Comments on: THE WRESTLER [2008] review https://jasoncollin.org/2009/01/12/the-wrestler-2008-review/ The website for Jason Collin featuring his photography and movie & TV show reviews Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:37:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 By: MJG https://jasoncollin.org/2009/01/12/the-wrestler-2008-review/comment-page-1/#comment-907 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:37:27 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1270#comment-907 You’re right that it’s a touching ending- left me feeling torn. Part of me respects the choice he made at the end- while another part sees it as almost the easy way out, the devil he knows- rather than really making the effort to change.

But- he does try to change. He’s just addicted to the love of the crowd. He’s chased it all his life- turned off his family and any kind of meaningful relationships for it. Perhaps it was just too late for him to change. That’s sad- because he could have had something good, and much more real, if he’d just been able to suck it up and make it work.

Great movie- definitely brings that mixed feeling to the fore.

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