Post by Andrew is Good on Jan 4, 2013 19:05:15 GMT -5
I'm putting this here and people have talked about enjoying it, but I wanted to give a little review on this as it was an amazing documentary to watch.
{Spoiler}So I checked out the Last of McGuinness and I wanted to do a mini review. Without a doubt, a must have DVD, very fascinating story, Nigel should look into narration as something to do during his life as he's really good at it. The storytelling as well is great, as Nigel comes across like Eeore from Winnie the Pooh, where he's completely miserable and so down on himself about being a nobody and how he is a failure. He's brought it up in many interviews and people have talked about Nigel being very down and morose. What I do like is how Nigel tells this one story about how he was a failure, and everyone else talks about how he made it, and how he doesn't realize he made it, and how he should be proud of what he accomplished. And I feel these people genuinely feel this way, and Nigel genuinely feels that he is a failure.
One comment that really stuck out was from Brian Kendrick, and I love Kendrick but some of his philosophical views I'm a bit iffy on. But I feel he's right on this. I forget the quote exactly but basically he was saying that Nigel isn't going to succeed because he said he isn't. It's like a self fulfilling prophecy. But on the other hand, Nigel seems like a realist and just doesn't want to destroy his body for little to no money in independent wrestling.
I read an article about Caylen Croft, who was formerly in WWE. Great wrestler, young and experienced, but he ended up getting released. What does he do now? He's a teacher. He doesn't wrestle anymore. Christian York in TNA, quit for a bit to start a family before getting back in and is now just getting an opportunity in TNA (but sadly, the opportunities in TNA pay just as well as the indies).
Nigel felt that, when he was talking with London and Kendrick that they got to have the experience, whether good or bad, they have the satisfaction of saying they can be there. And lots of people can say that. Bam Neely, the man, not the character, can look back on his life and say, I was in WWE. Even if he was the Human Fence, he could say, hell, I did this in my life and I can look back and be proud.
What happened with TNA was bullshit, and I'm not sure if I should reveal it here, even though I'm gonna put this all under spoilers. If people want me to remove it, I can. Basically, the man did have hepatitis. Hepatitis B. He didn't know how he got it, but I read up about Hepatitis B and how it's transmitted, and while he didn't explicitly say it, but he then talked about how he hated guys bleeding on shows, so I'm guessing he may feel he got it wrestling. Going to WWE was weird too, as it was a problem with his arm and how his doctor felt he was fine and the WWE doctors didn't. Nigel seems very bitter, and I think this point here is a great contrast in comparison to how everyone else feels about him and I'm glad Nigel edited it that way instead of making the story about; "Nigel was so great and he had a great career," or "Nigel is a failure and had a shitty career". Nigel had it split where everyone loved Nigel and felt he was the man, and Nigel feels depressed and like a failure. Nigel retired the day before long time rival Daniel Bryan became the World Heavyweight Champion.
It's a great look at how people perceive their successes and failures in life, and this is something Nigel should submit to a film festival. It's one of the best documentaries I've ever seen in my life. It made me look at my own life and my successes and failures, and I think most people could see that. Nigel in the end seems to have a tepid acceptance of his career after a big angry rant. It seems like it ended on a bittersweet ending, but I still feel Nigel is very bitter about what happened, and probably always will be. It's a documentary that should be brought to film festivals. It's not about wrestling. It's about a human being who didn't achieve his dream, and how he and others perceive it. And it makes a person think about their life. All their successes and all their failures. Without question one of the best documentaries I've ever seen in my entire life.
One comment that really stuck out was from Brian Kendrick, and I love Kendrick but some of his philosophical views I'm a bit iffy on. But I feel he's right on this. I forget the quote exactly but basically he was saying that Nigel isn't going to succeed because he said he isn't. It's like a self fulfilling prophecy. But on the other hand, Nigel seems like a realist and just doesn't want to destroy his body for little to no money in independent wrestling.
I read an article about Caylen Croft, who was formerly in WWE. Great wrestler, young and experienced, but he ended up getting released. What does he do now? He's a teacher. He doesn't wrestle anymore. Christian York in TNA, quit for a bit to start a family before getting back in and is now just getting an opportunity in TNA (but sadly, the opportunities in TNA pay just as well as the indies).
Nigel felt that, when he was talking with London and Kendrick that they got to have the experience, whether good or bad, they have the satisfaction of saying they can be there. And lots of people can say that. Bam Neely, the man, not the character, can look back on his life and say, I was in WWE. Even if he was the Human Fence, he could say, hell, I did this in my life and I can look back and be proud.
What happened with TNA was bullshit, and I'm not sure if I should reveal it here, even though I'm gonna put this all under spoilers. If people want me to remove it, I can. Basically, the man did have hepatitis. Hepatitis B. He didn't know how he got it, but I read up about Hepatitis B and how it's transmitted, and while he didn't explicitly say it, but he then talked about how he hated guys bleeding on shows, so I'm guessing he may feel he got it wrestling. Going to WWE was weird too, as it was a problem with his arm and how his doctor felt he was fine and the WWE doctors didn't. Nigel seems very bitter, and I think this point here is a great contrast in comparison to how everyone else feels about him and I'm glad Nigel edited it that way instead of making the story about; "Nigel was so great and he had a great career," or "Nigel is a failure and had a shitty career". Nigel had it split where everyone loved Nigel and felt he was the man, and Nigel feels depressed and like a failure. Nigel retired the day before long time rival Daniel Bryan became the World Heavyweight Champion.
It's a great look at how people perceive their successes and failures in life, and this is something Nigel should submit to a film festival. It's one of the best documentaries I've ever seen in my life. It made me look at my own life and my successes and failures, and I think most people could see that. Nigel in the end seems to have a tepid acceptance of his career after a big angry rant. It seems like it ended on a bittersweet ending, but I still feel Nigel is very bitter about what happened, and probably always will be. It's a documentary that should be brought to film festivals. It's not about wrestling. It's about a human being who didn't achieve his dream, and how he and others perceive it. And it makes a person think about their life. All their successes and all their failures. Without question one of the best documentaries I've ever seen in my entire life.
