First of all you start with protagonist Charlie who is in debt, irresponsible and easily distracted during fights. He starts off every match doing well but eventually gets pinned and pulverised, it was made apparent to himself and the audience by his son Max that he usually starts off lucky and loses because he doesn't know the correct moves.
I can't help but feel that I would have taken a lot more from this film if I were a boxer. Whilst I don't know much about the sport, it is mentioned and referenced several times and is made clear that Charlie himself was a boxer before the introduction of robots, which comes in good use a couple of times during the film.
This movie elaborates the power that wealth can have over sports by the company that owns the undefeated robot 'Zeus' trying to purchase Charlie and Max's robot 'Atom' for $200,000. While Charlie was ready to accept the offer without thought, Max was the complete opposite as he and Atom share a bond more powerful than any other robot technician would have, at times you almost forget that they are in fact robots that are at all times controlled by other humans.
There are many fun lessons to be learnt from this film, but to avoid spoiling the grand finale I will discuss the lesson that Charlie learns from Max. This lesson is that there are some things worth fighting for more than money, he comes to realise this with Max's line "I want you to fight for me, that's all I've ever wanted".
All in all I can't believe I have put off seeing this movie! it is a fantastic inspirational film that got me more excited than any real sport ever has. It activates the circuit of human nature that roots for the underdog, to conclude, this movie shows real love, real commitment, real motivation and real steel.
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