Hated, because unconventional?

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2010)

I have realized that many people don't like unconventional movies. The Wrestler is an example of this like No Country for Old Men. Despite, it is in IMDb Top 250, some comments or posts in the forums proves that, people say very hard, even nasty things, there are a lot of people who say that they hated it. The Wrestler was a very flowing film to me, the time flies by. By the way, the background music was great, probably one of the most coherent musics with the content ever made. Some people say that nothing happens in the movie. Many things happen, but it just does not excite those people's interest. The extreme wrestling scene in the middle of the movie must be mentioned. High adrenalin. At the same time very sad. I suppose that some get bored of hearing Mickey Rourke's name like he came back etc. However, he really deserves, his performance is to me one of the best performances of all time. And I did not see Milk, but probably I would have given the Oscar to Rourke. The Wrestler is not a great movie only so that Rourke's performance is great. The shots in Aranofsky's previous movies were too short, sometimes so exhausting, in this movie, it seems that he changed his style. The habits of the directors do not change, but he did. Otherwise, for such a movie, such a content, his style would be inappropriate which means a disappointing movie. The Wrestler is a very still movie. Throughout the movie, in some scenes, we see Rourke's back, the camera follows him. It did not annoy me, it was interesting, but probably the director did not do that to make the movie interesting, to get us feel watching a documentary, so it looks natural also. Marisa Tomei's character is cliché, but very realistic, her performance contributes to this realism too. Mickey Rourke's this character was very interesting, colorful and striking, he (or his character) makes the movie much more appealing. It was also a very realistic and deep character study. He is not as tough as he is in the ring. He uses his strength only in the rings. He is a little bit meek in daily life, very patient, he does not get angry easily. May be, he roars when necessary. I felt like having a heart attack when he has. I loved the scene take place in the super market. By the way, the whole movie is very consistent in terms of story telling and very stylish direction. The only weak point of the movie is the final. As an audience who satisfied with the final of even Old Men, this did not make me satisfied. It was too indistinct, so prepare yourself, but ultimately welcome. Even if The Wrestler is not excellent because of this, it is one of my all time favorite movies.