In 1976, "Rocky" won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
This is a movie that tells the story of the unknown boxer Rocky and the heavyweight champion Apollo.
"Rocky" actor Stallone also became a hero in the eyes of Americans by virtue of this film's soy sauce from the set.
Stills of the movie "Rocky"
Now, 43 years later, Creed: Rise of the Heroes, the eighth film in the Rocky series, has appeared on the big screen in China.
This movie is likely to be the final curtain call for "Rocky". On the last day of the filming of "Credi: Heroes Again", Stallone uploaded a video to thank the audience on ins, which mentioned "Unfortunately, all things will have A process...and then it ends."
But the curtain call of "Rocky" does not mean the end of the "Rocky" series. Starting from "Credi" in 2015, "Rocky Spirit" has been steadily taken over.
What is "Rocky Spirit"?
Why can the "Rocky" series be enduring for more than 40 years?
Creed: Rise of the Heroes
The film follows the story of the previous "Creedy", which tells the story of boxing champion Creedy who faced his "father's hatred" opponent, suffered a fiasco and fell into a low point in his life. With the help of coach Rocky and his family, he overcame the psychological obstacles and regained his strength.
In fact, to say that "Creed: Heroes Rising" (hereinafter referred to as "Creed 2") is a sports film, it is more like a family drama.
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The stage of life is far bigger than the boxing ring
2015's "Credi" is the seventh work of the "Rocky" series, and from this one, the protagonist of the movie has changed from Rocky to Apollo's illegitimate son, Creed.
Although the protagonist has changed, Creed was considered the most authentic sequel to the Rocky franchise at the time.
There is no other reason. "Creed" is the best movie to carry on the spirit of "Rocky". There are many things in life that are more important than victory or defeat.
This time, "Creed: Rising Heroes" took over the previous work and continued to carry forward this "Rocky" spirit.
Although the muscle scene makes people see blood, but in fact, the focus of the story has always been under the ring.
In the previous work "Creedy", the newcomer Creedy challenged the world heavyweight boxing champion even though he was defeated. In the sequel, Creed fought against the boxing champion again. The film ended the fight neatly. Creed defeated the opponent in one fell swoop and became the new world boxing champion.
Some people say that the plot of "Credi 2" is a routine, but if it is really a routine, then this showdown will definitely make countless twists and turns, and it will not allow Creed to win as cleanly as it is now.
From this start, "Credi 2" is definitely not a simple movie to upgrade and fight monsters.
In reality, a momentary peak at work doesn't mean the end, sometimes it's just the beginning.
Victory inspires Creed to propose to his girlfriend, so the hazy love relationship in the last movie will soon turn into a stable husband and wife relationship, and a new family formation is established.
But Creed's becoming the champion brought him more than just honor, but also pressure.
The main game in "Creed 2" is the battle of the century between Victor and Creed.
Victor's father, Drago, used to be a medically shaped boxer by Russia. In the ring, he killed Apollo and was defeated by Rocky.
During the US-Soviet Cold War, he was a national hero when he won, but when he was defeated by Rocky, he became worthless, abandoned by his country and his wife.
So he devil trains his son and wants to regain everything.
This battle, with the grudges of the previous generation, is as epic as a Shakespeare play.
What this represents is definitely not a simple win or loss of a game, but a showdown of the beliefs of the two sides.
Drago, who wants to make a comeback with hatred, Victor, who wants to help his father realize all his wishes, Creed who is confused about what he is fighting for, Rocky, who can never forget the death of Apollo, when they A game and assembled in a small space.
This fateful confrontation is not only in the arena for a few minutes, but also in the life of the Drago and his son who only have training, or Creed and Rocky because of the unease in his heart.
However, when the battle of the century is over, you will find that, like the last Creed's defeat, it is not so important to win or lose in the ring.
02
Life is a choice
The whole "Credi 2" is actually advancing in constant selection.
Some people say that the first half of "Credy 2" has too much foreshadowing and is too warm, but in fact, under this warm appearance, everyone is struggling and making choices in their hearts, but the director shows this very restrained.
Creed chooses whether or not to accept Victor's challenge. His father killed his own father, and was defeated by his master and lost everything.
Creed wanted to avenge his father, but everyone around him was persuading him to give up, but deep down, he didn't know what he was fighting for.
Creed and his wife had to choose whether or not to have children, as his wife's hearing began to degrade, and her condition is likely to be inherited. If the child is deaf, is it right or wrong to bring her into this world.
Rocky chooses whether or not to connect with his alien son, who has nearly lost touch.
His grandson didn't even know that he still had a grandfather, and the family members who had not met for many years would live better without his interruption.
In Creed 2, everyone faces tough choices.
There is a quip on the Internet that only children make choices, adults should.
But in fact, children also know that a bear and a fish's paw can't have both.
Creed chose to fight.
The Creeds decided to keep the child.
Rocky eventually rang the doorbell at his son's house.
You always have to make a choice.
When you have the courage to make a choice, it also means you have the courage to face what comes next.
Choosing sometimes doesn't mean you have something to lose, it just keeps you going.
Of course, the film's best choices happen to the Dragos, who are the focus of what I'm going to talk about today.
03
bloody white towel
Drago and his son are undoubtedly the biggest opponents that the protagonists of this film Creed and Rocky have encountered.
When Rocky persuaded Creed not to accept Victor's challenge, he said, "You have things you're afraid of losing, but they don't."
The translation of this saying is that those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes.
The Dragos had lost everything in the first place.
In Russia, winning or losing is everything, and when Drago was young, they took him to the altar, only to smash him to pieces because of a single loss.
Drago couldn't hate betraying his country and hoped for abandoning his wife, so he could only unleash his anger on Rocky who defeated him.
He trains his son ruthlessly with the spirit of taking back all the glory.
And his son, who was expelled along with his father, felt the indifference of his mother and lived in hatred all the time.
In fact, in contrast, Creed is much luckier than them.
The devil's training has made Victor successful in the ring again and again.
Russia began to warmly entertain the father and son duo again.
Victor adores and loves his father, and is very disgusted by these hypocritical people, including his own mother, so he chooses to leave the table in anger.
The two men were so hungry for victory that they endured brutal training day after day to win.
Drago's choice happened in the battle of the century that father and son were eagerly awaiting.
The reborn Creed is not something Victor can beat.
But Victor, who loves his father, will never admit defeat.
History is like a cycle.
That's what happened when Apollo and Drago played.
Apollo was no match for Drago, but he didn't concede defeat until he never stood up again, causing Rocky's lifelong remorse.
But Drago threw down the bloody white towel in the game, a move that represented his surrender.
Sometimes it's harder to give up than to hold on.
Before this move, we saw Drago as an Avenger who desperately wanted to win, but at this moment we see a father who is distressed for his son.
He used his son as a bargaining chip for his revenge before, but at this moment, he understood in the choice that his son is not a bargaining chip but a family member.
Drago, who lost the game, was given a new life.
The man who used to drive his car to run with his son now jumps down and runs with his son.
The title of "Creed 2" is "The Return of the Hero," but the hero refers not only to Creed and Zillo, but also to Drago and his son.
This bloody white towel elevates the entire film of Creed 2.
It also implements the "Rocky" spirit more, so that Stallone can indeed retire in this series with peace of mind.
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