In the 1976 movie Rocky, director John G. Avildsen and screenwriter Sylvester Stallone explore the idea of the American Dream. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) had a dream of being a boxer yet when he's given the chance to fight heavy weight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), he doesn't jump at the chance at first. Once he finally accepts the offer, he trains harder than he ever has to reach his goal of lasting 15 rounds with Creed, something no one had ever accomplished before. Through his hard work and persistence, Rocky ends up accomplishing his goal.
The film also strayed away from the cliché of having the underdog win the fight. In Rocky, Creed still won the fight even though Rocky was able to last 15 rounds. Although the viewer was aware Rocky didn't win, the main focus wasn't on Rocky's loss. Instead the focus was on Rocky and Adrian (Talia Shire) who said they loved each other.
Rocky also has a heartwarming mood at times. For example, when Rocky and Mickey (Burgess Meredith) get into an argument at the gym. Rocky feels as though all these years Mickey hasn't given Rocky a fair chance and feels like Mickey's ignored him in a way. To that Mickey responds "You had the talent to become a good fighter, but instead of that, you become a legbreaker to some cheap, second rate loanshark!" From that we can tell that Mickey felt as though Rocky had given up his potential to be something great for a job that wasn't respectable.
No comments:
Post a Comment