It is refreshing to remember the side of The Rock where he dedicated himself more to his characters, where he was not only considered a great mass of muscle but where his performances were really good. Because yes, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson didn't start or leap to stardom making the movies we see him make now, entertaining movies but regularly directed to a very special kind of audience that only wants to entertain itself with something more than seeing a deep story or drama; in its beginnings The Rock made several outstanding interpretations where shine by the intensity that he managed to infuse to his character, interpretations that made memorable simple movies like Gridiron Gang, the movie I want to talk about today.

[Source](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/9766-gridiron-gang?language=en-US) # # The Plot # Although it sounds contradictory, this is a film in which The Rock does play its typical role as a hard and strong man. However, it doesn't stand out for that, here its interpretation stands out for the story in which it takes place, a hard plot full of social nuances that affect a community that little by little was led to take the criminal path. This film has as its plot the confrontation of bands that became habitual in the United States at a time and that marked the future of many young people who were simply sucked into the hole of criminality, a hole that sucked them and everyone who had any relationship with them.

In short, focusing a little on what this film is about, a group of men working for the prison justice system decided to embark on a journey and a mission that would allow them to help young people who had entered prison and recovery centers for gang problems, young people who deserved a second chance and who should be saved from a criminal life that would lead them to death. Throughout the film we see how the group of men fearlessly confronted criminals and gang members to lead them on the path of good through sport, a sport that in addition to allowing them to focus their minds on something different from what they were living would teach them different things that would help change their character and straighten their lives.

[Source](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj1uvethrnlAhWKMd8KHWTAB2cQjhx6BAgBEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slantmagazine.com%2Ffilm%2Fgridiron-gang%2F&psig=AOvVaw0BHOmDC64wMlvyFYT28eZ2&ust=1572149201042642) # The plot does not have many twists and throughout the film we will see the road and the difficulties that different gang members and young criminals had to face while they were imprisoned, difficulties that destroyed many but in general served as a lesson for a group of young people who in addition to learning to have fun learned the value of their lives and others. # # Personal Opinion. # I really liked this film and every time I get the chance to see it again I see it, because it is a film that takes a not so simple story that has been reproduced in different ways and takes it to a more real level, taking a plot of criminal struggle and social survival and turning it into a motivating story about the success and above all the power that discipline has if you want to change. It is fascinating to see the rhythm with which this story develops because through the minutes we see memorable scenes of confrontations, struggle and above all conviction, conviction to win, conviction to try and especially not to remain with the defeat that has marked most of the lives of these young people.

As I mentioned at the beginning The Rock is another outstanding element of this film because in him we see constantly reflected the courage and bravery that a man wants to transmit to a group of young people in the hope of saving them from something that he lived in his own flesh. In this film we see a Dwayne Johnson complex, intense and relentless to transmit something on screen, thus making us feel the furor with which he fights for young people. Without a doubt he and the cast of teenagers that they chose to give life to the different inmates are part of the things that make this a great film, a film that doesn't keep anything and that constantly shows us strong details of the life of young people rejected and immersed in all kinds of criminal conflicts, young people who even while in prison felt the hits of the street.

[Source](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj8kaPvh7nlAhVuhOAKHZXVD5cQjhx6BAgBEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftenyearsago.wordpress.com%2F2016%2F09%2F16%2Ften-years-ago-gridiron-gang%2F&psig=AOvVaw0BHOmDC64wMlvyFYT28eZ2&ust=1572149201042642) # This is the kind of film we're unlikely to see made again, because it doesn't have surprising twists and turns that seek to attract audiences, this is a mature and very intense film that does not seek to be the best or the highest grossing film, but does deliver a clear message about the management of the prison system and how young people are treated when they are imprisoned. In general this is a great film, entertaining, with good performances and an intense and constant rhythm that never stops at what it wants to show us.

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