The Wrestler/Tear Jerker

Tear Jerkers in  include:


 * Randy . With all due respect to the legacy of Harvey Milk, Mickey Rourke deserved the Oscar for Best Actor.
 * Sean Penn played a male homosexual activist, which is one of the most exemplified roles a person can be in. Rourke, on the otherhand, played a professional wrestler, who to this day never receive the credit they deserve. Rourke's performance was easily head-and-shoulders above Penn's, but Rourke stood no chance.
 * The small wrestling function that showed various aged wrestlers selling their merchandise to a meager amount of fans.
 * The steady buildup of Guns 'n Roses' "Sweet Child of Mine". It finally kicked in as Randy's entrance theme, and coupled with Rourke's little monologue to his love interest