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The Wrestler: On Escaping Artificially Maintained Glory

In The Wrestler, faded star Randy “The Ram” Robinson’s wizened face is severely disconnected from his freakish build. Look into Randy’s eyes, and you see a lonely, middle aged man clinging onto a distant past. Look at the rest of…