Walter Hill directed then box office stars Charles Bronson and James Coburn in 1975's Hard Times.
The movie portrayed a the Hard Times of the Depression. Coburn was the promoter for bare knuckle fighter Charles Bronson. Ouch, what a way to make a living. Note the move came out in the middle of 1970s 'hard times.' It was the perfect reflection of the spirit of the audience. After an unexpected oil embargo the economy entered stagflation, unemployment coupled with inflation. A President was forced to resign. Viet Nam ended, badly. The idea that one might have to fight for an existence resonated with the audience. Well guess what.History repeats.
College got you down, well head back east to Boogies' Wrestling Camp
Try as I might I cannot find the article link on the Dallas Morning News site. It describes an ex Volvo Truck assembler, laid off, who is achieving his 'dream' at BWC. He has, okay ladies don't say the blog lacks a feminine viewpoint, met his wife to be at the camp where her teenage son trains.
Look back on the blog to my posts in the spring of 2008, I was commenting that the mood we turning much darker. I mentioned that The Dark Knight, tagline The City Has No Hope, was the biggest grossing movie. It has gone on to become the second biggest grossing movie of all time. clearly the dark message hits a note with audiences. Even then one student had already seen it twice at the theater.
Meanwhile no holds barred fighting has gone mainstream on pay for view, even Chuck Norris is in the game. His weird combo of family values, religion, and fight to the near death for fun is surely a strange mixture, but Chuck is a consistent money maker. Francis GodfatherCoppola is pretty much out of the movie business. Chuck is headed to the bank with WCL. Chuck has tuned into the national conscious. Check out World Combat League.
Please understand I make this post as an Observer of what is happening, I have no interest in witnessing a World Combat league anything or any boxing or wrestling match. To me this is the ultimate hopelessness, which is though, exactly what the word Depression is all about.
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