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| Topic | The SephG Top 250 [movies] - Topic II: the top 75 |
| Nelson_Mandela 07/01/19 1:43:41 PM #110: | #34. Rocky https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Rocky_poster.jpg Dir: John G. Avildsen Genre: Sports, Drama Year: 1976 Rocky, at its core, is the best traditional sports movie ever made. The sports element of the story is pretty straightforward--your classic underdog trying to go the distance with a seemingly unbeatable champion. But what makes Rocky superb is the subplots that it adds to it, namely the love story between Rocky and Adrian. It's quite incredible how well this movie holds up. We've seen the story a hundred times since. We've seen Rocky go through commercial desecration in the sequels that followed. And let's just say that Stallone didn't exactly maintain that genius actor/writer double-threat moniker for very long after this release. Despite everything that came after it, Rocky remains one of the most deeply authentic and satisfying movies on this list--a real testament to the heart of Stallone as he envisioned this role as a metaphor for his life. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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