Sunday: the day of movie indulgence

On Sunday, I watched The Warrior with Zak. It began as an excuse to watch Tom Hardy's alluringly full lips move as he spoke. Or even just emoted, as they render words purposeless. They are 100% pure distraction in its most seductive form. 

Are you kidding me?

But my superficial desires were quickly shadowed by what ended up being one of the most gripping, intense, emotional movie-watching experiences I've had - catalyzed especially by the strong performances of Joel Edgerton (Brendan) and Nick Nolte (Paddy). Yes, Tom Hardy (Tommy) was excellent, but it was Edgerton and Nolte whose depiction of their struggles made the story truly heartbreaking. Granted, it was brilliant to develop a dramatic story around ultimate fighting. The sport is almost a character in and of itself - a complicated one. Intriguing, revolting, desensitizing, overwhelming. But even the intensity of the fight scenes do not outweigh the cast's exceptional performances.

I recommend watching this film. If you're a pacifist, you might struggle with this one. But at least you'll be watching Tom Hardy('s lips) acting(provoking) like a badass(Casanova).