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You know by now how much I love “The Fighter” for its odd, jangly fusion of heightened realism and rah-rah studio formula, so it’s never struck me as particularly important how fact-faithful it remains in striking the balance. Still, I rather liked this video, which breaks down not only the liberties the film takes with the truth — but the unexpected loyalties too. As someone who knows slightly less about boxing than I do about aeronautical engineering, I was impressed to note the attention to physical detail in Mark Wahlberg’s under-appreciated performance. (Thanks to Craig Skinner for the link.)
Also worth passing along is the SoundWorks Collection profile of the film. Have a look at that after the jump.
7 responses so far
1 1-06-2011 at 6:05 am
Marv said...
As a Boxing fan; and watcher of many of Mickey Ward’s fights; Mark Wahlberg had his signiture “left hook” down to a tee.
As dramatic as that Neary fight seemed on film; believe it or not; it was close to that in real life. Super exciting Boxing match.
2 1-06-2011 at 7:33 am
Sound Designer Dan said...
As a boxing fan, I wished the film would’ve ended with the first Gatti-Ward fight. But eh, you can’t have everything. Round 9 of that fight puts even all the fights in the Rocky movies to shame.
3 1-06-2011 at 9:27 am
Joseph said...
As an art fan, it sounded pretty darned nitpicky (chewing gum. really?)
4 1-06-2011 at 9:31 am
Guy Lodge said...
Apologies to anyone who read this post earlier and thought it gibberish — a bunch of weird typos throughout.
5 1-06-2011 at 9:38 am
Maxim said...
As an art fan, I think that the gum would have gone a long way in making the Amy’s character more distinctive.
And sorry to blow your bubble but as a pun fan, I don’t think that paying attention to gum is a big stretch as it is a big sticking point. Chew on that.
6 1-06-2011 at 11:02 am
Joseph said...
Your ex-spearmint in puns is admirable, Maxim.
7 1-06-2011 at 12:26 pm
Pope said...
Hmmmmmmmm, interesting find Guy. I already thought this movie was pretty respectable/quite solid, but this has increased my appreciation for it greatly.