This is the most ridiculous flaw in the movie.
Hope is a face first brawler with zero defence, that is the style he has had programmed into his muscle memory over the course of a long career. Suddenly with a few months training he is able to change his style completely to a defensive counter puncher.
Give me a break. Surely no one buys into this.
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Well it's never happened in the history of boxing
Get your husband to confirm
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then they should have given him some super powers too, like the power of flight
shareMovies aren't made about mediocrity. That's what made this particular story worthy of telling. Just like a man landing on a island and surviving for four years. No reason to tell the story of the guy who died in the plane crash.
shareYeah, towards the end he was all smooth doing the shoulder roll among other things lol. I don't think most people will care about that, as long as the story progresses the little boxing details don't really matter. Great performance by Jake.
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I totally agree with the OP. In fact, I'm blown away at the glowing reviews of this movie. I was so completely underwhelmed. The film was soooo predictable and forced. 6/10 at best.
shareThe thing with movies is you can't always take them literally, this is the problem that most people have with foreign film.
Anyway, him changing his style was a metaphor. He spent years doing the same thing over and over, and look where it got him. Sometimes you need to change your approach to change your life and win, even if it goes against your instincts.