I love the wrestler, I think it's a bit underwritten, and could have had more scenes that didn't cycle through similar situations. I realize that by not doing that it emphasized his small life. But time on the screen is like blood in the veins, and it needs to move forward. I'd love more than anything to see Mickey accept an academy award, and even imagining it starts to choke me up. The last shot of his face at the end when he's on the ropes just overwhelms me with it's passion, emotional fullness, pain, ecstasy and life. It's the punch line at the end of a serious story. This film has made me meditate on compassion all day today. Marisa Tomei is pure grace, and Evan Rachel Wood is a real movie star. God give these people the chances to show us their stuff. Thank you Sean Penn for all your great work.
I don't know how you folks come down after making these projects.
Maybe playing some Tom Waits music helps. And how about the great songs from movies this year..The Wrestler, Synecdoche, and Gran Torino all have really wonderful songs...classic stuff!