Real Steel
One story plot you see many times in the movies is the bad (insert authority figure) who is transformed into a good (insert authority figure), usually through his or her interactions with mind, body, and spirit characters. In Real Steel , Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Benton, a bad father who is transformed into a good father through his interactions with mind, body, and spirit characters. The Mind Character: Max Benton (Dakota Goyo) Max is Charlie Benton's son, but has been living with his mother his entire life. When Max's mother dies, he goes to spend the summer with Charlie. When he discovers Charlie is a robot boxer, Max is excited and starts talking about various robot fights he's seen or read about. When Charlie's new robot seems to be malfunctioning, Max speaks to it in Japanese and the robot responds. When Charlie takes his new robot to fight, Max argues they should play it safe, take an undercard, and win a little money rather than taking the ...