper here.
I always feel that one should take back something from a movie. It should be similar to the taste of a good dish lingering both in taste and aroma.
A 31 year old, Hillary Swank, trying to make it in the boxing world. Why? An escape from poverty, a feeling that one is good in boxing and if properly trained can make a difference and an escape from the depressing circumstances of a loveless family and bad economic status.
An old coach, Clint Eastwood, who is always cocksure of what is right and wrong, but one who is loosing out on almost everything in life.
She persuades him to train her inspite of being put down several times. One must admit in amazement to the doggedness that she shows in trying to get Clint Eastwood to train her. Imagine being told on the face that you are too old and do not have it in you to do this. Yet, you come back the next day and try harder.
Under his tutelage, she goes onto become a knockout specialist. I remember this fight, before he takes her in as his student. She has been set up to fight against an afro american british fighter i think. She is being knocked around inspite of her best efforts. Finally, Clint Eastwood comes down from his pedestal to suggest a few technical tips on how to handle the opponent. Finally, in hardly 10 seconds, she knocks down her opponent. A person might have talent, it however takes dedication, training and discipline to bring out the best in you.
She gets knocked down in a heavy weight challenger bout in an illegal move resulting in paralysis. The movie then shows the strength in people inspite of adverse circumstances. Clint Eastwood becomes a surrogate father taking care of Hillary Swank. She gets pummelled by an ungrateful family who try to couple their visit to the sanitorium with a visit to Disney world? and try to get her lifeless hand to imprint a thumb impression to hand over all her property and assets. The way she tries to take her life by biting her tongue as that is the only thing moving on the body. This results in Clint Eastwood committing Euthanasia to relieve her of the pain. Here is seen the incredible bond of two people - a surrogate father , daughter relationship. The small things that they share like visiting her favourite restaurant in the middle of the night during a trip tells me that small things, small memories, small incidents are the ones that take any relation ahead or creates any relation.
One doesn't have to be related by blood to be a family member. Family is a feeling of emotion, a thing of emotion.
I feel i am rambling here.. just not able to capture my emotions in a brief fashion at the cost of being essayish.
