Last Saturday October 8, 2011 I was invited by Dreamworks Pictures and SM Cinema on their evolving IMAX Theatre as they held the IMAX RED CARPET PREMIERE of REAL STEEL.
I would have to comment first the evolving SM Cinemas from all over the country. They are also started offering state of the art facility in terms of Movie watching and as different functional event. Kudos to SM for making the experience comfortable, relaxing and memorable.
In DreamWorks Pictures’ gritty, white-knuckle action ride “Real Steel,” Hugh Jackman stars as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up boxer in the near future who, because his sport has been taken over by 8-foot steel robots, now lives in a world where he doesn’t fit in. With no fights and no prospects, Charlie is forced to hustle as a small-time robot fight promoter. He earns just enough money to survive by piecing together low-end “bots” and traveling from one seamy underground boxing venue to the next for whatever prizefight he can wrangle for his automatons. Just when things can’t become any more desperate and complicated, his estranged, tough-beyond-his-years son Max (Dakota Goyo) suddenly and unwillingly comes back into his life.
Hugh Jackman’s character, Charlie Kenton, was a heavyweight boxer in his youth, but he’s become a relic in his own time. Director Levy explains, “What’s worse is that Charlie now has to make his living off of the machines that put him out of a job. He has a combination of need and resentment towards the very robots that he’s plying and promoting in fights.”
When Charlie is begrudgingly reunited with his long-abandoned son Max, it is clear that the only thing they have in common is a mutual resentment. But they do share one interest—robot boxing—and step by hard-fought step they begin to connect. It’s not a very deep connection at first, but when they discover an old robot in a junkyard, their journey toward mutual rediscovery begins.
At first I thought Im not a fan of the genre. But the story and the plot is very interesting that I have to check and wait on where it thickens. We are all a big fan of boxing, but this is really different, advanced! “Real Steel” is an underdog story with cinematic scope and a unique premise that offers surprises along the way. The film combines the best of grand spectacle with relatable, grounded storytelling. “Real Steel” Director Shawn Levy experienced the story as a tale of redemption for three lost and forgotten souls. “The main characters––a father, his son and a machine––are each abandoned beings,” Levy says. “All three of them have been cast aside and forgotten. The substance of the story is about how this trinity has a chance of returning to grace.”
Hugh Jackman’s acting is perfect. Or should I his role. Evangeline Lily, Oh my God Im a big fan of the SERIES LOST. How can I forget her brilliant acting. In the movie, she is a perfect support. Cinematography wise, I vowed on Hollywood. The look of the “Real Steel” world is exceptional in the realm of production design. Production Designer Tom Meyer (“Orphan,” “Jonah Hex”) had a vision of the film’s near-future world that was very like our own, but timeless and steeped in classic Americana with a worn look and a patina of age. Director Levy calls the look “retro-forward.” “It is this kind of collage of the past iconography of retro America,” Levy states, “and the future that needs to exist to support this sport.”
“Real Steel” also stars Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis and James Rebhorn.
MAURO FIORE (Cinematographer) won the Academy Award® for Best Cinematography for his work on “Avatar.” Among his other feature film credits are “The A-Team,” “The Kingdom,” “Smokin’ Aces,” “The Island,” “Training Day,” “Driven,” “Lost Souls” and “Get Carter.”
STEVEN SPIELBERG (Executive Producer), one of the industry’s most successful and influential filmmakers, is a principal partner of DreamWorks Studios. In 2009, he and partner Stacey Snider joined with The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group to form the new DreamWorks. This new entity is a continuation of DreamWorks Studios, which was founded in 1994 by Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.
But ofcourse I had fun watching it on SM Cinema iMAX. So I suggest you guys should watch it best at IMAX and SM Cinemas starting October 12, for a more convenient way of getting your tickets; experience the newest from SM Cinema – the CINEMOBILE: Your mobile, your movie ticket.
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