This is a kind of Arnolds Schwarzeneggers Pumping Iron..The Swedish Version! If you are into sports this is a very inspiring movie. It captures the spirit of the fight to be the best u can be. I go to the gym 5 times a week and compete in Bodybuilding and I got a new kick from this one. No training movie I've seen has inspired me like this one. This movie captures the depth of Ricky Bruch's mind and gives u taste of what lives top athletes live. When you are at the top of your sport its not a hobby, its a lifestyle and nobody illustrates this better than the Swedish Bear Ricky Bruch. This movie isn't fancy, its just plain and simple Blood and Guts. Go Ricky!
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Incredible film by Stefan Jarl
martinpersson9730 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Stefan Jarl is very much one of my personal favourite directors of all time, having provided a unique and ever impressive filmography of incredible filmmaking, most of them documentaries, and most of them a mix of a dramatic story involved.
This is definitely one of his best works throughout the years, and indeed a masterful and ever interesting achievement.
Whether you are interested in the subject, as ever, Jarl maintains a steady pacing and writing throughout that maintains and raises your focus regardless, it is an excellent piece indeed, very emotional, interesting and eye-opening.
The cinematography, cutting and editing is incredible, very much in line with the director's style, and very beautifully put together indeed.
Overall, as ever with this director, highly recommended for any lover of film! Might even be his best.
This is definitely one of his best works throughout the years, and indeed a masterful and ever interesting achievement.
Whether you are interested in the subject, as ever, Jarl maintains a steady pacing and writing throughout that maintains and raises your focus regardless, it is an excellent piece indeed, very emotional, interesting and eye-opening.
The cinematography, cutting and editing is incredible, very much in line with the director's style, and very beautifully put together indeed.
Overall, as ever with this director, highly recommended for any lover of film! Might even be his best.
Inspiring
coachjeffk22 February 2004
I had seen this film at John Powell's throwing camp in 1998 and almost had a sleepless night thinking about how the film inspired me to want to try to beat the world record in discus and, overall, think about my life. It is more than just a film about Ricky Bruch training for the 1984 Olympics, but instead is a very philosophical film. The middle of the film with John Powell is something I could watch over and over again. The film is a bit grainy with it's English subtitles(spoken in Swedish), but the story is intriguing and the simple but effective background music is also very enchanting. A rare but worthwhile film overall, and a well-needed one for the often ignored track athlete in the world of sports movies.
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