Rocky Review

Synopsis

Rocky Balboa is an unknown boxer from Philadelphia who survives as a port thug for the neighborhood mobster while trying to conquer the love of Adrian, the shy sister of his best friend, Paulie. One day he visits the city Apollo Creed, the unbeatable heavyweight champion. Apollo has just run out of an opponent for his next evening. Then, using his ingenuity, he decides to put on a show to offer a local boxer the opportunity to fight for the title. The chosen boxer will be Rocky. The rest is history... (Cine and cinema).

Rocky Review

Thirty years ago he was a dead man, working for a small time shark on the south side of Philly. When unexpected luck gave him the chance to step into the ring to meet reigning champion Apollo Creed, it was the once in a million chance for him. And all he wanted was to rise to the challenge. His courage and perseverance, both in life and in the ring, gave hope to millions.

Now, the glory has passed and Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), who was once the Italian Colt, spends his afternoons telling stories to the customers of his restaurant, Adrian's, named after his wife, for whom he silently follows. crying. His son (Milo Ventimiglia) doesn't want to waste time with him; he is too busy trying to live his own life. Life and blows have humbled Rocky, they have deformed his fists, they have hunched his shoulders and they have taken everything that was left to him, except the old stories of him, but in his heart he is still the same man. .

At heart he is still a boxer.

Mason "The Line" Dixon is the reigning heavyweight champion, notable only for the ease with which he won the title. Since he never had to test himself, never had to face a truly worthy opponent, fans regard him as someone who is all technique and no heart, with no real future in the sport...

Until a computer game He pairs him with Rocky Balboa as he was in his youth. Who would truly win if the two were evenly matched, Dixon's skillful jabs and footwork or the passion and trauma of Rocky's blunt force? Dixon's agent has an idea to reinvigorate his client's career, and suddenly, heavyweight boxing captures the public imagination again.

It seems like a prank, even a joke. But for Rocky, nearly twice his opponent's age, the prospect of a fight with Dixon is the second chance he never thought he'd get, one in a billion, to prove himself and those he loved even though his body changes, the heart becomes stronger.

The original

Produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Rocky was released by MGM in 1976 and became an international box office phenomenon and an all-time classic. A low-budget “cap” that came out of nowhere to crush big-budget competition at awards time, an astonishing nomination for 10 Academy Awards, winning the coveted Oscar for best picture, ahead of movies. such legendary films as Taxi Driver and Network, as well as Academy Awards for director John G. Avildsen and editors Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad.

Stallone, who had been involved to the core and insisted that if the film was produced it would be with him in the title role, was nominated for two Oscars, best actor and best screenplay. The film starred Talia Shire as Adrian; Burt Young as his brother Paulie, Rocky's friend; plus Carl Weathers as reigning champion Apollo Creed; and Burgess Meredith as grizzled Coach Mickey. Shire, Young and Meredith were nominated for acting Oscars, with the Academy also nominating for motion picture sound and best original song, for Gonna Fly Now.

Through its five sequels, in theaters and as home theater releases, the film has continued to appeal to new generations of fans."It's amazing how Rocky has affected so many people over the years ," says Stallone. "I think the people who have been so supportive and loyal will be happy with the final chapter of Rocky Balboa's life because I think we brought the character to a noble end and conclusion