Let me start out by saying that I am the biggest Clint Eastwood fan. But the scene when the main character is fighting for the chapionship nearly ruins the entire movie. Boxing is a rough sport. However, boxing does have rules (unlike professional wrestling). When a bozer blatantly pounds on an opponent after the bell there is an automatic disqualification. In the final fight in "Million Dollar Baby" there are several instances where the champ (if this realistiically portrayed boxing) would have been disqualified. Even the last attack brought on against Hillary's character - which left her paralyzed - would have ended up with the challenger being given the title. Even the great Roy Jones lost his title when he hit his opponent while he was down. Remember? I hope there are some clear thinking individuals who agree with me.
2006-07-21 11:38:01 · 3 answers · asked by Scott 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
What? Raging Bull had great boxing scenes. Yes, Jake Lamotta (the character R.D. played) did get pounded pretty badly by Sugar Ray Robinson before the ref stepped in. Raging Bull did an incredible job of depicting the brutality of boxing.
2006-07-21 11:44:00 · update #1
It is interesting when critics like Roger Ebert (who I actually have a lot of respect for) do not bring up these horrible mistakes in screenwriting.
2006-07-21 11:47:22 · update #2
"Dramatic license?" Yes, I agree all films are guilty of it. But when "dramatic license" serves to destroy the believability of a story then you have a problem...
If "Million dollar Baby" is about the tremendous courage of boxers then do not depict the profession as as a kind of professional wrestling event.
2006-07-21 12:02:05 · update #3
Raging Bull is along the same lines
2006-07-21 11:41:06 · answer #1 · answered by Bill 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes it's more about having a villian than following the rules, and for the dramatic extent a movie like Million Dollar Baby went to after that scene, it's just a matter of opinion as to the importance of the film. You asked it over-rated, but then say you don't like the dramatic license the film took. All movies take dramatic license to sell their story. I thought it was one of the best movies ever made, and I only watched it the one time, like Saving Private Ryan. Enough of an impact in that instant.
2006-07-21 11:52:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I agree.
2006-07-21 11:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋