A Truly Emotional Movie

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2009)

I don't cry when I watch movies. I've seen many many sad movies that many many people have cried over, and I always took pride in the fact that I didn't. Well, when I left the theater of The Wrestler, I felt something come over me. I sat down on a bench and I cried for the first time due to a movie. I don't know why, I mean this movie wasn't the saddest movie I've seen (Requiem for a Dream, another Aronofsky film is an example of a movie that didn't make me cry, but should have.) Anyway, I'd just like to say that this movie now has a place in my heart. Other than the fact that it made my amount of man-points drop, its a great movie. The acting is fantastic and Mickey Rourke is probably the only reason I cried, he definitely deserves an Oscar for his performance. If Brad Pitt wins it for Benjamin Button I will kill whoever responsible (no disrespect to Pitt or Button, it was a pretty good movie.) It's a very simple plot, but somehow the movie turns out to be fantastic, Aronofsky is truly an amazing director, and one of my favorites. The ending is also great, despite what the nay-sayers say, they don't like the fact that you have to determine for yourself what happens to Randy (although it it pretty clear.)