by Lewis Robinson
Boxing movies have enchanted audiences for nearly 100 years. What makes them so appealing to so many people? The answer is a protagonist that people can identify with. Most protagonists are ordinary people with problems it's easy to sympathize with: overcoming an injury, healing wounded pride or trying to turn their lives around. The conflict isn't earth-shattering, but that's precisely the point — audiences get invested in the drama because it's intimate.
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