Frankly i hadn't heard much about the movie until it hit the theaters last Friday. But what a nice decision to go and watch it. I'm a big fan of mixed martial arts and so glad the movie will give the sport its deserved spotlight. But even if you are not a fan of the violent sport, you'd like the movie for the characters and the intense emotional journey that they go through.
Warrior is a movie about two brothers - Tommy & Brandon, who enter the ruthless MMA tournament for their own reasons, but are pitted against each other in the finals. Although the fact that this would happen was predictable when the tournament started but the director keeps you engaged into the sequence in anticipation.
The two brothers were once close, but they haven't seen each other in 14 years. The only thing they have in common now is a bitter hatred for their father Paddy (played by Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic whose drinking tore the family apart.
The beauty of the movie is that it is as much about the actual fights in a steel cage as it is about the emotional journeys of the characters from a broken family. Brandon played by Joel Edgerton is a likable character who's physics teacher but gets back to fighting to save his house. He shows sense of humor in the difficult and intense situations which make him a character most people would like. Tommy played by Tom Hardy is however a non nonsense tough guy who's mostly rude with a devil may care attitude but as the story progresses, you feel for the character as he's burning from inside. He becomes a hit on youtube when he takes down the local MMA favorite in a gym.
Even the fighting styles depicted in the tournament add to the characterization. Tommy comes to a tournament, where music and razmattaz forms a part of the intimidation techniques, with no music, no press conference and has mysteriousness shrouding him. He does not even wait for the referee to raise his hand or the crowd to cheer. He just walks away as soon as he knocks down his opponents and knock them down he sure does. His style is sledgehammer and tongs where he knocks down opponents in the first round and he is kinda of a favorite after crowd finds out about his ex marine status. The only time he acknowledges the crowd is when the US marine sings their anthem
Whereas, Brandon comes with Beethoven as his entry music and is not the knockout guy. He's a more ressiliant fighter and underdog who keeps coming back after taking a beating each time. He also takes out Koba, the unbeatable championship favorite after taking 2 rounds of beating. Seeing Kurt Angle play Koba has the fun part and i was screaming with the crowd :)
The fact that they are brothers is known to the crowds only during the final match and the climax although predictable makes you want to root for both of them for different reasons. Very solid performances from Edgerton and Nick Nolte. It did remind me at times of "the Wrestler" and "The Fighter" but the storyline is way better as the background of each character unravels slowly in front of you while you watch the fight sequences. It surely left an impression enough for me to write a review :)
Rating: 7/10
Warrior is a movie about two brothers - Tommy & Brandon, who enter the ruthless MMA tournament for their own reasons, but are pitted against each other in the finals. Although the fact that this would happen was predictable when the tournament started but the director keeps you engaged into the sequence in anticipation.
The two brothers were once close, but they haven't seen each other in 14 years. The only thing they have in common now is a bitter hatred for their father Paddy (played by Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic whose drinking tore the family apart.
The beauty of the movie is that it is as much about the actual fights in a steel cage as it is about the emotional journeys of the characters from a broken family. Brandon played by Joel Edgerton is a likable character who's physics teacher but gets back to fighting to save his house. He shows sense of humor in the difficult and intense situations which make him a character most people would like. Tommy played by Tom Hardy is however a non nonsense tough guy who's mostly rude with a devil may care attitude but as the story progresses, you feel for the character as he's burning from inside. He becomes a hit on youtube when he takes down the local MMA favorite in a gym.
Even the fighting styles depicted in the tournament add to the characterization. Tommy comes to a tournament, where music and razmattaz forms a part of the intimidation techniques, with no music, no press conference and has mysteriousness shrouding him. He does not even wait for the referee to raise his hand or the crowd to cheer. He just walks away as soon as he knocks down his opponents and knock them down he sure does. His style is sledgehammer and tongs where he knocks down opponents in the first round and he is kinda of a favorite after crowd finds out about his ex marine status. The only time he acknowledges the crowd is when the US marine sings their anthem
Whereas, Brandon comes with Beethoven as his entry music and is not the knockout guy. He's a more ressiliant fighter and underdog who keeps coming back after taking a beating each time. He also takes out Koba, the unbeatable championship favorite after taking 2 rounds of beating. Seeing Kurt Angle play Koba has the fun part and i was screaming with the crowd :)
The fact that they are brothers is known to the crowds only during the final match and the climax although predictable makes you want to root for both of them for different reasons. Very solid performances from Edgerton and Nick Nolte. It did remind me at times of "the Wrestler" and "The Fighter" but the storyline is way better as the background of each character unravels slowly in front of you while you watch the fight sequences. It surely left an impression enough for me to write a review :)
Rating: 7/10
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