Written and directed by Stallone, Rocky Balboa is the ending the character truly deserves, giving Rocky a far better closure than that of the previous entry. Antonio Tarver, Sylvester Stallone (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) The two eventually agree and the media storm around it pits the “has-been” Rocky against the current champ’s lack of credibility. When Rocky applies for his license, news breaks and Dixon promoters approach him for a charity bout in Las Vegas in hopes of elevating Mason’s spiraling public image. This fires up the champion and incites some angry debates, but in the suburbs of Philly, inspires an aging fighter to quietly return to the ring. Naturally, as happens with all great athletes though, comparisons are made, and when ESPN broadcasts a computer simulated video of a fight between Mason and Balboa (in his prime), Rocky comes out on top. Meanwhile, in the boxing world, a new champion is making a name. Mason “The Line” Dixon ( Antonio Tarver) is undisputed and winning over the world as a charismatic and entertaining fighter that has fans angered as he seems to have no opponents who can match him, blaming him for fighting in mis-matched bouts. Geraldine Hughes, Sylvester Stallone (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Rocky is haunted by the past, the strained relationship he has with Robert, who is trying to become corporate, and with how much times are changing. She owns a small bar and has a son who soon looks to Rocky as a father figure. But times are hard. He even reconnects with an old familiar face, “Little” Marie ( Geraldine Hughes), the troubled girl he tried to steer to the right path thirty years earlier on the tough streets of Philadelphia. Adrian has passed, dying from cancer four years earlier, having only his grown son Robert ( Milo Ventimiglia) as family. He looks weathered, tired, but mostly happy. He works as the owner and storyteller at a small but successful Italian restaurant where he goes table to table recounting famous bouts with patrons. Rocky ( Sylvester Stallone) is long retired from boxing, his career a memory for most. I just wanted the singular feeling of stretching out that unquenchable part of who I am: a writer.REVIEW: Rocky’s first words are, “Time goes by too fast,” and right away sets the necessary tone. I went to bed marveling at the unquenchable spirit of Rocky Balboa and woke up to a sunny Sunday morning and the mood to write. This speech was exactly what I needed to hear and I gratefully let myself be yanked up by the bootstraps.
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When the movie started, I was feeling like a creative scumbag.
This conflict felt intensely close to home for me, albeit internalized.Īfter experiencing several creative breakthroughs the day before, in a subconscious “payback” (for I don’t know what) I’d crashed down from my state of bliss. He may be just a dumb boxer who can barely speak, but he has finally recontacted that wild creature deep inside - the one that just wants to be who he is.Īnd he’s not going to let anybody - not even his own son - tell him to stuff that creature back into mothballs. The bigness of spirit with which Sylvester Stallone delivered these lines is undeniable. Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth.” Rocky was looking into my soulĪlthough the moviegoer part of me was busy congratulating Rocky on delivering the rebuke, another part of me experienced it on a very personal basis - as if *I* were the target for this lesson in guts and perseverance. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. it ain’t about how hard you hit it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. But when his son tries to snuff out his dream of fighting again, the worm turns and Rocky delivers a blistering speech: Up to this point, Rocky has been treading gingerly with his son, hoping to rekindle their former closeness. In a tense street scene outside of Rocky’s “famous retired boxer” restaurant, Robert Balboa tries to discourage his aging father from resurrecting his boxing career - because of the embarrassing publicity this will invite. Rocky Balboa’s son is unhappy about living in his father’s shadow. Image courtesy Gage Skidmore on Wikimedia Commons
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