Rocky 1976

The movie Rocky is based on a boxer who has overcome tough times in his life but works for everything he has and loves. Sylvester Stallone wrote and produced every Rocky movie and also played the main character in the films. In almost every Rocky movie, Rocky Balboa faces a big opponent in the ring. Balboa must train hard and overcome the situation and challenges before the fight. Balboa then steps in the ring and gives his all for the win.

  The first aspect of an epic story that the movie demonstrates is with the other characters that Rocky interacts with. One of the first characters we see is Apollo Creed, Rocky’s training partner and one his best friends. Apollo is a retired boxer who still fights with Rocky but he comes out of retirement when a Russain announces his entrance in American boxing. An important characteristic worth noting here is how Apollo died. Apollo’s last name is Creed which is strikingly similar to the word greed. It’s apparent that Apollo has died because of how greedy he was, in wanted to prove to himself that he was still a good boxer even though he hadn’t fought in years. A different character that

than all the films that have came in prior to it in several ways. An

Also, the use of Steadicam in the movie made everything better, taking us through the halls of the hotel steadily which increased the suspense throughout the film.

The Rocky IV movie came out in 2005 it is an American sports drama with the main character Sylvester Stallone know in the movie as Rocky. The first Rocky movie came out in 1976 and has continued to be a successful series. The Rocky IV movie has it main character Rocky who is now a retired boxer in Philadelphia , who now owns his own restaurant called Adrian’s named after his deceased wife who passed away of cancer four years ago. Rocky has one son name Robert who works in a firm in downtown Philadelphia however, Robert feels as though his dad reputation his hurting his chance at a successful career. After many years as retired boxer Rocky decided he wants to enter back into the ring.

The film follows Steve Aoki, an American DJ and record producer born from Japanese parents. His father, Rocky Aoki, was the founder of Benihana and daredevil. Aoki described his father as “crazy” because he attempted so many stunts, even injuries didn’t stop him from doing what he loved. Growing up, Aoki saw his father’s success through his fancy lifestyle and growing popularity on TV. Rocky made a name for himself

Many individuals see Rocky's potential, however Rocky never observes it himself until he substantiates himself wrong by testing Apollo Creed. A posse in the city even says, "You'll make a million dollars," and Gazzo gives him five hundred dollars for preparing. Like the puppy he received, nobody demonstrates any enthusiasm for Rocky, yet they both in the long run discover a specialty or "calling." Adrian is one of the greatest professors in Rocky. Despite the fact that she is dreadful of the game, Rocky cases he can not "sing or move," so he should work at something he can do and demonstrates an enthusiasm for. He is an enthusiastic character by and large, putting off an extreme outside yet loaded with good

Rocky’s work ethic was both a mental and physical battle throughout the movie. His trainer, Mickey Goldmill,

Rocky deliberately avoided the old time ways … he called it superstition.”(Silko, 51) He believed it to be superstition because that's what his teachers had made him believe he must do in order to be like the white people, unlike Tayo who respects their rituals and people's beliefs. Rocky thinks being in the army will be beneficial simply because the recruiter treats him differently than white people typically do, offering an escape from the typical Native American treatment of the time. Silko has Rocky disregarding and running away from his culture for a reason, he dies because he failed his people by abandoning them and their ways, giving in to the pressures of the modern world and abandoning the heavy connections to nature they have. Silko warns of the dangers we face by forgetting where we come from and our history. The war shows man's disregard for the environment as well as its self destructive nature, with Rocky leaving behind his ties to nature completely, he is ultimately killed, much like we all could possibly be if we continue to “progress” with environmentally damaging technology. In this case, the people telling Rocky to not let his culture hold him back are the ones

It tells the story from rags to riches of the American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the ghetto of Philadelphia. Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter, and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The film went on to win three Oscars, including Best Picture. Rocky received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a huge star. Rocky is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made and was ranked as the second-best in the genre, after Raging Bull. This film has spawned six sequels: Rocky II , Rocky III , Rocky IV, Rocky V, Rocky Balboa, and Creed. Stallone portrays Rocky in all six

Alea Ortiguerra REL 3123 Writing Assignment 1 The Karate Kid The Karate Kid is a classic coming of age story and has permeated American culture. The movie was inspired by Eastern thought, through the use of karate and the spiritualism depicted in the movie.

Rocky was a very low budget movie, but they had to do with what they had. They weren't able to hire big name actors for this movie, but the actors they had in the end did amazing. According to Yahoo “none of the

Stories are in everything, film, television, sports, and our dreams. Sports like boxing will promote a character that the fans love or hate, hype then builds up their story line until the climax is reached. Without this plan the match would be boring and no one would be interested in coming or watching. Fans love a story and drama and storytelling are the backbone of sports,

It is fantasy-based movie, inspired by the Rocky movies. However, it is possible that the story could have happened or is happening to a real person due to the issues presented throughout the movie. In a sense, the movie Creed is very similar to the musical film My Fair Lady. In My Fair Lady, Eliza wanted to learn how to speak properly thus, she increases her chances advancing in the community. Her inability to speak a proper English hindered her from getting a good paying job. Therefore, she went to seek help from Professor Henry Higgins. Earlier in the story, Higgins refused to help Eliza who had nothing to offer him. But because of her persistent and Pickering challenging him to make her a proper speaking lady, he took on the bet. The same plot was introduced in Creed. Jordan had a dream to be a great boxer, thus, he went to seek help from Stallone who had no interest in wasting his time teaching him boxing. But after a while, he agreed to train him but on his terms. Also, in both films the students Eliza and Adonis moved to live with their teachers Higgins and Rocky. In addition, at the end of My Fair lady, when Eliza left Higgins’s house, he felt that he got accustomed to her being in his life. On the other hand, the elder Rocky was living alone and he needed help from Adonis to go through his cancer treatment. Thus, both the students and the teachers gained benefits from being each other’s

The Rocky Horror Picture Show , directed by Jim Chapman, is a campy comedy musical set in a horror and science fiction themed castle in which sexuality and hilarity run rampant. The film, closely based on a stage production, hit theaters in 1975 and continued to rule the midnight film scene, becoming a cult-classic. By using homage and allusion to science fiction and horror B-films, lambasting sexual identity and gender normality, and employing a self-referential universe, The Rocky Horror Picture Show stands as a strong representation of 1970 's postmodernism in film.