Great example of a successful adaptation to a franchise

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2019)

This week I watched Creed. The logline reads "The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed." The movie had an engaging plot line that dealt with real life matters. As an aspiring writer I feel that the humanity that was pulled into the story remained true to the Rocky franchise. This heart-warming story turns what could have been a proponent of evil into a proponent of rising above. I feel what separates this film from others of its kind is it's ironic message of life amongst a sport of destruction. I personally don't think that I would have done anything differently to this film. Having been produced by two of Hollywood's Major Minor's, the technical aspects of the production did not disappoint. Aside from the writing, the editing also really stood out in this film. The pacing was really good and the story was really allowed to breathe. All in all, I was glad that I finally watched this movie and would definitely watch it again.