Jonah Nazier Galan- Creed

Dir: Ryan Coogler

Starring: Michael B. Jordan (creed), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Tessa Thompson (Bianca)

Prod: New Line cinema, 2015

Distributor: MGM & United Artist, 2015

Creed, was a long-awaited reboot of the legendary "Rocky" franchise. Having a new director may have posed assumptions about the film not living up to Rocky storyline, however, I feel this was a great choice. Ryan Coogler is a director of the films, Fruitvale Station and in the up and coming film, Black Panther in which Michael B. Jordan has starred in will allow for greater chemistry and knowledge of strengths.

Initially, as part of the introduction, you will see Ryan Coogler paying homage to the first Rocky film, as Adonis is fighting underground. This is to replicate Rocky doing club fighting t earn a few bucks. However, the difference between the two storylines is poverty. Rocky lived in the slums of Philadelphia working as an enforcer for a loan shark trying to make a quick buck. Creed can be seen as ignorant and selfish. Quitting a good paying career, leaving his million dollars home, to flee to Philadelphia to pursue his dream of becoming a professional boxer.

Another intriguing part of the film that I feel is underlined is the scene where Rocky pays a visit to Adrian's and Pauly's grave. During the scene, you will notice a rose on Adrian's tombstone and alcohol on Pauly's. Now if we take the basic message of it we will just say that it's a representation of each individual, but there is symbolism present. The rose as we know signifies love while someone who consumes alcohol is one who attempts to escape life's problems or past. I feel this is a representation of Rocky, ever since the death of Apollo Creed, he has lived life in regret. He has lost the presence, physical love of the three most important people in his life, his wife, brother in law (best friend), and his right-hand man. His alcohol in the film can be seen as his refusal to treatment for his cancer. Knowing that he will die if he doesn't seek treatment can be viewed as his escape to his past so that he may be able to visit them again and enjoy life and find the value of the rose, love.

I felt the movie was excellent. This fil has been view almost a dozen times at home. I would recommend it to anyone in my age group. It may have seemed as not as impressive but there are a lot of moments that require analyzation and this was the purpose I wanted to achieve. This is why I decided to do my blog in this manner to promote deeper analyzation.