Review of Real Steel (2011) by Mark F — 24 Jan 2016

I just watched this again and needed to change my review. I love so many things about this movie. The way Atom becomes almost human, the way the underdog that everyone considered too small, obsolete and weak triumphs over adversity, the way that mirrors Charlie's own story, the way Charlie finds redemption, the joy as he does so, the way his relationship with his son develops.

..I think the most powerful thing for me though is how Atom shows what it means to take punishment but never quit. That is perhaps the best metaphor for life there is. So yeah, I may have cried a bit. You're really going to find yourself rooting for that robot.