Creed is so plain, it doesn't look like a 2015 movie.
The whole plot can be introduced in one sentence: the illegitimate son of former boxing champion Apollo Creed fell in love with boxing. For this reason, he gave up everything in the upper class and returned to Philadelphia to find his father's old friend Rocky. After Rocky's training, In the end, he also challenged the boxing champion's gold belt.
Such an unfashionable and uncomplicated plot, at the moment when the "Rocky" series is gradually being forgotten, can still break through the siege in a number of sequel movies, relying on a simple and simple hero core:
The young man who had nothing, proved himself to the world and himself through a failed victory.
Come to think of it, Creed has almost the exact same plot structure as 1976's Rocky:
Forty years ago, Rocky, a poor young man, shivered and ran to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia at 4 am.
In 2015, if a young man wearing a suit and tie wants to prove to the world that he is not a mistake, he needs to come out of the mansion, abandon his father's name, keep his name incognito, eat all over the place, and punch out from nothing.
40 years have passed, the male protagonist's sweater is fashionable, the girl he likes is more beautiful and more energetic, and the streets of Philadelphia that you run past are no longer shabby, but the problem you face is still the same - how far you can go to prove yourself?
From a material level, Creed's situation does not seem to be as embarrassing as Rocky was back then. He doesn't have to struggle with food and clothing, he has a decent job, and behind him, there seems to be an endless retreat.
But it does not mean that his difficulties are weaker. Just like the problems most of us face, in a big 9-to-5 city, there may be millions of people stuck in their daily trajectories, wanting to change careers, If you want to change jobs or continue your studies, how many of you can do it? The struggle that has a way out is the easiest to defeat.
Adonis' biggest fear was that he couldn't take on the title of his father "Creed". He hated people calling him "little Creed" or "baby Creed", but there was nothing to stop everyone from asking "Can he fight?"
The movie did not focus on the pain of training like "Rocky", but more of a romantic expression of sportsmanship. After 12 rounds of tragic "fighting", he stared at his swollen left eye and finally "wear the name". with pride".
The film's message is simple and convincing: courage to change is always rewarded, luck is more than you can imagine.
Whether it is resigning to major in entrepreneurship to study, or cutting swollen eyes with a blade, everyone has their own fight. When they have enough desire for victory, they make a brave choice and accept the training. This is the moment when a hero is born.
At the end of "Creed", Creed helped the old and frail Rocky to come to the Philadelphia Museum of Art again. The stairs that he had run up countless times became long and steep, and the years gave the old hero a new battle.
Watching two people fighting side by side, I can't help but feel that this is really a gratifying world. Although there are always young heroes who make headlines, the old heroes are not alone. Philadelphia still has a statue of him, the young hero. People still remember him, everyone who loves boxing still calls him champion, 40 years have passed, but the stories of heroes and heroes are still loved and sung.
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