'Your secret is safe with me.'...? - Real Steel (2011) Discussion

[–] Dark_Knight_of_CT 11 years ago

I assumed that he loved him.

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[–] Killersnakes 11 years ago

Yep, as above.

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[–] chrish1967 11 years ago

Agreed.

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[–] bravzfan082000-1 11 years ago

Oooooh, I was thinking that he was about to tell him that he wasn't his real dad, since he seemed surprised the kid was older than he thought he should be.

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[–] catbuddy91 11 years ago

Nah, I agree with the others in this thread. It seemed like he only didn't know how old Max was because he was so detached from everything to do Max's life.

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[–] Ruinloth 10 years ago

I agree with you... at the beginning Charlie says he hasn't seen his ex-girlfriend in 10 years and assumes his son is about 9 years old.. later in the movie he asks again Max "are you sure you're eleven?" ant his answer get him thinking...
The age matter comes up 2 times during the movie, I don't think this is just a coincidence...

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[–] e-mail9050 11 years ago

he was gay

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[–] redrum760 10 years ago

if u didnt pick up on charlie bein gay and max keeping his secret...i dunno what movie you were watching

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[–] fictionalman 10 years ago

LOL

That's just my two cents.

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[–] TalkinPikchorBox 10 years ago

He had a raging boner.

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[–] surgecess 9 years ago

Charlie had some Real Steel in his pants. But seriously, this movie is great.

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[–] halomhm2-1 10 years ago

He was going to tell him that his mom didn't really die, and that he was really his mom.

But Max knew, because charlie was "really cool," just like Max's mom.

It was pretty obvious, did you watch the movie?

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[–] yashdj47 9 years ago

You are abusing the privilege of being stupid

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[–] Sachiel-001 10 years ago

Charlie and the robot exchange souls during the fights.

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[–] nullcore 9 years ago

This is my favorite answer. Makes the most sense, really ties the film together.

Well done.

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[–] ispamforfood 9 years ago

Yeah, I'm sure Max meant that Atom was his real father... /s

The secret was obviously that Atom loved Max. Projection, nonetheless... But when you consider that Max saw Atom as an ideal version of Max's father, Charlie, it makes sense. Atom fought for Max, just like he wanted his father to do. So yes, the secret was that Atom loved Max, as did Max toward Atom.

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[–] welsh_dragon_roar 8 years ago

From the subtext running throughout the film, I think it was that the child's mother's personality had been uploaded into Atom. This makes Atom a much better fighter because the mother is trapped in the robot without a way to communicate, other than expressing her mental screams through fighting.