A wonderful experience

Rating: 9/10 (17 February 2016)

I love a movie that inspires you to do something, anything great in life. That amazing feeling when you're still sitting there watching the movie and yet it's making you, in that moment, want to go out and achieve your own greatness. 'Creed' is one of those movies. Admittedly I'm not the biggest fan of the 'Rocky' series. I saw the original perhaps when I was too young to appreciate it, and consequently never saw any of the sequels until this one came along. People often rave about the inspiration this series is capable of giving you though and I fully believe it. I've heard clips of some of the speeches and seen particular scenes and the whole thing is just perfect for anyone needing that extra piece of motivation to get out there and achieve their own dreams.
Sylvester Stallone has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards and rightly so. This is only his second nomination for an Oscar for acting, the first being for the same character way back in 1997 in the original 'Rocky'. On that occasion he lost to Peter Finch for his performance in 'Network'. On this occasion however, I suspect he will take home the award. He couldn't have asked for a better script to work with (ironically this is the first film in the 'Rocky' series that he has not written himself). All the story lines and dialogue are set up perfectly for him and he delivers an impassioned performance that only he could have. He gets a rough time now and then for his acting performances, so it's nice to see him get some well deserved accolades as well.
'Creed' was not nominated for Best Picture but I wholeheartedly believe it should have been. With the extended number of nominees in the modern ceremony it's almost criminal to not have it there. It's well acted, wonderfully written, emotional, inspiring and compelling. What more could you ask for? Nonetheless people that see it are enjoying the hell out of it and that says a lot too. I'm led to believe there are more sequels to come and to that I say bring them on. I won't be missing any more films in this series.