Real Steel: Real Underdog

                                                                            Real Steel: Real Underdog
   
    Spoiler Alert! Real Steel is a sci-fi, action, sport, and drama movie. The film was directed by Shawn Levy, and released on October 7,2011. The movie is set in the near future when robot fighting is the most famous sport of all. While this sport is going viral, Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) a former boxer, who tries to be renowned as a robot fighting controller, can’t find his spot to stand in this industry. This was until his son Max (Dakota Guyo), who Charlie has never taken cared of, finds an abandoned fighting robot name Atom. Max believed this robot is a game changer for them. Together, they fix, train, and fight on a stage, and make the world know who these underdogs are.

    From the title, plot, and genre I thought I was going to see full-stream robotic fighting like in Transformers. I also thought that I would have seen Hugh Jackman performing the similar role as in his X-Men franchise. Unfortunately, I was completely wrong. I watched a heart-warming relationship between father, son, and a robot. That is because the plot made Hugh Jackman as Charlie play a somewhat contrasting role with Max. Whenever one thinks something, the other one will come up with the opposite or incompatible decision. I think it helped the movie float smoothly, and it keeps the tone of the film in a good balance. Both characters also develop a relationship with Atom, which gives the impression like Atom is an artificial intelligent robot which it is not. In addition, many of scenes are giving this impression. For example, the one that Atom is sitting in a dressing room, and he is staring at the mirror. The sound, and the angle of the shot suggest that he is alive. I believe there are other viewers who think in the same way.

    The movie is talking about a fictional sport, yet the sensation is totally like you are witnessing a real sport. It is so motivating. It is so exciting. Especially, the last fight. You can feel the challenge of Charlie and Max facing their competitor. They are not fighting on the stage, but the tension is strong enough. When the fight is on, you feel motivated, and you will be crying along with the characters. This is the moment when Charlie is fighting as a model for Atom, and Max sees his father fulfill his dream. At the end, Charlie said to Max, “I really want you to know…no, I need you to know.” Max replies, “Don’t worry. Your secret’s safe with me.” I find these quotes interesting because they haven’t even said “I love you.” Instead, it emphasized something else that has same the meaning, remarkable, memorable, and touching. Many emotions are going on in one movie. There are not many movies that can make you feel like this, but this one is among one of them. Real Steel wasn’t a box office success, but it is a successful as an experience.