“Shock machine”, criticism: Dwayne Johnson shines like more than ever in a great combat film

Dwayne Johnson Finally, the premiere of his most ambitious project, Smashing MachineThe Rock field wants to take turns perfectly and show that he is a good real actor after several failures and disputes in recent years. To do this, he joins the director Ben Safdi In a biographical film that reaches cinemas with expectations in style. And this not only attracted attention to physical transformation JohnsonBut also deprived through the prestigious Venice Film Festival. Over there, Safdi He won the silver lion for the best direction. And the protagonist received a unanimous aclamication and even talked about the Oscar.

Smashing Machine This is a real story about the battle Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson), key figure in the origin of UFC. The tape depicts its meteoric ascent and falls into the cruel world of mixed martial arts, which he faced with the courage and unconditional support of his wife Dawn (Emily Blunt). Life caused by opioid dependence, complete ambitions and victims, of which he was twice the champion of this discipline.

Biographical film for use

Smashing Machine This is, first of all, a great film for sports films and stories about great legends. The film travels to the usual places of any sports biographical film and the entire combat film, from Wild bull or Rocky to Fighter Or recent Iron clanField Safdi It is established in the comfort of its history, without taking too many risks, although brilliantly fulfilling, solidity and surgical view of the deconstruction of masculinity.

This is not a film that is especially surprising, but because it is also not his intention. The idea is to convey life, heritage and this is a hidden, deep and truthful face of a broken person who touched heaven and hell at the same time. The address is magnificent and allows you to enjoy this classical story, not having no time at any time and without falling into the sins too banal and empty.

This is true, in any case, that Smashing Machine He suffers at a certain time of lack of feelings. In its desire not to make cheap emotional porn, the weight also subtracts the weight from certain scenes that should be more intuitive. In any case, this does not bother, because the set allows you to sympathize with the tragedy KerrThe field but it is obvious that there are situations in which Smashing Machine This required a little more blow.

Deconstruct the myth

There is something especially interesting in how Safdi Addresses Smashing MachineThe field is a film that lends itself to testosterone, excessive masculinity, hegemonist masculinity. And, of course, there is a lot of this. But there is something different from the slope. Because the director invites us to find out how all this attribute of muscles and fireworks (literally begins the tape) is actually a masquerade of a very fragile person, with weak sides.

Mark He is a person who believes that he is strong not only in his arms, but also in his head. But this is not so much. He is imperfect and must learn to manage many things that he would only like to run. That is why he fell into abuse of substances that would be taken out in his ruins, not so professionally and, above all, personally. Smashing Machine This is a descent for a hellish fighter who sees his inner light leaves. And how you should restore from there. The meaning of tribute, sagaz and in accordance with what the director seeks to say.

Dwayne Johnson finally became an actor

No doubt the greatest achievement Smashing Machine This is his main character. And for the first time on the screen we do not see Dwayne Johnson But for the character. In fact, very well painted, very human, full of gray and nuances. The actor finally makes a radical leap in his career and confirms that yes, he has talent, that he knows how to do more than “ordinary”.

These are not only muscles and charisma, there is also a desire to transmit. Its interpretation is outstanding, and if we compare it with its still mediocre (albeit very blockbuster) trajectory, it will be a big surprise Smashing MachineThe field is true that the film follows the topic that is very close to his own life -but it is not there, where it shines most, but in his ability to do Mark Real, genuine, vulnerable, full character.

Smashing Machine In short, this is the story of atonement. From Kerr For his abuse of drugs and the inability to take the defeat, knowing the best. But also from JohnsonThis is reconciled with the cinema in the best way. The biographical film that puts its emotional side more than the sport, but is not fond of excessive sentimentality of the soap opera.