Rocky is the name of the game. I can't believe that I never seen this movie before! I mean I heard about it but a movie about this lame old boxer never seemed to appealing. But I really really thought it was a great movie. I loved that not only was it about his boxing career but it was also about how he feel in love; which makes this a great movie for both guys and girls.The main character in this movie was Rocky Balboa, Rocky is a debt collector as well as a boxer. Rocky always dreamed of making it big and finally gets his chance when heavy weight champ Apollo Creed asked Rocky to sub in for another boxer.
The main conflict in this movie is that Rocky isnt in shape, and he only has 5 weeks till the big fight. Now thats well and good for the guys who in joy a good fight, but for the girls that are stuck watching this movie they could really fall in love with it. While Rocky trains for the big match he falls in love with Adrian a shy yet beautiful pet shop employee. At first I thought what an awkward couple, they were so awkward. Ugh their first date seemed to be a mess but, by the end of the night they really kindle and it keeps the audience wanting more.
One symbol in the movie that I never seemed to understand was in the beginning of the movie, whenever I would see Rocky walking around alone he would be bouncing a ball. I guess the struck me as quite odd so I really focused on that. At first I thought that the mood of the story was going to be depressing eventually I realized I could'nt have been more wrong. Rocky had the thickest Italian American accent and referred to himself as the "Italian stallion". The movie takes place in Philadelphia and all the characters have a thick Philly accent. It seemed like everyone in that town mostly wore grungy clothes and a big jacket.
The acting in this movie made it seem so real. While I was watching the match I swear I felt like I was actually there watching the fight. I even for some reason felt like Rocky was real after I watched the movie. Thats how real it was!The plot of this movie was definately realistic because I felt it was more a documentary on a boxers life rather then a made up story. I went for a run today and the whole time I thought of the song that they played when Rocky was getting back into shape. The music in the movie made a big impact on it and I heard this song tons of times before I even seen the movie.
The first thing that I realized about the movie is the time it took place. I could tell it was during the 70's just because of the cars, the way people dressed, and the general enviroment.Rocky was included in the AFI top 100 because it keeps the attention of the audience and has a great plot. I would recommend this movie to any who loves both sides of a story. Love and action seem to play a major role in this film. So I would definately recommend it to those love birds out there. It's definately worth it.
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The Rocky movies have never caught my attention. But after reading your review, the movie doesn't seem so bad. I like romantic movies and to see a good fight match, even though it might be a little hard to watch the two boxers get beaten up really bad.
I agree with almost every aspect of this review! The acting is great, and the movie is very well put together. I wish That i could review this one , but I have seen it so many times that it probably wouldn't be fair. The only thing i wouldn't really agree with is the ball being a symbol. I could be wrong.
Yeah I would imagine that alot of girls wouldnt want to watch this movie either but its a good movie and has a good story to it because i agree if the story was just him becoming a boxer it would be to vague i guess you can say. Especially since he loses the fight which is like okay didnt expect that, but luckily it wasn't really about the fight and Adrian was there or else we wouldn't have that oh so famous line ADRIAN!!
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