The Rocky series has gone through dozens of years, and Stallone has also moved from a heroic warrior to a rare age, and the hero has ended. The growth of the company is accompanied by the passing of the older generation and the end of the legend.
2018 was a year that made many post-90s sigh, how many youthful memories disappeared, and the idols who grew up said farewell forever, Li Ao, Hawking, Li Yong, Jin Yong, Stan Lee... Looking back, the post-00s grew up, and we too " old". The action superstars who once made us excited, such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Stallone, Lundgren, Schwarzenegger, are all in their old age. Since ancient times, beautiful people are like famous generals, and they are not allowed to appear whiteheads in the world. No one wants to see them as heroes or beauties. Jackie Chan has become an old man who is worried about his family. Jet Li is sick and sick. Jia, even on the screen where they were once all-powerful, they can't retain many audiences. Their box office appeal is not as good as before, and they can only watch Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, etc. People slap them to death on the beach, and it just goes on and on, and their today is the future of their younger generation. Therefore, the casting of the film is so suitable, the atmosphere is warm but sad, no matter the old Rocky, the old Drago, or the young Adonis or the young Drago, they will not be forever winners.
Going back to the film, Adonis became a boxing champion at the beginning, earning both fame and fortune, but why is he so eager to answer the challenge of Little Drago for revenge? I don't think so. In fact, this is just an excuse made by the outside world and Adonis. The real reason is simple and cruel, for fear of being forgotten. As an agent said, there are 77 boxing champions in the history of the United States, and a few are remembered. As far as I am concerned, I only know Ali and Tyson, because they are legendary enough to make people It is talked about, maybe not the strongest in sports, but who care, we only care about their legends, just like Beckham, who cares about his playing skills, he is handsome, that is enough. Adonis is afraid of being forgotten, so even if he falls out with Rocky, he still has to participate in the challenge, because the old Drago killed his father in the ring, and now he wants to defeat the enemy's son in the ring, this revenge The battle attracts all eyes and will create a legend. But he forgot that the other party's desire was stronger than his, because little Drago was more afraid of being forgotten. After the old Drago was defeated by Rocky, he fell from the peak, lost his heroic aura, his wife abandoned her husband and her son, coupled with the disintegration of the Soviet Union and social turmoil, it can be said that he was exhausted like a lost dog, his life fell to the bottom, and the fire of revenge burned in his heart for more than 20 years. The more the fever became, the more he turned his son into a weapon of revenge, and the hatred between the two generations was about to explode. The plot can be guessed naturally. Adonis failed first, experienced doubt and pain, and with the help of everyone, he regained his strength, defeated his opponents, and proved himself again. It is very old-fashioned, but it is also the favorite of the audience.
In addition to the plot and the intense boxing scenes, the film focuses more on the shaping of the characters. Everyone is fresh and full, no matter how old or young, they are all changing and growing. Adonis was young and impulsive, powerful and won the title of boxing champion, but he was uneasy in his heart, because he did not know when he would lose everything again. His father, a generation of boxing champion, died in the ring, leaving behind orphans and widows; Master Rocky, the legend has ended, he is just a lonely and staggering old man who struggles all day with no one to fix the light bulb; his girlfriend is deaf and has to give up his beloved music career at some point; he has a lovely daughter, but is likely to suffer from genetics Sexually deaf. These, even if you win more games, you can't change it, and you can't be undefeated forever. But life is like this. There is no other way but to move forward. All you need to do is to cherish the moment. Although he lost his father early, Adonis himself may not have much memories and affection for his father. Rocky has replaced some of his father's roles. , and he also has a gentle mother, a beloved wife and daughter, who are all reasons for his own advancement.
Rocky, an inspirational legend, but no matter what kind of legend, it will end in old age. He can only pin his hopes on young people. His beloved wife has passed away, his son is in a cold war with him, his grandson cannot see each other, and he lives alone. In the hut, silently enduring the pain. Adonis is like another son of his, he can't let him go. The process of reconciliation with Adonis is actually the process of reconciliation between himself and his son. He finally took that step to meet his son and grandson whom he had not seen for a long time. Smile, it's really not that difficult.
The Drago father and son, who stand on the opposite side of Rocky's master and apprentice, are by no means the villains of the face. Old Drago is a product of the Soviet Union's national sports system. He used to be a national hero with great glory, but a failure in a game knocked him to the bottom. From a hero to a bear that everyone shouted, his wife was vain and cold, and immediately turned to power In the arms of a man, even the Soviet Union, which he once loved, hated, and fought for is gone. Who can tell the pain in old Drago's heart? , to cultivate his son into a powerful boxing champion is the reason for his life in the latter half of his life. In fact, we can also see the sadness of Chinese sports figures in him. Li Ning, the gymnast prince, defeated Seoul, and his former honor was ignored. Everyone shouted and beat him, and even viciously told him to die; the Chinese women's volleyball team with five consecutive championships was in After the glory, it went silent until Chen Zhonghe led the women's volleyball team to win the championship again. Who really cared about them for more than ten years. Winning glory for the country is like a curse on the heads of athletes. If you don’t win the championship, you will be sorry for the country and the eight generations of ancestors. Even today, it is said that “heroes are not judged by success or failure”, but there are a few people who can do it, Zou Chunlan rubs. Bath household registration, Zhang Shangwu subway performer, many former champions can't even support their families after retiring, because their youth are all dedicated to the country, they don't have enough knowledge and skills to stand in the society, they leave the stadium, they have nothing, and like Guo Jingjing, Tian Liang , Yao Ming such a lucky person is rare. What is even sadder is that the National Sports Federation is helplessly tied to politics and interests. Just like the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, except for Wu Dajing who won the gold medal too cleanly, other athletes who suffered injustice did nothing but protest. No, and there are too many victims of this kind, such as Russia, a winter sports powerhouse that failed to fly its flag at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics because of a specious doping scandal.
Little Drago is a distressed child. Although he has a strong physique and has the same cold expression and eyes as his father, these are just disguise. In fact, little Drago's inner fear is even worse than that of Adonis. Watching his mother abandon himself, watching everyone laugh at his abject father, the father pinned the hope of revenge on his son and made it the strongest weapon of revenge, and he simply followed his father's footsteps on the road of revenge, because He is very simple. He simply thinks that as long as he becomes the champion of boxing, his mother will come back, his father will love him again, and everyone will be good to their father and son, and everything lost can be recovered. He thought he had nothing to lose, so in the first battle of revenge, Little Drago knocked down Adonis. Although he failed to win the championship due to controversy, he also received attention from everyone. It seems that Sunshine Avenue has been paved. Until the end, the father and son came to their senses, do they need the affirmation of others, do they need that woman to come back? No need, because it's not worth it, they already have each other. So, in the end, the old Drago took the lead in throwing out the white towel to admit defeat. At that moment, he was just a father who felt bad for his son. The stubborn little Drago was crying in his father's arms like a child, because his father had not hugged him for a long time. For themselves, they no longer think about that cold woman, and they don't even bother to give their son a look of encouragement and affection. No matter how high a woman climbs, it is not worth missing. Finally, the father and son ran together again. Although there was no smile, they felt the rare warmth of the father and son. Little Drago is young and talented. As long as he puts down his obsessions and truly loves boxing, he will sooner or later become the champion of boxing. He still has a long way to go, so here is my silent blessing.
The theme of the film is about sports, passion, growth, and behind this, I also see politics. Russia has been an outlier in the world for hundreds of years. Before Peter the Great, Russia was almost isolated from Europe and believed in the same God, but you believe in your Catholicism/Protestantism, and I believe in my Orthodox Church. Rude, icy, I think your motherfucker is weak and pretentious. Peter the Great’s study tour in Europe opened his eyes. From then on, Russia wanted to break away from Asia and join Europe, learn from Europe everywhere, and want to be accepted by Europe, but people would not take you to play, so they intervened in Europe again and again by force for seven years. War, the partition of Poland, the anti-Napoleonic war, the expansion of territory step by step, the erosion of European land, and becoming a behemoth that no European power can ignore, but even so, Europeans, especially Western Europe, despise Russia's barbarism in their bones, and Russia seems to be unable to learn With soft power, although there are ballet, Pushkin, and Tolstoy, but it can't change the impression of a hillbilly, so I believe that force can prove everything, but even a powerful polar bear is not always victorious, and lost the Crimean war. , Lost the Russo-Japanese War, lost the First World War, and made himself a sick bear with severe inner anger, even the Russian Empire was overthrown, and finally became the Soviet Union, the red giant bear that could not be ignored in the 20th century. It turned the world upside down with its socialist beliefs, its army of tanks, and the Cold War, and finally killed itself. The disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia inherited the mantle, and also inherited the pride and shame of the Soviet Union, from a superpower that competed with the United States for hegemony to a poor second-class power. Following the same steps as others, learning democracy and economics, but no matter how they are nondescript, they will only be ridiculed, and they will never be able to enter the Western camp. In the end, under Putin's leadership, I simply stopped ignoring you. I did my own thing, and I beat my Chechnya. No one wants to make trouble again. If the younger brothers are disobedient, I will cut off his natural gas and hold a referendum to split you. , I have suffered it anyway; if the west is not bright and the east is bright, I will find China to develop the economy, and you will sanction it; don’t you say that I am a dictator, I will change the constitution, and play with the president and the prime minister; if you think my military is declining, then I'll show you, who has the final say in Syria. It seems that Russia no longer cares about the eyes of other countries, but in fact it is more like a big boy in the rebellious period. He still wants everyone's attention, but he has suffered too much, but he has not seen anything bright, and the road of growth seems to be hopeful. Not to the end. And the United States, the winner of the Cold War, the world hegemon, his life is not easy, although he still roars and shakes the earth, but the younger brothers are not so obedient. Now, European allies have their own calculus, Russia's old love adds to the block, China's rise is unstoppable, the Middle East is chaotic, hatred of the United States is spreading, and it is always facing terrorist attacks. The inner courtyard of his own house is constantly on fire, the economy is sluggish, the black affirmative movement is surging, and mainstream values are divided. In the political arena, Trump is a jerk who is not knowing where to take the United States. Even if he steps down, I don’t know how many people like him will be in the future ( fat and ugly) black swan surfaced. Even Hollywood is not exempt. Many movies in 2018 are blackened, just like this "Creed: Rise of the Hero", the male and female protagonists have become black, and the whole film can't find a few white actors. Reform is most afraid of overcorrecting. For example, in South Africa, blacks have equal rights, and whites are not even as good as blacks, but the country has changed from a developed country to a developing country, and social division and chaos have seriously hindered development. Everyone and the American country are growing, and growth is never tender. If Rocky represents the previous generation of America, once strong, and now old but also mature, then Adonis represents the young America, the rise of black people, think To prove themselves again but face confusion and tests, Drago and his son represent the Soviet Union of the past and Russia of today. They want to be recognized again, exercise their muscles, and fight for opportunities.
Wins and losses are constantly changing, fate is constantly reincarnating, old legends have ended, and new legends are still being staged.
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