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• brett | February 3, 2012 3:48 PMReply

  Gripping, sad, fear, pity and euphoria are some key emotions often found in a good drama. It does not appear to be a coincidence that all of these emotions, and many more, can be felt while watching Gavin O’Connor’s film titled Warrior which was released in September of 2011. This film appears to outsiders as a film revolved around nothing more than mixed martial arts fighting; however, this film is much more and brings an extremely well written storyline to its audience in a manner that makes this film one of the better movies in recent years. The movie involves two brothers and a father that have all lost connection with one another. The father is a recovering alcoholic that use to abuse their mother, one brother named Brendan is a school teacher that has started a family of his own, and the other brother named Tommy is an ex-marine that appears to be depressed and suffering from post traumatic stress. In an attempt to get out of financial trouble the two brothers begin to utilize their main skill – fighting. Tommy uses his father as a trainer just like when he was a young boy. In the end, the two brothers end up having to fight each other in the finals of a fighting championship for a big cash prize. Brendan wins the fight and the family comes back together in the end with the father smiling as the two sons hug. This movie is packed with good action scenes, but is more a family drama than a fighting movie just like O’connor’s other film titled Pride and Glory. Warrior incorporates these traits with the classic Hollywood underdog story much like Miracle – another O’Connor film. The acting in this film is incredibly well done and makes a somewhat farfetched story line feel all too real. Nick Nolte who plays the father received an Oscar nomination for his work and it was well deserved. This single character takes the audience on a roller coaster ride of emotions. One sees him at first as a drunk that broke up his family through abuse. However, by the end of the movie Nolte convinces the audience to feel pity and hope that everything works out for him due to his hard work to stay sober and save the family bond. Both Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton that play Tommy and Brendan respectively also prove their strong skill set as actors throughout the movie. Tommy proves that he can portray someone that is suffering from depression and post traumatic stress without it ever being mentioned in the film. On the other hand, Brendan plays your everyday person that can strike a bond with the audience very well. It is a shame that the advertising and representation of this movie limits its appeal to fans of fighting; when really this great movie is so much more and can be enjoyed by all different types of audiences!

• Brett Harrison | February 3, 2012 3:47 PMReply

  Movie Review of Warrior Brett Harrison A00694431 LIBS 7014 – Sanja Garickomnenic Gripping, sad, fear, pity and euphoria are some key emotions often found in a good drama. It does not appear to be a coincidence that all of these emotions, and many more, can be felt while watching Gavin O’Connor’s film titled Warrior which was released in September of 2011. This film appears to outsiders as a film revolved around nothing more than mixed martial arts fighting; however, this film is much more and brings an extremely well written storyline to its audience in a manner that makes this film one of the better movies in recent years. The movie involves two brothers and a father that have all lost connection with one another. The father is a recovering alcoholic that use to abuse their mother, one brother named Brendan is a school teacher that has started a family of his own, and the other brother named Tommy is an ex-marine that appears to be depressed and suffering from post traumatic stress. In an attempt to get out of financial trouble the two brothers begin to utilize their main skill – fighting. Tommy uses his father as a trainer just like when he was a young boy. In the end, the two brothers end up having to fight each other in the finals of a fighting championship for a big cash prize. Brendan wins the fight and the family comes back together in the end with the father smiling as the two sons hug. This movie is packed with good action scenes, but is more a family drama than a fighting movie just like O’connor’s other film titled Pride and Glory. Warrior incorporates these traits with the classic Hollywood underdog story much like Miracle – another O’Connor film. The acting in this film is incredibly well done and makes a somewhat farfetched story line feel all too real. Nick Nolte who plays the father received an Oscar nomination for his work and it was well deserved. This single character takes the audience on a roller coaster ride of emotions. One sees him at first as a drunk that broke up his family through abuse. However, by the end of the movie Nolte convinces the audience to feel pity and hope that everything works out for him due to his hard work to stay sober and save the family bond. Both Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton that play Tommy and Brendan respectively also prove their strong skill set as actors throughout the movie. Tommy proves that he can portray someone that is suffering from depression and post traumatic stress without it ever being mentioned in the film. On the other hand, Brendan plays your everyday person that can strike a bond with the audience very well. It is a shame that the advertising and representation of this movie limits its appeal to fans of fighting; when really this great movie is so much more and can be enjoyed by all different types of audiences!