As far as the movie itself is concerned, there really isn't much to like. However, some of the spirits conveyed by the film did resonate in the United States at that time. This kind of inspirational film is also extremely needed for our current Chinese dynasty.
Rocky is an amateur boxer nicknamed the Italian Stallion. His main job is to collect loan sharks for the underworld. The young man can win a boxing match and get $40. He likes a salesperson of a pet store, and in order to attract the attention of the girl, he has practiced jokes for a long time. But the girl was very shy and never gave Rocky the response he wanted. Such a white man who had not received any good education could not be respected in society at that time. He used the locker room in the boxing gym for 6 years and was occupied by a black man just because the black man was more talented. Rocky was angry, but he was also helpless, because what happened to him was a common situation for the bottom white class at that time. A large number of people of color have come to the United States. They are either more hard-working or under the protection of the government. This situation of occupying a magpie's nest makes people like Rocky feel more and more oppressed.
But Rocky was not depressed, he was still training hard and fighting for every opportunity. The director may hope that through the description of the unyielding fighter Rocky, these white people at the bottom will not be depressed because of this situation. They should fight and fight like their ancestors who pioneered the territory, because this kind of competition is actually a good thing for the diverse society of the United States, and it will make the country more combative. After a day of training, Rocky came to the pet shop again and asked Ellie to chat up. Avery is Paulie's sister, and Paulie is Rocky's best friend. The Paulies were a conservative Catholic family, so sister Avery had little status at home.
World boxing champion Apollo is black, arrogant and aggressive, and he's about to organize a Christmas fight in Philadelphia to prove his undisputed dominance. Rocky disagrees with this. He feels that black people can become world champions only because of their talent, not the results of hard work. The plot arrangement here may be a foreshadowing for a duel between the two. On the way home after drinking, Rocky met Mary, a white junior high school girl who was bad at school. She drank and smoked with a group of gangsters, and said that she liked this kind of life. Rocky educated her and hoped that she would have self-esteem and self-love, not to think it was a cool thing to hang out with a ruffian, it would hurt her reputation and eventually become a "bitch" in everyone's mouth. A good reputation is very important, girls should not easily destroy their reputation. People are divided into groups, and things are grouped together. But the little girl did not agree with his persuasion, why? Because Rocky himself is currently a loser, he has no regular job and no decent social status. Who would pay attention to his preaching.
Because of the nickname of the Italian Stallion, Rocky was chosen by Apollo to replace Green, who was accidentally injured, as his opponent. Due to the disparity in status, Rocky did not have many opportunities to choose, but he still cherished this opportunity very much. At this time, or only himself, will he feel that he has the strength to compete with Apollo.
Avery's brother Paul hopes to change jobs. His current job has no medical insurance and no future. He wants Rocky to help him and go to the underworld leader Gaso to find opportunities. But Rocky changed the subject, because he knew that the debt collection job was not easy to do, and it was not the life a normal person should live. In order to please Rocky, Paul took Rocky home for dinner, and vowed to plan the future of Rocky and his sister Ellie. But Ellie was a little panicked when she saw Rocky, and she accused Pauly of not telling her that Rocky would come, and went back to the room alone to hide. The relationship between the Paul brothers and sisters was not very harmonious, and Rocky was a little shy towards women, but fortunately, the two eventually dated.
Rocky takes Ellie to the ice rink, but the ice rink is about to close. Rocky used $10 to buy off the managers, which gave the pair a chance to skate. Rocky told Avery that he didn't really love boxing, and just wanted to use the sport to prove he wasn't trash. But he is a left-handed, which is very non-mainstream in the boxing world. His style of play is still very ugly, and he does not know how to arouse the emotions of the audience, so it has been difficult for him to have any chance of becoming famous. Their first date was so good, Rocky even kissed Avery.
Hughens, the organizer of the championship match, approached Rocky and hoped that he could participate in the match. Rocky does not have full confidence in participating in the game. Hughens flickered him into submission. In fact, Rocky knew that if he didn't play, many people wanted this opportunity, so he finally decided to give it a try. After all, bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes. . After everyone saw Rocky's declaration on TV, they were very concerned about him. Gang leader Gaso gave him training funds and told him to quit smoking and drinking. The boxing gym owner also came to him, hoping to train him and become his manager. Rocky still broods about Mike canceling his storage box. Rocky actually hated himself for being unproductive for so long. He also wanted a bright life, but after complaining, Rocky apologized to Mike, and the little man's counterattack began.
At 4 a.m. in Philadelphia, with only minus two degrees below zero, Rocky has already started a day of training. Everyone who works hard should deserve everyone's respect. Even if they fail in the end, they are better than those who do not work hard and only hope for AI. Training is hard, no alcohol, no cigarettes, no women. When a person can effectively control his desires, he will be very close to the success he wants. While Rocky was training hard, Apollo was talking about his business and ignoring his training, which could get him into trouble. Through this period of training, Rocky's strength has indeed improved significantly, and he has begun to have the confidence to win.
The game came as promised, and a game that everyone thought could end in 3 rounds turned into a close battle.
Apollo got himself into a hard fight because of his paralysis. Rocky was knocked down again and again, but he still didn't give in. Every successful person starts out as a nobody. Only an unknown person can create miracles. Rocky knew that he failed, but he was unwilling to give up. He wanted to prove that he was not a waste, which made the game a bit tragic. After 12 long rounds of tug-of-war, Rocky didn't go down as one had imagined. Although Apollo won the victory in the final judgment, Rocky proved himself. Through hard work, he won the respect of everyone, and it also made people see the greatness of what he knew he could not do.
The movie seems to be telling us through Rocky's experience. Through their unremitting efforts, small people can also surprise those big people. The success of this film gave a certain confidence to the American people who were suppressed by the Soviet Union everywhere at that time. At that time, the United States had just experienced the resignation of the president politically, suffered the worst recession after World War II economically, and suffered the defeat of the Vietnam War militarily. Regardless of how well the film was at the box office, and how well it was made. It conveys the spirit of struggle, unremitting and unyielding sports. It really infected the Americans at the time, and it was the efforts of the Americans in the mid-1970s to grit their teeth that eventually led to the Soviet Union leaving us forever. Sometimes life is like this, whoever has the last laugh, who laughs the most beautiful.
At the same time, this film also became a turning point in Hollywood movies. In the films after this, the male protagonists increasingly used burly, sunny white men. On the one hand, it is for more recovery, the self-confidence of the white male-dominated society, and on the other hand, it has also brought a fitness boom to the United States and the world. Reagan, the US president in the 1980s, is a very good example. The value output of this aspect, in our country, which needs to enhance self-confidence more and more, can it be a reasonable reference?
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