Welcome to the Movie Rewrite for “Million Dollar Baby”
Great movie, but very disturbing how it all unraveled, we are going to Rewrite that. What the movie forgets to mention is the actress that Hillary Swank played grew up on Martial Arts. She had professional training going ten years back from one of best Martial Arts instructors in the world, Mr. Miyagi. After those ten years, the Hillary Actress was no longer a student; she too was a master of martial arts. The most important lesson she learned from her Karate Instructor was; Never Take your eye off your opponent, never. As a matter of fact, Mr. Miyagi used to make her walk around with pictures of the people she would fight to ensure she never took her eyes off of them. He beat this principle to death, and she never forgot it.
During those ten years women boxing started to rise in popularity, and this peaked Hillary’s interest. Problem was she had no boxing experience what so ever. Being from a small town and all, there was only one dinky boxing gym around. Clint Eastwood ran the place. He immediately said to her “ I don’t train women “. But he did offer her job because she needed some work. After several months, Clint realized this young gal had a heart of a lion, like Rocky Balboa you might say. He didn’t see that with any of the men he trained, one you thing you need in boxing is heart. Because with heart and passion, you can even beat the ones that are better then you.
Clint finally gave in and trained her to box with skill and technique. Between that, her martial arts background, and her heart of a lion, Hillary was knocking people out left and right. She became an overnight legend in the female boxing world. Clint said “ I got you a shot at the title fight, this is your time now” Hillary and Clint went into hardcore training now. He sets up a championship fight for her against the WBA women’s welterweight champion, Billie “The Blue Bear”, a German ex-prostitute who has a reputation as a dirty fighter. It was a million dollar fight. Money The Hillary Swank person could not possibly fathom.
Within a few rounds, the “ Hillary Swank “ person had complete control of the fight. It was clear she was going to win the Championship in just moments. Even Billie “ The Blue Bear “ saw her demise coming. When the rounded ended before the last one was about to begin, as they both returned to their corners, Hillary, as she had been doing the whole fight, walked backwards to her corner always remembering what Mr. Miyagi said, “ Never take your eyes off your opponent. Still, Billie “ The Blue Bear “ known for her dirty fighting, before the last round even started, came and attacked Hillary in her own corner to try to weaken her a little before the last round.
Hillary said to herself, The Blue Bear had a very tough life and boxing was all she had. So once the crowed pulled Billie off of Hillary, she had a moment of clarity and compassion. Hillary came to Billie’s side of the ring and said, “ I could never make it another round, you are the best fighter around, I surrender “. So “ Billie the Blue Bear “ remained the champ. People were in shock.
Clint offered Hillary a full time assistant job to him. Her job was to teach his men fighters to have that heart, that unexplainable heart that makes less of a fighter, beat a better fighter. Clint called it the “ Rudy Ruettiger Principal “. This principal was based off a student of Notre Dame who dream was to make the football team despite he was small and had no skills what so ever. But Rudy had a heart of a giant. When he took to the field, he felt taller then anyone. He was pure heart. And that is what Clint felt about Hillary, she was pure heart. And while you can’t teach that, if people see it long enough, it just might rub off on them.
Going back to Billie “ The Blue Bear “ boxing championship, the ex German Prostitute was stunned by what Hillary did for her in that last round. The world never showed her any kindness or compassion before, that experience changed her forever. She resigned from boxing and opened clinics all over the world for people who also felt unloved. She let them know they have a place to come where people do care about them.
The end. The movie still would have been great.
The picture is a visual solution to the Movie Rewrite. Picture was made by Vanessa Martinez Smith
