I finally got around to seeing Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman as a former boxer who how owns robots and has them fight to the death (or whatever happens to robots when they are badly hurt).\u00a0 Sounds stupid?\u00a0 It is, but the movie isn\u2019t too bad despite the ridiculous premise.<\/p>\n
First of all, wouldn\u2019t everyone rather see Hugh Jackman in a movie about human boxing?\u00a0 Watching him remote-control a robot to victory while he stands safely on the sidelines is exciting and all, but I think watching him box with some element of danger would have been better.\u00a0 Have you noticed that in Jackman\u2019s action movies, his characters never run the risk of actually getting hurt?\u00a0 Wolverine heals instantly, and in Real Steel he has a robot do all his fighting for him.\u00a0 When is he going to play a character actually puts himself in any real danger?\u00a0 Probably never.<\/p>\n
The worst part of the movie is Jackman\u2019s son, whose mother recently died and ends up spending the summer with Jackman on the robot-fighting tour.\u00a0 You\u2019re supposed to like the kid\u2019s fast-talking, egocentric attitude, but I just wanted Hugh Jackman to punch him in the face (or send the robot to do it for him).\u00a0 No kid should have that much confidence, and no adult should take a kid with that much confidence seriously.<\/p>\n
Again, the premise of the movie is that robots are more exciting to watch fighting then people, and it\u2019s ridiculous.\u00a0 The whole excitement of a fight is the possibility that someone might get hurt.\u00a0 There\u2019s something on the line for both fighters, which is the possibility of pain, disfigurement , and maybe even death.\u00a0 With robots, there\u2019s no chance of any of that happening.\u00a0 In fact, the crowd is in more danger of getting hurt then the fighters because robot parts are flying everywhere.<\/p>\n
Along the same lines, there is no reason to take a movie seriously when the main characters have nothing to lose.\u00a0 In a movie about fighting, the protagonist must have something to lose besides money.\u00a0 Hugh Jackman sitting safely on the sidelines while a robot does all his fighting simply isn\u2019t interesting.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing on the line, no chance that he might get hurt.\u00a0 With nothing to lose, the audience has nothing to care about.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, Real Steel isn\u2019t a complete miss, and in some ways succeeds in spite of its premise.\u00a0 Hugh Jackman is a great actor, and keeps you involved even when you know you shouldn\u2019t care.\u00a0 The special effects work, and there are some very sweet moments.\u00a0 But overall, a poor premise and sometimes laughable plot keep this movie from being a \u2018must see.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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