Sacrificial Love - The Boxer - Soundtrack - Daniel-Day Lewis

So, call me sentimental but heres a story about Danny Flynn. Its one of my favourite modern love stories and its best embodied, in my opinion, in the two scenes I've singled out with music from the original motion picture soundtrack. Danny loved Maggie. Its really a story about sacrificial love--the highest form of love there is really. Danny, in a war-torn Ireland boxes for the catholic side, while he voluntarily takes a fall at the hands of his protestant opponent (opening scene) so as to make sure protestants visitin the club and intermingling with catholics would return so that maybe, at least, in their little corner of the world, they may know peace and brotherly love. This says a lot about Danny. Again--sacrificial love! Then theres Maggie, the love of his life who was asked to be loyal and marry a prisoner for the cause (the IRA). Maggie though, had always truly loved Danny who was removed from her life after an unjust incarceration. To protect her, due to threats made to his and her life, hes asked to leave Ireland and heads for the U.K. to pursue some semblance of a boxing career, but his heart is in Ireland. In the last scene of this clip, Danny is pressured into yet another momentary rage and he snaps. Once he gets a grip, he realizes that compassion, even and especially when youre down and out, rejected, alone and opposed, will always be the trait of champions.

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[NaturalBornHedonist]

Totally captivating music. I am totally surprised, that the soundtrack of The Boxer didn't even get a nomination ...!!!

[fifalacious]

@NaturalBornHedonist tell me about it!!!!!!!!!! :)

[feldeg44]

@NaturalBornHedonist Absolutly agree with you, de music is amazing really, it touch you

[RipTheReptilian]

@AMOR4VELOCIDAD Peace & Blessings brother

[AMOR4VELOCIDAD]

Thank you very much for such an inspirational and profound clip! I love this movie and soundtrack... As an Iranian man, I have felt very similar feelings and sentiments toward my own country that has been occupied by forces of evil for the past 31 long years... In hopes of regaining our Freedom & Honour once again... Peace on Mother Earth...