【電影簡(jiǎn)介】

在不遠(yuǎn)的未來，拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng)已經(jīng)被高科技的機(jī)器人互博取代了。人類無法親自上場(chǎng)比賽，取而代之的是他們操縱機(jī)器人在賽場(chǎng)上廝殺。

查理·肯頓（休·杰克曼飾）在一場(chǎng)2000磅、6英尺高的機(jī)器人拳擊賽中丟掉了頭銜。因?yàn)檩斄吮荣悾圆槔砘畹母F困潦倒。不過在此之前，查理可是世界上大名鼎鼎的、排名世界第二的拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng)員。查理有一個(gè)十一歲的孩子，叫做馬克斯，查理以前忙于拳擊從來沒有好好照顧過他。丟掉了頭銜，失去了名譽(yù)，還一無所有的查理反而有了更多的時(shí)間和自己的兒子相處。不服輸?shù)膬鹤庸膭?dòng)查理去廢棄機(jī)器人的倉(cāng)庫(kù)找零件回來自己做機(jī)器人參加比賽。零件沒有找到多少，但是他們?nèi)ヒ馔獾匕l(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)陪練機(jī)器人。

這個(gè)陪練機(jī)器人被馬克斯起名叫做亞當(dāng)，亞當(dāng)沒有實(shí)戰(zhàn)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，只有挨打的份。一開始查理帶他去打各種小型賽事籌集金錢，而亞當(dāng)則被打得“滿地找鐵”。時(shí)間一長(zhǎng)，馬克斯發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣不行，他讓查理教亞當(dāng)自己的拳擊技巧。亞當(dāng)?shù)挂彩莻€(gè)聰明的機(jī)器人，能夠惟妙惟肖地模仿出查理的所有動(dòng)作。后來亞當(dāng)成了常勝將軍，變成了世界知名的機(jī)器人拳擊手。但是亞當(dāng)要證明自己還有幾場(chǎng)惡戰(zhàn)在等著它。而查理也需要亞當(dāng)?shù)膭倮麃碜C明自己的價(jià)值和存在的意義。在這些比賽的過程中，查理收獲的不僅僅是勝利和名譽(yù)，更重要的是查理已經(jīng)和自己疏于聯(lián)系的兒子馬克斯建立起了堅(jiān)不可摧的情感。

【音頻文本】

Shawn Levy's 'Real Steel' is a quasi-cyberpunk movie. I was searching for a time-killer when I found this film, but in the end, I found that it wasn't quite as bad as I had anticipated.

Charlie Kenton, played by Hugh Jackman, used to be a promising prize fighter. As boxing fans demanded moreviolence, bloodshed and extreme fighting, his ascending career was cut short when robots replaced human boxers. With a rusty robot, Charlie travels to matches and exhibitions around the country, but barely makes a living. To make things worse, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend has just died, and he has to waive custody of his son Max to the child's wealthy aunt. In desperate need for money, he blackmails the uncle and practically sells his right to custody. In turn, he promises to take care of Max for the summer. The father and son go on the tour with a new found sparring robot named Atom which exhibits great potential in learning. Incredibly, the story ends with Atom challenging World Robot Boxing champion Zeus.

Initially I thought 'Real Steel' was the kind of film that was just selling the idea of robot boxing: a lot of action, but no story, no acting, nothing to stir your grey matter, like one of those Arnold Schwarzenegger films. Well, actually, 'Real Steel' is short on the action, because the bulk of the film is devoted to following the father and son.

The first thing to note is how smoothly it flows, regardless of the content. Lately, I've been bothered a lot by recent Chinese movies, whose directors may have ideas to get across, but their movies stagger. In 'Real Steel', the action, conversation, sensation and fun parts are aptly paced so that viewers never grow tired. It is a skill that Chinese directors really need to catch up on.

And next let's get to the content. I call it a quasi-cyberpunk movie because you get to see underground robot boxing matches and a robot fighting a bull and actors dressed up in cowboy outfits. But for the most part it remains a father and son movie. The father, a talented boxer whose career path was destroyed by robots, loses all his bearings in life and becomes a total jerk. Only with his son's help is he able to get back on his feet again.

So look now around you, if anyone close to you is being a jerk, they might need your help.

The relationship part of this father and son movie seems unpolished. Perhaps a little subtlety would help.And maybe that's something a western director would have to learn from their Chinese counterparts.

Last but not the least, the movie also highlighted a dogged fighting spirit. It is the spirit that helped Atom survive the crushing fist of Zeus, and it is the spirit that you'll need to go back to work, however comfortable you are now sitting with your folks at home.

So in the coming year, may you help those around you and be a piece of 'real steel' in all your pursuits.

Before I forget, let's say 'Real Steel' deserves a five out of ten.

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