Real Steel Knocks Out Box Office Competition
“If you’re my generation, and you make populist Hollywood movies, you are a descendant of Spielberg. I love sports movies, I love underdog stories and I particularly love the ‘Rocky’ series, so there’s no question that as I worked on the script with Gatens, some of those aspects crept in more dominantly,” Levy explains. “The Amblin qualities were probably baked into the DNA, because it was always about a boy from a broken domestic situation finding a creature that would be his path to redemption. That’s ‘E.T.’ And that’s ‘Real Steel.’ And yet I did not realize any of what I just said until I was there on this mountain that we built, Metal Valley, in pouring rain, a truck filled with mud and I shoot a shot of Dakota with a flashlight finding Atom. And the way the rain was falling and the way that flashlight bounced off the robot’s metal up into Dakota’s eyes – I’m like ‘Oh my God, this is a Spielberg moment.’” (NBC Los Angeles)
Partnering with the legend himself, Levy took his intense love for sports, underdogs and Rocky and channeled it into Real Steel, delivering an astounding film that shall remain a top contender in the box office ring for years to come.
Why did I go see Real Steel? Well I wanted something fun, exciting and personally I love anything that Steven Spielberg is apart of. A big fan of the Super 8 movie, I found a new respect for the “sci-fi” genius that Spielberg tends to bring out in guys like JJ Abrams and Shawn Levy. Real Steel was actually my top choice that night and as luck would have it my train was delayed and instead of catching 50/50, my friend and I opted for Hugh Jackman instead of George Clooney. Sorry George you’re great too but something about robots that just outweighs politics right now. Really though I love dissecting the meaning behind the films that Spielberg has his hands in, he incorporates every aspect of filmmaking, lighting, actors, characters, sounds, angles, lenses, editing and of course the unfolding of the storyline itself.
Dakota Goyo stars as Max Kenton in Real Steel
A populist movie through and through, Real Steel focused around underdog robot Atom and how money does not buy you everything in life. Even when Charlie and Max went to the arena with Atom, the background was decorated with “underdog” brand names such as Bing, Sprint, and Virgin Airlines. Although advertising was apparent, you never saw any major names such as Verizon, Google and JetBlue. Instead Real Steel focused on the underdog always winning, my favorite parts were Dakota Goyo breaking it down with Atom and when Finn (Anthony Mackie) put that cowboy cocky moron in his place.
Charlie, Atom and Max prepare to face off against Zeus
What I love about movies like Real Steel are their ability to let you know that no matter how hard life gets you need to surround yourself with not only who and what you love, but those who love you in return. When someone believes in you, its obviously for a reason and in Real Steel, Charlie found himself in the blue eyes of his young son and the underdog, Atom. After a few fights and a couple of junk robots, Real Steel reminds us all that although technology can shadow us, it shall never be able to mimic human emotions. If you haven’t seen it yet, what are you waiting for? Real Steal, definitely double thumbs up.
Real Steel Official Trailer YouTube
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