For this a special mention goes to my friend Ruchir Gupta who recommended this movie to me. Warrior. This friend of mine knows only one way of expressing his feelings. But the movie touched me in ways beyond of what I could feel.
Below the line drawn with hashes lies excerpt's of a character known as Tommy Riordan.. Riordan had an abusive childhood where his drunken father beat on his mother and the kids, Tommy had an older brother by the name of Brendan. The constant humiliation and torture which Tommy dealt with makes him psychologically dysfunctional. The only good he can do is to direct his rage at things which have nothing to do with his life, atleast not in its truest sense.
Tommy has been described as a complex character but actually he is not... His behaviour and his very existence tells us what we need to know but they are the things which we choose to avoid. We smile, we click pictures, we update our statuses, we share tweets but at the end not all of us are sorted from within.
It is not that tough to be in peace with yourself but it is not something that you get right by practice. This character shows that emotional trauma does not always brings out the villain inside a person.That a grown man has a child within him which needs affection. For those of us who do not need constant care would need some care.
In the end when his brother breaks his arm, he continues fighting. When his brother nearly chokes him, he is ready to die. Finally when his brother says "Tommy, I love you. Don't do this" that he chooses to tap out.Tommy Riordan's tears were as real as ours.
For me he will always be the most uncommon common man. A true spirit, a guide who can lead our emotional turmoils from anxiety to tranquility.
The below excerpts are straight from wikipedia related only to Tommy Riordan. Hope it makes sense. And I request everyone to watch the movie even if you dont like action per say.
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The film opens with former U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Tommy Riordan (Tom Hardy) visiting his father, Paddy (Nick Nolte), a former alcoholic
The next day, Tommy enters a gym where he beats a professional fighter named Pete "Mad Dog" Grimes (Erik Apple) unconscious within seconds, in a fight which is filmed via a flip video camera and later uploaded to the Internet where it goes viral.
Tommy asks his father to help him train for a winner-takes-all mixed martial arts tournament called Sparta, but only under the condition that they do not try to reconcile their relationship. It is later explained that Tommy enters the tournament in order to give the money he hopes to win to the widow and son of his fallen friend in the Marine Corps.
And later, after entering the tournament, Brendan discovers that Tommy has also entered. When Brendan confronts Tommy for the first time in several years, it is explained that Brendan eloped with Tess when he was sixteen years old and left the family, leaving Tommy to take care of his mother, who later fell ill and died, by himself. Tommy says that he refuses to forgive Brendan for this and leaves..
Meanwhile, the video of Tommy beating Mad Dog attracts the attention of a Marine in Iraq whose life was saved by Tommy months prior. The information and video of Tommy saving the Marine is shared with the press and Tommy becomes a national hero, gaining a massive fan base with not only viewers, but with the U.S. Marine Corps as well. Paddy tells Tommy that he is proud of him for saving the Marine's life, but Tommy gets so furious at his father that Paddy has a relapse and becomes severely drunk the next day. Tommy comforts Paddy and the two finally make peace with one another.
Over the next few nights, Brendan and Tommy have contrasting fortunes. Tommy violently and quickly pulverises his three hapless opponents, the third being Mad Dog whom he disposes of in less than 10 seconds. Following each victory he angrily storms out of the cage and ignores the winner's announcement.
At the end, both brothers come face-to-face with each other in final round and unleash all anger they had towards each other. The fight between the two brothers shows Tommy having the upper hand initially, taking down Brendan and punishing him with some ground-and-pound, but in the third round, the tides turn as Brendan catches Tommy with an omoplata armlock. Brendan manages to dislocate Tommy's shoulder, leaving Tommy handicapped. Brendan pleads to his brother to stop fighting, but Tommy continues to fight with one arm. In the next round Brendan traps the injured Tommy in a rear naked choke. While they both lie struggling on the mat, Brendan tearfully apologizes to Tommy and tells him that he loves him, and after a brief hesitation, Tommy taps out. The film ends with the two brothers exiting the ring, Tommy in tears with Brendan's arms around him, as their father watches them and smiles.
Below the line drawn with hashes lies excerpt's of a character known as Tommy Riordan.. Riordan had an abusive childhood where his drunken father beat on his mother and the kids, Tommy had an older brother by the name of Brendan. The constant humiliation and torture which Tommy dealt with makes him psychologically dysfunctional. The only good he can do is to direct his rage at things which have nothing to do with his life, atleast not in its truest sense.
Tommy has been described as a complex character but actually he is not... His behaviour and his very existence tells us what we need to know but they are the things which we choose to avoid. We smile, we click pictures, we update our statuses, we share tweets but at the end not all of us are sorted from within.
It is not that tough to be in peace with yourself but it is not something that you get right by practice. This character shows that emotional trauma does not always brings out the villain inside a person.That a grown man has a child within him which needs affection. For those of us who do not need constant care would need some care.
In the end when his brother breaks his arm, he continues fighting. When his brother nearly chokes him, he is ready to die. Finally when his brother says "Tommy, I love you. Don't do this" that he chooses to tap out.Tommy Riordan's tears were as real as ours.
For me he will always be the most uncommon common man. A true spirit, a guide who can lead our emotional turmoils from anxiety to tranquility.
The below excerpts are straight from wikipedia related only to Tommy Riordan. Hope it makes sense. And I request everyone to watch the movie even if you dont like action per say.
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The film opens with former U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Tommy Riordan (Tom Hardy) visiting his father, Paddy (Nick Nolte), a former alcoholic
The next day, Tommy enters a gym where he beats a professional fighter named Pete "Mad Dog" Grimes (Erik Apple) unconscious within seconds, in a fight which is filmed via a flip video camera and later uploaded to the Internet where it goes viral.
Tommy asks his father to help him train for a winner-takes-all mixed martial arts tournament called Sparta, but only under the condition that they do not try to reconcile their relationship. It is later explained that Tommy enters the tournament in order to give the money he hopes to win to the widow and son of his fallen friend in the Marine Corps.
And later, after entering the tournament, Brendan discovers that Tommy has also entered. When Brendan confronts Tommy for the first time in several years, it is explained that Brendan eloped with Tess when he was sixteen years old and left the family, leaving Tommy to take care of his mother, who later fell ill and died, by himself. Tommy says that he refuses to forgive Brendan for this and leaves..
Meanwhile, the video of Tommy beating Mad Dog attracts the attention of a Marine in Iraq whose life was saved by Tommy months prior. The information and video of Tommy saving the Marine is shared with the press and Tommy becomes a national hero, gaining a massive fan base with not only viewers, but with the U.S. Marine Corps as well. Paddy tells Tommy that he is proud of him for saving the Marine's life, but Tommy gets so furious at his father that Paddy has a relapse and becomes severely drunk the next day. Tommy comforts Paddy and the two finally make peace with one another.
Over the next few nights, Brendan and Tommy have contrasting fortunes. Tommy violently and quickly pulverises his three hapless opponents, the third being Mad Dog whom he disposes of in less than 10 seconds. Following each victory he angrily storms out of the cage and ignores the winner's announcement.
At the end, both brothers come face-to-face with each other in final round and unleash all anger they had towards each other. The fight between the two brothers shows Tommy having the upper hand initially, taking down Brendan and punishing him with some ground-and-pound, but in the third round, the tides turn as Brendan catches Tommy with an omoplata armlock. Brendan manages to dislocate Tommy's shoulder, leaving Tommy handicapped. Brendan pleads to his brother to stop fighting, but Tommy continues to fight with one arm. In the next round Brendan traps the injured Tommy in a rear naked choke. While they both lie struggling on the mat, Brendan tearfully apologizes to Tommy and tells him that he loves him, and after a brief hesitation, Tommy taps out. The film ends with the two brothers exiting the ring, Tommy in tears with Brendan's arms around him, as their father watches them and smiles.
I skipped over the wikipedia part, but you make a compelling case as to why I should watch the movie. Goes on the summer vaction watch list.
ReplyDelete:) I saw it on 31st december and i kept crying.... beautiful movie. And thank you for the comment:)
DeleteEh, if this movie is going to get me more depressed then tell me now.
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