Undisputed (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #53 extract: Undisputed (2002)

In direct conversation with Mike Tyson's sentencing to prison in the mid-90s, Undisputed is kinda, sorta the original Rocky set in prison. 

What this succeeds in doing is showing a passion for boxing and showcasing a few solid boxing sequences. It also forms an allegory about remaining humble; about confronting life with measure and a strong internal perception of oneself and the world. What's more, this makes a smart decision in not making any conclusions about the main character's (Mike Tyson's) sentencing to prison, but it probably didn't really need to tell a story around this. On the negative end, whilst the editing style is inventive, it is quite clunky and lends to structural weaknesses. Moreover, characterisation is pretty flat and so this fails to do what even the most basic stories of this kind must: have its main character overcome something. Without overcoming anything, Snipe's character arc falls flat. In the end though, somewhat engaging, not particularly good.