Rocky- More Than Meets the Eye

Rocky Balboa, upon first inspection is just a lowly fighter and a second rate loan shark. Well, there may be some truth to those words, but that's not all folks! There is definitely more to this man than initially meets the eye. To an untrained eye, that's how he may be perceived but sometimes, you have to dig a little deeper. Truth be told, Rocky's depth goes deeper than anyone knew, maybe even himself. Rocky is actually a caring person with a soft spot for animals, and with one look at this guy who'd of guessed it? Most importantly, he has a lot of potential. He's a fighter, but a fighter with heart. Although, Rocky initially comes off as, not so smart the more time that passes and as the movies progresses you can see that is clearly not the case.

Rocky Balboa is more than meets the eye, and I say this with complete sincerity because it's the gosh-darn-truth. In the beginning of the film, Rocky was kicked out of his locker by Mickey, a coach, the reason being his profession. Mickey called him out and told him he had potential and Rocky goes on to prove him right. Rocky gets the chance to face off against famous fighter Apollo Creed. Creed's representatives promote, "America's the land of opportunity", and they just gave Rocky his. Although, Rocky is hesitant to say yes at first due to Creed's title and prominence in the fighting community. Throughout the film Rocky surprised me by always doing something unexpected. Rocky doesn't always defend himself when people call him "bum" or "loser" or question his masculinity but he defends his girlfriend Adrian, who I was surprised to learn he liked in the first place as they are so different. 

Throughout the film, the character of Rocky has surprised me on many occasions. His kind acts make him heroic and in a way I guess he is an American Hero. I don't really think there is one specific way to define an American Hero, but Rocky is definitely heroic whether an American Hero or not, that remains to be determined. I personally believe so because he accomplished what so many people set out to, he had the American dream, he had potential, he had opportunities, it was his to achieve and he did. People love to root for the underdog. Rocky with all of his rough edges, was the underdog to Apollo Creed's reigning champion title.