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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Yeah the main theme of the movie isn't aging talent so I don't see The Wrestler. It's more about mind games and mind battles a la Fight Club.
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Main theme, no, but aging talent was a heavy theme in the movie. Winona Ryder's character being forcibly removed from the company leaving room for the new star to emerge was a major plot point. Also, the mother forcing her dreams on her daughter because she is too old and didn't accomplish her goals in her prime is another gigantic plot theme. I think the decision whether to leave at the top of your game while you are perfect or to prolong your craft and risk decline is a huge decision for more than one character (want to avoid spoilers), including what is arguably the biggest decision any character makes in the movie. That was definitely present in both films. And I think there was a huge similarity in plot between the two movies but I don't want to talk about it on the board because it also involves a major spoiler...but there is an element of the two movies that is essentially repeated.
I think the major themes were the lengths people push themselves for perfection, the existence of a "darker side" to one's personality, regret and aging in the arts, mind games and (potentially, depending on how you view it) mental illness.
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