Dir: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Michael B. Jordan (creed), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Tessa Thompson (Bianca)
Prod: New Line cinema, 2015
Distributor: MGM & United Artist, 2015
Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, boxing champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers - Rocky I through IV), who died before Adonis was born; however, boxing is in his blood, so he seeks out Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and asks the retired champ to be his trainer. Rocky sees much of Apollo in Adonis and after a short period of hesitant reflection agrees to mentor him.
With Rocky's help, Adonis soon gets a title shot, but whether he has the true heart of a fighter remains to be seen. Creed begins with Donnie’s past, where young, orphaned Adonis Johnson is visited in juvenile hall by Apollo Creed’s widow, Mary Anne (Phylicia Rashad). Mary Anne adopts the young man, a product of an affair Apollo had before he was killed in the ring by Drago in Rocky IV. Though Mary Anne raises him as her own, Donnie’s resentment about being in the shadow of a famous man he never knew nor met grows as he ages. He secretly engages in his father’s sport. “Creed” shows Donnie fighting in Mexico before returning to his office job in Los Angeles 12 hours later.
During the film, Adonis opens his eyes to a whole new world while he is in Philly. I feel as though his view of life changes as he finds love quickly and it makes him work much harder. In my opinion, this movie shows how far you can go with a dream. Similar to "Rocky", "Creed" is based entirely upon the American Dream. It focuses on the thought of success and thriving.
[Seems like there is a big whole here - additionally your post thus far is over-reliant recall/retell; please increase the amount of analysis]
Donnie fights Conlan at Goodison Park in Conlan's hometown of Liverpool, and many parallels emerge between the bout that ensues and Apollo and Rocky's first fight forty years earlier. Before entering the ring, Donnie receives a present from Mary Anne, new American flag trunks similar to the one's Apollo and later Rocky wore. Additionally, to the surprise of nearly everyone, Donnie gives Conlan all he can handle. Conlan knocks Donnie down, but Donnie recovers to knock Conlan down for the first time in his career. Donnie goes the distance, but Conlan wins on a split decision (just as Apollo retained his title by split decision against Rocky). However, Donnie has won the respect of Conlan and the crowd; as Max Kellerman puts it while calling the fight for HBO, "Conlan won the fight, but Creed won the night." Conlan tells Donnie that he is the future of the light heavyweight division.
With Rocky's help, Adonis soon gets a title shot, but whether he has the true heart of a fighter remains to be seen. Creed begins with Donnie’s past, where young, orphaned Adonis Johnson is visited in juvenile hall by Apollo Creed’s widow, Mary Anne (Phylicia Rashad). Mary Anne adopts the young man, a product of an affair Apollo had before he was killed in the ring by Drago in Rocky IV. Though Mary Anne raises him as her own, Donnie’s resentment about being in the shadow of a famous man he never knew nor met grows as he ages. He secretly engages in his father’s sport. “Creed” shows Donnie fighting in Mexico before returning to his office job in Los Angeles 12 hours later.
During the film, Adonis opens his eyes to a whole new world while he is in Philly. I feel as though his view of life changes as he finds love quickly and it makes him work much harder. In my opinion, this movie shows how far you can go with a dream. Similar to "Rocky", "Creed" is based entirely upon the American Dream. It focuses on the thought of success and thriving.
[Seems like there is a big whole here - additionally your post thus far is over-reliant recall/retell; please increase the amount of analysis]
Donnie fights Conlan at Goodison Park in Conlan's hometown of Liverpool, and many parallels emerge between the bout that ensues and Apollo and Rocky's first fight forty years earlier. Before entering the ring, Donnie receives a present from Mary Anne, new American flag trunks similar to the one's Apollo and later Rocky wore. Additionally, to the surprise of nearly everyone, Donnie gives Conlan all he can handle. Conlan knocks Donnie down, but Donnie recovers to knock Conlan down for the first time in his career. Donnie goes the distance, but Conlan wins on a split decision (just as Apollo retained his title by split decision against Rocky). However, Donnie has won the respect of Conlan and the crowd; as Max Kellerman puts it while calling the fight for HBO, "Conlan won the fight, but Creed won the night." Conlan tells Donnie that he is the future of the light heavyweight division.
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