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Pissing scene

posted 8 years ago by grybop
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Prior to the last fight, we see Tully's opponent pissing blood. How does that pertain to the story and why did it have to be there?

[–] alexanderwilkinson 8 years ago

My understanding was that it was meant to show that Lucero was sick/ill and therefore Tully's victory was not as impressive as it seemed.

Saw this film for the first time today and really enjoyed it, particularly the Tully & Oma scenes.

[–] FredBurroughs (21455) 7 years ago

I thought it served as a thoughtful meditation on societal issues. Isn't that what you get out of piss-blood?

[–] johnmiller (3889) 3 years ago

There are many scenes that show how violent boxing is. Add to that the descriptions of the damage the trainers have seen boxing do to men and it gives you an idea that is the main point of the movie.