The only thing the destruction machine does differently from each other sports movie

Beware, this article contains The main spoilers For “The Smashing Machine”, in theaters now.

From “Rocky” to “Rush”, many sports films, whether around the boxing, race, or any number of sports competitions, often revolve around the glory of victory and the arduous journey to get there. But from time to time, it appears at first as if it was a typical sports film that contradicts the grains and digs a little deeper outside the final victory. In fact, the film is sometimes better when the athlete we watch. “The Smashing Machine” is one of those films.

Benny Safdie follows “The Smashing Machine” Dwayne Johnson gives an Academy worthy performance like Mark CareOne of the amateur wrestlers turned into a combatant in mixed martial arts (MMA) at a time when extensive sport has so far been designed huge deals of money for those who take punches and kicks in the octagonal square. The MMA fighting was a barbarian, and during the time of Kerr as a fighter, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (United States Championship) was banned in 36 states. This means that Care often traveled to Japan to fight in the main championships; It was not a familiar name like Connor McGregor or George Saint Pierce.

For the largest part, “The Smashing Machine” follows a similar path to many sports films. While CARE is closely trained in his battles, and has an unstable relationship with his girlfriend Dawn (Emily Blant), his defeated record is broken with his first loss, and most importantly, throughout all, he is addicted to opium analgesics due to the disgusting fighting on his body.

Safdie does not give Mark Kiir a victorious increase in its low points. When Care loses a possible life battle it could win $ 200,000, it is not a happy ending. However, the interesting thing is that the drama leading to this does not reach the same peaks and valleys that many other sports films have passed in the past. Instead, Kerr is often served as an ordinary man, and “The Smashing Machine” ends with the absence of glory.

Instead of the CV that determines her profession about a creative athlete, the “The Smashing Machine” revolves around showing Mark Kerr as an ordinary man who has gone through some medium and tribute experiences and exited him on the other side completely. It spoils what you expect from any other movie of its kind.

After CARE’s first loss, he had a whirlpool with his addiction and had a temporary separation from dawn. Kiir overcomes drug addiction, and there is no dramatic relapse. We are witnessing some intense arguments, including the arguments in which Dawn threatens to shoot themselves, but it does not escalate until after that. However, there is also no victorious return. Kiir is training in the next big battle, but instead, the best friend and coach Mark Coleman (Ryan Badr) continues to win $ 200,000. It should be noted that we also see Coleman who lives a more secular life with his wife and daughter.

This movie may feel bored or illogical to some viewers, but I think this is the point. Kiir carries a combat profession that was day when he won his fair share of the championships, but it ended up being astonished with the passage of years. Although he could undoubtedly be proud of what he accomplished, the result was not different from anyone else who overcame his demons and settled in a regular life.

In fact, the end of the movie does what a lot of real amendments to the real stories did: it shows the real Marc Care shopping shop for itself. Meanwhile, the text explains what happened with his career and his relationship with Dawn. They ended up marriage, gave birth to a son, and expelled. Care fought until 2009, but he only won two of the nine battles over the ten years that followed the main loss that was clarified in “The Smashing Machine”. The purpose of this moment goes beyond the equality of the real man with the version we just saw on the screen played by Dwayne Johnson.

This is where the movie’s intention becomes clear. An additional text indicates that Mark Care and Mark Coleman have never received acknowledgment that MMA fighters today have obtained it; Some of the biggest fans of sports did not know their names. After that, we see as Kiir packaged his area in his truck, sometimes muttered and laughs for himself about something he noticed in the parking lot in the store. Finally, he admits cameras and waves and says goodbye. The father of anyone can be outside the grocery store on Sunday.

In June 2025, just a large extent due to the “Smashing Machine”, Mark Care was inserted into the UFC Celebrity Hall as part of the pioneering era wing in promotion. Dwayne Johnson presented it at the introduction ceremony and gave him honor. Otherwise, Kiir’s fame was almost not present in the twenty -first century.

“The Smashing Machine” is the English translation, Mark Care, the title of fighting, “Máquina de Bater”, which he received from Tatame magazine in Brazil. Although this may seem a little, the real smashing machine may be the MMA fighting world, a sport that strikes many competitors in submission but gives only a selection of glory they are looking for.

The “destruction machine” is playing in theaters now.