Rocky II Essays

(Antonio and Felix) In the story (Amigo Brothers) the author Piri Thomas tells us a story about two friends that both box and they are so similar that they are different. The conflict is that the two friends Antonio and Felix have to box each other for the lightweight champion title. Imagine having to fight your friend for a sport and hurt them! The thing is that Antonio and Felix both want to win the championships, but they each have different boxing ways and personalities. Also they

Matthew Rutherford COM 255 Prof Benkin Final Draft 2 Apollo Creed is a prominent character in the Rocky film franchise. He is a professional boxer and former world heavyweight champion who becomes Rocky Balboa's rival and friend. Apollo is known for his flashy personality, flamboyant style, and showmanship inside and outside of the ring. Apollo is confident, ambitious, and driven. He is determined to be the best in his field and is willing to take on any opponent to prove himself. He is also a proud

The Fighter is a movie based on a true story about Micky Ward. The movie was about a man struggling to make it in the boxing world. Micky has many challenges facing him, but somehow, he overcomes them all and wins a title fight. The movie shows that no matter what adversity a person has in their life if they keep fighting for their dreams and never give up, they might just win. The Fighter used many different types of shots and camera angles and heights through-out the movie. The Fighter used

type of struggle and works their way to the top. The outcome of the underdog is usually overlooked in the beginning of the story and slowly developed into something major. One film that shows an extraordinary example of the underdog hero is Rocky, with Rocky Balboa playing the part of this

Athletes and teams alike need to develop strategies in order to achieve success. Lennox Lewis, former Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World, claims that strategy was the key to his success; ‘’He could never beat me as long as I had a good strategy.” (Beech, J. & Chadwick, S. 2004.) The same can be said for sports organisations. Sports organisations use strategic management to analyse their current situation and, in turn, examine how this situation can be improved in the future. They

The Rocky franchise has had an enduring effect on not only boxing films, but the movie industry in general, as shown in Creed. The film Creed follows the theatrical blueprint outlined in the legacy Rocky franchise, with its combination of emotional depth and intense, realistic boxing scenes. As in any good sports movie, the main character is an underdog facing personal challenges that can only be overcome through hard-work and dedication. Both Creed and the original Rocky films explore the themes

Both Rocky and its successor Creed are stories about an underdog boxer getting a match at a championship bout, and although they are made by different directors (John G. Avildsen and Ryan Coogler respectively) they share many similarities, much of them due to the fact that Creed was meant to be a successor or spin off about Adonis Creed, whose father was the legendary Apollo Creed, Rocky’s first major opponent and soon after longtime friend. I am going to compare the difference between characters

of a hit you can give... it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.” (Stallone) Rocky Balboa uses this as motivation in the motion picture Rocky. This film depicts the misconception that many people have about the American dream. The illusion of the American dream is the impulsion that writer and actor, Sylvestor Stallone, had when producing his movie. By this quote, Rocky Balboa enforces the potential and greatness that is still in America even if much of the hope of the American

The Rocky Horror Show is a 1973 horror-comedy rock musical by Richard O’Brien. It is a parody and humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror movies from the 1930s up to the 1970s, and was a forerunner to the trend for musical horror, combining the genre of horror with comedy. Comedy horror hybrid productions deliberately provoke an emotional shift from fear and horror, to fun and comedy, with the classification of this subgenre as “Horror Musical”. Richard O’Brien wrote The Rocky Horror

Too many times blockbuster films forget the struggle behind reaching your dreams. “Creed” directed by Ryan Coogler highlights significant themes such as family relationships, discipline, determination, courage and dedication; making us root for the underdog. Before the main character Adonis becomes a household name, he’s bounced around juvenile detention centres and fights a mountain of self-doubt. While that may not exactly mirror many of our lives, it does showcase a realistic and imperfect lead

Round 15: Rocky has two swollen eyes, a broken nose, and is bleeding all over. Apollo Creed is bruised around his face and bleeding. Both are very tired. Rocky can’t see, he is knocked down for six seconds. Mickey cuts his eye to reduce the swelling and Rocky goes back into the ring. Rocky gives every punch all that he’s got right into the right rib cage of Apollo Creed. He throws ten hard, fast, accurate punches, then the bell rings and Rocky is declared the winner. The original Rocky film ends

Rocky IV was produced in the year of 1985 and directed by Sylvester Stallone, who also plays the main character, Rocky Balboa, along with Dolph Lundgren and Carl Weathers. This film is much more than a victory for the American champion, Rocky Balboa, as it highlights the hardships of the Cold War. The film focuses on then tensions of the Cold War in the shadows of Ivan Creed and Rocky Balboa, but more importantly, it focuses on the hidden message that despite the two countries friction, change is

too demeaning for you to do, because you may not find work again. James J. Braddock, who is the main character in Cinderella Man, knows the struggle of the Great Depression, and how he did not take any chance for granted. A similar film, Rocky, which shows Rocky Balboa as an underperforming boxer, who gets his one shot at fame and does not squander it. The purpose of these two films were to show social class disparity. Through hard work and a bit of fortune, anyone can make it in the United States

"Rocky" is a 1976 sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Sylvester Stallone (Details, M. M. 2015), who also stars in the lead role. The movie follows Rocky Balboa, a struggling Italian-American boxer working as a debt collector in Philadelphia. His life takes a remarkable turn when he is offered a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the world heavyweight championship against Apollo Creed, the reigning champion. Throughout the film, Rocky undergoes rigorous training, forming a close

into a fight because another kid talks about his mother. Eventually, he finds out his father is Apollo Creed, a famous fighter who fought Rocky Balboa and died because of it. By this point, he is conflicted about how he feels about his father because he was an embarrassment born from his father’s infidelity. Nevertheless, he continues to box like Apollo, finds Rocky Balboa and convinces him to train him. Initially, he was resistant but did it anyway since he was persistent. After a while, he has his

history provided an excellent backdrop, for major sporting events to take place, fictional or not. This allowed for two separate nations to be pinned against one another for supremacy, without people losing their lives on a battlefield. Movies such as Rocky IV and Miracle, both capture a sense of nationalism in America, during a time of hardship and conflict between the USSR and the United States. The directors of both films main goal is to capture national pride through the performances of the main

The Transcontinental Railroad greatly impacted America. It connected the East to the West and made the world seem much smaller. This success gave way for more railroads to be made, multiple withing the span of just years! The acts and treaties along the way helped improve the land as this move Westward was taking place. People were also gaining more abstract feelings of hope and optimism. It effected everyone, everywhere, for good or bad, but has shaped how our world is today. The construction

SIOUX SMOKE SIGNAL This is Steve McQueen of the Sioux tribe writing for the Sioux Smoke Signal. Today we are talking about how the Transcontinental Railroad affected our Native American way of life. The Transcontinental Railroad is a railroad which stretches from Omaha, Nebraska to San Francisco, California. It was built to bring settlers and supplies to the west. It has made a terrible impact on the Native American people. It was built by two different railroad companies:

The 180s were a time of westward expansion for the United States. The California Gold Rush and Nevada Silver Rush pushed U.S Americans further and further west with the promise of economic prosperity. Despite the benefits it brought to the U.S the transcontinental railroad had some negative consequences. Most, starkly they forced relocation of Native Americans from their lands resulted in widespread destruction of Native American culture. Currently the U.S freight rail network has over 140,000

In the Case of the Speluncean Explorers, there was a group of men who were is interested in exploring caves. The men entered a cave and penetrated the limestone interior of the cave. In doing so, it caused a landslide of rocks and boulders that blocked the only entrance and exit to the cave. There were numerous attempts to rescue the men, but subsequent landslides made the rescue mission problematic. The men realized they had a way of communicating with the rescue team and they were hungry and