Dramatic films that use sports storylines are always going to have a special place in me as a spectator because I really like that relationship between sport and drama that is usually shown in films. In fact, many of my favorite movies derive from sports themes to build an atmosphere that entertains me, and without hesitation one of those movies that comes to mind when I think of that connection between drama and sport is Southpaw; an almost perfect intense drama that shows the emotion of a man who loses everything and will have to work very hard to get back on his feet.
[Source](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/307081-southpaw?language=en-US)
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# Going deeper into story.
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Regularly when we get into sports movies and especially those that have to do with boxing, the stories basically focus on the start of the boxers on their way to greatness and to becoming the best exponents of the sport through countless challenges and memorable moments. However this movie is different here we first see the boxer at the top, with a perfect life and a constant fame, a life that is taken away from him or rather that he himself collapses from a traumatic and unexpected event that takes away from him the woman he loved so much, the woman who supported him from the beginning and who meant everything to him, basically in the first bars of the movie we see how a man who had everything collapses after losing the woman who helped him become what he is. As you can imagine from that traumatic moment is when the real climax of the film begins because we will see how this man goes from being the best boxer to become a lost man who seems to have lost his soul, a man who becomes a shadow and in addition to losing his fame and money also loses his daughter as a result of his bad decisions, something that undoubtedly makes a big difference in this film because we can see all the road that our protagonist will have to travel to recover his reign in boxing and also how he will have to rebuild his life to recover his daughter.
What makes this movie something entertaining and great is undoubtedly the whole atmosphere of intensity, emotion and melancholy that is built with the passing of the minutes, since little by little we will be witnesses of really hard moments in Billy's life, moments that make him lose hope and courage to see how all his life went to the f&%ck, but nevertheless he is forced to overcome if he wants to be reunited with his daughter, a girl who constantly demands more of him, who makes him want and be better, a girl who takes the role that her mother left by becoming the new cornerstone of a soulless man.
The development of the story is not wasted everything is aimed at achieving epic scenes that will raise the pace of the film making it totally fascinating.
[Source](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjYpom83cXlAhUQ01kKHbvIBbQQjhx6BAgBEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2F2015%2F07%2Fmovie-review-southpaw.html&psig=AOvVaw073N1ZFKg0N2orjVINOLau&ust=1572584585166896)
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# The Hope
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One of the strongest points of the film is undoubtedly Jake Gyllenhaal who manages to become a lost man, a man who having everything manages to lose more than he had, a man who seems to have lost his soul but with work and hope manages to recover a little of the life he had before. The way in which Jake Gyllenhaal evolved during the film into a more sensible man and focused on what is really important in life is incredible because it offers us different nuances that constantly interact in the real life of boxers, the actor gets us to feel sorry for him, we relate to his ongoing psychological struggle and above all that we want him to recover and triumph again so that he can reunite with his daughter. Without a doubt, this film gave me one of the most epic and emotional scenes that I have seen through that long-awaited and dreamed reunion of a father with his daughter after so many problems and especially after having fought so hard to be happy again.
This is one of those interpretations that, like Sylvester Stallone's in Rocky, will remain engraved in my memory because of how well executed they were, interpretations that managed to shake my emotions through great moments full of feeling and with an intensity characteristic of sports films. A film that has nothing to envy to other more recognized films, because it is through its very real characters that it manages to stand out the same or more than other similar ones.
[Source](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjIu5bF3cXlAhVCrlkKHUaIBhkQjhx6BAgBEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashfilm.com%2Fnew-southpaw-trailer%2F&psig=AOvVaw073N1ZFKg0N2orjVINOLau&ust=1572584585166896)
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# Final Thoughts
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For me this is a film that deserves to be seen again and again because of how well done it is, we hardly see failures or meaningless moments, the whole plot develops with a rhythm that never loses its intensity even when the scenes are simpler or when the characters are far from the ring, and that precisely makes it great because besides the fights this film stands out for the depth of its plot and its characters. Here we will not have something superficial done to raise money, but something done with care and seeking to give the affection that deserve their characters so that they can stand out throughout the plot.
No doubt this film is in my top, because it does not have any aspect that I do not like, all the assembling and development of the story seemed to me brilliant and extremely entertaining.
