So as I sit here and read the news of Mark Wahlberg once again saying that he wants to do a The Fighter 2. He goes on to talk about how they have no plans to take this story and make it into a full blown Hollywood franchise by having a part 4, 5, 6 or 7; but a part 2 is something they really want to do.

Apparently, because boxing isn’t a sport that I’m that well versed in, Micky Ward, after becoming the welterweight title holder , eventually goes on to fight through a trilogy of bouts with the famous Arturro Gatti.

Now I’m not going to say that there isn’t a story to be told there, I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s always a story to be told and even the most mundane films can be very interesting if done correctly. However, when I look back at The Fighter even more than the story of Ward becoming the success I felt the real important aspect of it all was how he got there and how he eventually discovered how his family was what was holding him back. The drama of how the family, Alice (Melissa Leo), Dicky (Christian Bale) and his infinite amount of sisters were what was continually what was stopping him from being who he ended up becoming the moment he removed them from the equation.

The point of a sequel is to “one up” the original. How can taking all the family drama out of the movie and actually making it into a stereotypical sports movie where a training montage is what gets us to the climactic end battle be a good move for this story? As much as I have a soft spot for the underdog sports movie, I feel that this is a film that’s probably best untouched. Why go digging where there’s not much more to mine. Are we going to start joking about how Dicky isn’t on drugs anymore? I’m sure that they won’t be able to land Bale or Leo back at this point and it’s Wahlberg looking for another shot at the Oscar, and he won’t get it this time either.

What do you think about the idea of The Fighter getting a sequel?