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In Reply to: I should have commented sooner posted by Analog Scott on May 18, 2006 at 12:09:01:
I understand your criticisms, and I do not necessarily disagree. My only point was that for me, not being a boxing fan, whether he wins or looses, whether the fights were real, or the facts surrounding the fights were true, would not have changed the film for me. In the end, I felt I knew about Braddock, and what was really important to him, and what made him a good man. I am not sure any of the qualities that made him a better man were enhanced because of his success in the ring, or whether Howard portrayed the events more accurately.Now, if the events were fudged in order to portray Braddock as a better man than he was, then I have a problem. Watching interviews with family members, they stated that Braddock was accurately portrayed. At the end of the film, I felt I learned a lot about Braddock. If I was still a little ignorant of boxing history, well, that is okay with me.
Contrast that with Rocky. If Rocky looses at the end, then the film is a downer, everything that went before is wasted effort. If Braddock lost to Baer, well, I really did not care because of how hard he worked and how he was dedicated to his family and faith. Those are the aspects of the film that ultimately, for me, make it a worthwhile film, in light of those event being accurate. Why should Howard be penalized because he filmed a subject who earned the right to have a happy ending and an uplifting life?
Now, Iron Will, that is another matter.
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- Re: I should have commented sooner - jamesgarvin 14:23:39 05/18/06 (1)
- Re: I should have commented sooner - Analog Scott 17:55:19 05/18/06 (0)
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