Warrior is a sports movie that was released back in 2011 revolving around the sport Mixed Martial Arts. And I'll say this right now, Warrior is the first and only good MMA movie ever released. As a huge fan of the sport it pains me to see all these direct to DVD released MMA movies that are terrible, Warrior is the first movie to do the sport justice. Most movies about MMA brutalize the sport and all the fights happen in illegal underground fight clubs. But Warrior is a feel good movie if there ever was one, it's the type of movie that makes you want to go out and conquer some obstacles after you see it. The movie stars follows two brothers, Tommy (an ex war veteran and Brendan (a high school teacher). After being gone for years Tommy comes back to town and confronts his abusive alcoholic father who has since changed since they last saw each other and has become a born again christian. After a heated conversation, Tommy goes to a gym the next day and spars with a national ranked MMA fighter and beats the living sh*t out of him. The fight is filmed and goes viral on the internet and Tommy becomes an internet star. Tommy learns about a two day MMA tournament where the winner earns 5 million dollars, so Tommy asks his father to train him (Tommy was a wrestling champ in high school and was trained by his father, this is when most of the abuse happened). At the same time Brendan is having some money problems, he actually competed in the UFC (the largest MMA promotion in the world) at one point and decides to do a couple low profile events to get some money. His wife discovers this and is furious, but the bank is about to take their house and his daughter needs surgery so he doesn't have any other choice. Brendan seeks out his old coach for training, but when one of the coaches fighters is injured at the last minute (who was going to fight in the tournament) Brendan convinces him to get him in the tournament. Now that both brothers are entered we see an emotional roller coaster between them, their father, and all their loved ones. I love this movie, I'd put it in my top 10 personal favorites. To be honest Warrior was a lot better than everyone thought it would be, what really sells this movie was the acting. Everyone who appeared in this movie poured their soul into it. Nick Nolte (the father) is the one that stole the show, he was even nominated for an Oscar for his performance (he should have won). Warrior is is my generation's Rocky, it's one of the greatest sports movies in years and one of those rare movies that inspires you to be greater. It's an entertaining and emotionally intense movie that I recommend wholeheartedly.
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