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12. Uppercut
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“In Silicon Valley we have the highest concentration of aggressive people in the United States. And it's a place where all life has been reduced to working in a cubicle and then after work going out to have a Merlot at the Fromage bar. I'm kind of looking for something a little more primitive, a little more basic, something that appeals to the essential nature of a man."
-- Gints K., Software Engineer & Founder, Gentlemen's Fight Club
A film by Drea Cooper & Zackary Canepari
-- Gints K., Software Engineer & Founder, Gentlemen's Fight Club
A film by Drea Cooper & Zackary Canepari
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This was really great -- and a welcome break from my cubicle.
I have a feeling about this "movie" that this is what movies have become, something controversial in order to draw eyes for a commercial purpose. Violence always works, and this is a clever take on that - it's a gimmick. Commeraderie is a joke. This is American commeraderie ... make sure people are fighting like this all the time. Contrast that will Al-Qaeda, our enemies, do you think they are stupid enough to waste time trying to injure each other. This truly is a penultimate American film, American life beating and getting the hell beaten out of citizens so they do not have the health, brainpower, attention, time or self-esteem for anything else. Why is this any different than dog fighting?
--Keep on not fighting the good fight.
Great show.
Awesome stuff!
Thank you its beautiful.
This isn't glorification of violence. Experience gives compassion through understanding. A boxing club, with structured training, would be a lot safer, though.
I'd suggest, as the film maker appears to have discovered, find something you're passionate about. Explore aspects of yourself that give the reward you seek, that takes time, has depth.
A wonderful film, thank you.
can't remember the name though
Fantastic documentary.
vimeo.com/channels/shortoftheweek
shortoftheweek.com/2011/02/11/uppercut/
a follow up piece on the inevitable decline of this club with its last 2 die hard members trying to keep it alive by fighting each other each week would be interesting.
Great Job!
it doesn't glorify anything, it's a documentary and it's as neutral as every other short you've done, don't listen to those picky commenters. the choices in editing are made for the story, not to impose anything. keep it strong!
I look at this and think, this is the lazy man's fight club. There's no investment of time here, where you're sweating through years of countless training sessions to work on technique/endurance, learning the subtlety of your discipline and being stoked with yourself when you realise, you're getting good. Stepping into a ring/cage in front of a crowd or in front of coaches & sparring partners, digging deep and fighting your heart out. Hell, you don't even need to get into a ring.
THE FIGHT IS WON OR LOST FAR AWAY FROM WITNESSES, BEHIND THE LINES, IN THE GYM, AND OUT THERE ON THE ROAD. LONG BEFORE I DANCE UNDER THOSE LIGHTS. MUHAMMAD ALI
This "fight club" is easy in, easy out, juvenile frat boy behavior that probably doesn't have a long shelf life.
I'm sorry, but I've got no respect for what they're doing.
blog.sfgate.com/framerate