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 The Wrestler There's something in this film that had me watching it a dozen or so times. The depicftion and peeling away of the non existent middle class America that is revealed here is scorching. The failure in this film is unromanticized and so beautifully dreary from the Hallmark card failure presented to Tomei to the heart wrenching attempts to reach out to a daughter with statements like "I'm just a broken down sack of meat", paraphrased here. This film can stand with the best of Tony Richardson's British New Wave films. There is something here that really has me on the edge of my seat wondering whats next for Arronofsky. The man he presents here for us knows himself so well that all the roads which yawn open to him he will place a foot on ;the man at the deli counter, the middle aged guy with the heart problems, the perenially youthful alleycat in firemans boots, the last shot at fatherhood and I guess the one that got me rebirth & redemption thru a love affair with the whore with a heart of gold ... a foot on all of these and then rejecting them out of hand. The anti hero here gets out on the ropes here certain heart failure for him and all of us. I find myself going back to John Osborne's great play "Look Back In Anger" ...................JIMMY:...There are cruel steel traps lying about everywher, just waiting for rather mad , slightly satanic, and very timid little animals. Right? Alison nods. {pathetically}. poor squirrels! ..................ALISON (with the same comic emphasis). Poor bears!She laughs a little. then looks at him very tenderly, and adds very, very softly.) Oh, Poor, poor bears!...Slides her arms around him....CURTAIN  Brian Glover 8x10 $5.99 Title: Brian Glover. Artist: Unknown. Image Size: 8.00in. x 10.00in. Paper Size: 8.00in. x 10.00in.Popular Images has an unparalleled selection of both vintage and modern prints, posters, art prints, photographs and framed imagery. Our selections are ideal for both the office and home and we have over 400,000 images available for search or browsing. Your print is presented on premium, high grade paper and all framed selections are custom made to order. Orders are shipped to both domestic (US) and international locations. Decorate in style with our tasteful selection of modern and historic imagery. |
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