Boxing Movies

Boxing movies are hardly needed for inspiration to boxing. Because of what they do, the least of them would be a motivation for anyone to fight. Of course, one might find themselves on an embarrassing situation trying out a couple of those old ‘one-two’s but that’s about it. There’s nothing so motivating in boxing movies that’ll make you suit up a pair of gloves.

Aside from that, we have already seen a fair share of outstanding boxing movies, not because they are so different to other types of movies, but boxing movies have become the archetype of an American man doing his share of work, an ordinary job albeit done extraordinarily well. And it has been employed most of the time, from Rocky to the Cinderella Man, from Ali to Million Dollar Baby.

So what’s this meat that’s been passed around? It seems that with boxing movies, sport of boxing is the personification of life’s adversity, the truths and the triumph are revealed or achieve on the climax. Nothing’s too sweet than pummeling adversity and triumph before the bell sounds. And nothing’s too symbolic than getting up the mat after suffering considerable punishment. Fans and critics dig it, even if they have seen the veneer a couple more times.

Of the boxing movies available, I would like to recommend Million Dollar Baby and the Cinderella Man. Yes they are still the archetype plot, twist, and climax, only that these boxing movies deliver them well. For nostalgic reasons, I’d also recommend you Rocky. But stop on the first installment, the latter episodes are more of a capitalized production.

Million Dollar Baby was a 2004 Best Feature Winner for the 77th Academy Awards. Directed by Clint Eastwood (winning Best Achievement in Directing and Best Motion Picture), the boxing movie speaks of an aging and failing boxing trainer who’d set his last hope with an amateur woman boxer named Maggie (Hilary Swank, winning Best Performance). What sets this movie apart was that there was no bad guy to pummel in the end, though the battle of ethics and morality is the movies strongest points. You can purchase this movie at IMDb at www.imdb.com.

Cinderella Man was another better crop of boxing movies. Starring Russell Crowe portraying as James Braddock, a real life Heavyweight Champion, the movie was about the struggling boxer’s life amidst the problems during the Great Depression. After experiencing the deepest low of his life (and career) Braddock had one shot at success. You can also purchase this movie at IMDb at www.imdb.com.

Ali (the movie with Will Smith as ‘Ali’) I can also recommend because Will Smith played the part very well. But of course expect some embellishment and some monotone along the way, as always expected of a biography movie.