A true fiction of emotion and sentiments

Rating: 7/10 (19 June 2015)

Miller made sure that he cooks up the character in such a way that you feel bad about a normal family guy who was trying to protect his brother and just keep him in focus. He made sure that you get on with the film once it starts and you feel bad and sorry for Mark and rest of the family. Nobody expects that to happen and it comes out as a shocker. There are various scenes which depicts different things but there is one scene in particular which I really liked. Its the time when John wakes Mark up in the morning for practice and then we see a close up shot of Mark and his face in disgust and it looks as if the two guys are having sex. But the director made sure that he didn't show it literally. That scene clearly depicts how John was f****ng with Mark's life. It clearly shows that John wants to take control of Mark and Mark couldn't do anything about it. The scene woke me up and I just felt for such a great wrestler. I know its fictional, but the way director summed up the whole scenario in that scene, one would feel bad for the guy for sure. The actors Steve Carrol, Mark Rufalo and Channing, all of them did a superb job and made sure that truth of the fictional story keeps the audience connected. Nobody likes sad endings and hence the last shot where Mark fights in a UFC battle and the crowd behind him leaves a mark on the mind of each viewer that "NO MATTER WHAT, LIFE HAS TO GO ON."