Rocky: Movie Analysis

Rocky, A movie about how a simple man who is down on his luck, receives a life changing opportunity. The main character finds love, with a local shy girl. The story is a rags to riches tale, that takes place in a time period where the good in the world was often lost.
The movie Rocky will inspire hope to any individual, who is down on their luck or an outcast to society. The film production was even an rejected my many. The main actor, Sylvester Stallone, had to write his own script and was the main actor in the movie. Before the movie was released, Sylvester Stallone, had to sell his dog and even acted in pornography. He did every little job, just to get by as a young and struggling actor. Knowledge of this background, truly makes Rocky

Jergens, played by Thayer David, convinces Rocky that this is the opportunity of a lifetime. Rocky then agrees to fight Apollo Creed. Rocky has never had a boxing trainer and when Mickey, played by Burgess Meredith, asks Rocky to be his trainer, Rocky says no. Rocky is mad at first because Mikey had always given Rocky a hard time about his life choices. After they fight and yell at each other, Rocky realizes that he needs Mikey and they start training. Rocky wakes up every morning and starts training, while Apollo takes an easy because he believes that the fight is going to be a walk in the

He walks down to the Spectrum where the fight is going to be held. Jergens is there and asks him what he is doing. Rocky simply comments on that in his picture, he is wearing the wrong color shorts. Jergens tone in his reply, says that nobody really cares because it is going to be a great fight. Rocky then walks back to his small apartment and breaks down crying to Adrian. Rocky understands that no one cares if he wins or loses. Absolutely no one is giving him a chance to even last one round. This scene is curatial to the overall feel before the