The Real Steel movie ending is one of the best movie endings we've seen. You would never think a movie ending about a robot fighting another robot could make you feel good. It is a movie ending that produces strong emotions.
***Movie Ending Spoiler***
In the championship match against Zeus, Atom is getting crushed. Zeus is pounding Atom like a tin can. Somehow, Atom survives the first round. He is not in good shape, though operable. Zeus pulverized Atom with powerful punches.
Atom lasts another round. He takes a brutal beating, but survives the next round. The underdog, Atom, is showing the champ that he can keep up with the best of the best.
Prior to the last and final round, Atom's voice component is ruined. Max reveals to his father that Atom can see him. As a result, Max tells his father he must shadow box to control Atom.
Zeus is pounding the metal out of Atom. Max shouts to his father to do something. Bailey speaks under her breath for Charlie to hold for the right time. Zeus begins to slow down his powerful punches, and then ceases.
Charlie looks at his son Max, and says look kid. He is basically telling Max the time is now to pound on Zeus. Bailey mimics Charlie's moves as if she's shadow boxing herself. She connects to the fight like when Charlie lasted 12 rounds in a past boxing match. It is a magical moment.
Max is proud of his father. Atom is pounding the metal out of Zeus. The sound bottoms out, and then is replaced with motivational music. We can see that Max is proud of his father.
Bailey looks at Max's joy. They share a special connection. Bailey begins to cry in joy. Max releases his tears, showing how his father is making him proud. Charlie is becoming the role model Max never had.
Charlie is boxing like a champion. His heart is moving a million beats per minute. Bailey predicts Charlie's moves in unison. We can see the fight is touching since she is probably reflecting back on her late father and Charlie's relationship as coach and boxer.
Zeus's creator Tak throws one of the controllers out of the cockpit. He begins to personally operate Zeus. Charlie continues to pound Zeus, knocking him out. The referee counts to 7. Zeus jumps up.
Charlie guides Atom to punch on Zeus. Zeus grabs Atom's arm. Tak's creation is malfunctioning. Charlie punches with one hand. Bailey yells to knock Zeus out. Zeus almost goes down again, but the bell saves the champ from getting his with an Atom bomb.
The stadium is rocking to the impressive Atom. Bailey runs to Charlie, revealing a touching ending in an action-packed championship fight. We feel like we're watching Rocky IV all over again.
The judges read off the score cards. Charlie and Max nervously wait, hoping their Atom will win. We can see in Charlie's face that Atom will not win. However, Charlie looks confident about the outcome. Zeus narrowly wins. Charlie comments that Tak's manager Farra obviously doesn't appear happy.
Farra mentions that she is happy with the outcome. She says that Zeus is still the champion. The announcer tries to interview Tak, but he races out of the boxing ring in disgust.
The announcer calls on Max. They say Atom is the people's champion. Max replies back that it sounds good to him. Charlie is proud of his son. Max calls out for his dad. Charlie tries to tell Max he loves him. We can tell he is shaken up with strong emotions. Max tells his father his secret is safe with him.
Charlie tells Max to wait there. He turns on Atom. Atom and Charlie walk over to Max. Charlie lifts Max up on his shoulder. Atom stands next to them posing to the crowd. The crowd goes berserk.
The Real Steel movie ending makes you want to watch the championship fight several times to keep experiencing the magical moment between Atom, Max, Charlie, Bailey, the crowd and the underdog story which conveys the David and Goliath story.
Reel Steel has a great movie ending. You will begin shadow boxing in your living room to relive the awesome movie ending.