Million Dollar Baby

A little more than a decade later I revisit this film that traumatized me when I watched it for the first time with my father as a 5 or 6 years old. Each time I would see something related to boxing, that one scene would replay in front of me , which made rewatching it difficult and stressing , the turning point kept getting closer , and I still hoped it wouldn't happen, or at least that it would happen a sequence later. Remembering the "twist" and the whole third act didn't really ruin the experience , it enhanced it. To be honest I decided to care less about everything I usually care about when watching a film and just let the 5 year old me rewatch this through the eyes of my present self , turn it into a very personal experience and interpretation regardless of what the movie aimes to tell and achieve , and for that exactly I'll always love this movie, because it reminded me that one can always forme their own interpretation and connexion to a media because the story told on the screen is not the only and ultimate one, there's also the one that emerges form your interaction and experience with it , and the very personal unique vision that is born from it.