Early Review: "Warrior" is a unique, blindingly brilliant fighting drama
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Film Rating: A In the opening sequence of Gavin O’Connor’s mixed martial arts drama “Warrior,” former boxer Paddy Conlon (Nick Nolte) is found driving through the streets of his native Pittsburgh, listening to Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” on tape. The audiobook resurfaces as a key motif throughout the film, gradually revealing itself as a commentary on the lives of our protagonists, Paddy and his sons Brendan and Tommy. Like Captain Ahab, all have experienced significant trauma in their pasts and have a goal in mind to reclaim their destinies. The men of the Conlon family are single-mindedly obsessed with achieving their goals despite knowing full well the kinds of emotional and physical pain they will receive in the process – and even after experiencing the deepest fathoms of this pain, they continue to move forward.
Early Review: "Warrior" is a unique, blindingly brilliant fighting drama
Early Review: "Warrior" is a unique…
Early Review: "Warrior" is a unique, blindingly brilliant fighting drama
Film Rating: A In the opening sequence of Gavin O’Connor’s mixed martial arts drama “Warrior,” former boxer Paddy Conlon (Nick Nolte) is found driving through the streets of his native Pittsburgh, listening to Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” on tape. The audiobook resurfaces as a key motif throughout the film, gradually revealing itself as a commentary on the lives of our protagonists, Paddy and his sons Brendan and Tommy. Like Captain Ahab, all have experienced significant trauma in their pasts and have a goal in mind to reclaim their destinies. The men of the Conlon family are single-mindedly obsessed with achieving their goals despite knowing full well the kinds of emotional and physical pain they will receive in the process – and even after experiencing the deepest fathoms of this pain, they continue to move forward.