Joe Soriano
O.J. Lewis"Red Belt" takes a surprising turn
June 19th 2009 02:28
I was a little on the fence about seeing this movie due to the fact that I had not heard any reviews about it at all but every time I went to the video store it always seemed to catch my attention. So yesterday I went with the intention of getting it and I am very glad that I took the time to watch it. For any that have not seen it, it is very much worth watching; in fact I liked it so much that I hope to watch it again before I return it.
In the beginning there seems to be a lot going on and if you are not paying attention to all the details you may miss something later on but either way in the end you will fully understand the gist of it. Mike Terry is a Jiu Jitsu instructor that trains many people in a gym that is losing money fast. In his art form the red belt is worn only by the master or professor as they call him and he is shown the utmost respect by his followers. Mike is the kind of guy that is willing to give the shirt off of his back to a stranger if that person is in need and at one point, almost does exactly that.
Through a few unusual circumstances he falls into a way to make some money but it ends up being a scam and a way for others to make money off of him. His only choice is to fight as an undercard on the big fight night and hopefully win, pay off his bills and help those he must help and move on with his life, but he uncovers that the whole thing is fixed and being a man of honor and purity will not have any part of it.
I personally at this point expected some twist in the plot forcing him to fight, like the bad guys were holding someone hostage or they had some sort of blackmail over him. Instead it is he that at first walks away and then realizes that if ever there were a time to fight it would be now, just not in the ring or for a show, it would be on the way to the ring and through ever bit of security they could throw at him including the reigning champion, the professor's son. He does this so that he would be able to blow the whistle on the whole event that was dishonoring his art, life, and master. It is one hell of a fight scene. And in the end I was left saying "wow". Go watch it and let me know how you felt in that last scene.
In the beginning there seems to be a lot going on and if you are not paying attention to all the details you may miss something later on but either way in the end you will fully understand the gist of it. Mike Terry is a Jiu Jitsu instructor that trains many people in a gym that is losing money fast. In his art form the red belt is worn only by the master or professor as they call him and he is shown the utmost respect by his followers. Mike is the kind of guy that is willing to give the shirt off of his back to a stranger if that person is in need and at one point, almost does exactly that.
I personally at this point expected some twist in the plot forcing him to fight, like the bad guys were holding someone hostage or they had some sort of blackmail over him. Instead it is he that at first walks away and then realizes that if ever there were a time to fight it would be now, just not in the ring or for a show, it would be on the way to the ring and through ever bit of security they could throw at him including the reigning champion, the professor's son. He does this so that he would be able to blow the whistle on the whole event that was dishonoring his art, life, and master. It is one hell of a fight scene. And in the end I was left saying "wow". Go watch it and let me know how you felt in that last scene.
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