Creed Two Punches Its' Way To The Top Of The Charts

Rating: 9/10 (16 January 2019)

I have never felt as motivated to start working out and boxing as I did when I was leaving the movie theater after watching Creed Two. From the classic work out scenes to Adonis getting in the ring with Viktor there is no shortage of motivation. Although the motivation only lasted a couple of days, and shortly after I went back to watching TV, for a second there, I felt like I was in the ring with Adonis Creed. Everyone who watched Creed was scared to see if Creed Two could be just as good, and it was. Creed Two is the 8th movie in the Rocky/Creed Franchise and the second Creed Movie. It is directed by Steven Caple Jr. who also directed The Land in 2016. Creed Two is full of packed punches and upper cuts from Creed and classic characters from Rocky.
Creed Two brings back characters and storylines from Rocky IV. Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) gets back in the ring after his biggest fight of his career in Creed. In Creed Two Adonis fights Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), the son of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), the man who killed Apollo Creed in the boxing ring in Rocky IV. Ivan and Viktor want to repair their reputation and what better way to do that than by fighting the boxing champ of the world. Adonis struggles to take the fight with the fear that he will share the same fate as his father.
Michael B. Jordan plays the role of Adonis Creed better than anyone else could have. He was perfect in the more intense scenes and you couldn't help but root for him throughout the movie. Michael B. Jordan took the role of Adonis seriously in his real life since the last movie. He is significantly bigger and stronger and makes everyone in the audiences curious if they can do his workout routine that is posted all over the internet. Sylvester Stallone is back as Rocky Balboa and nails the role once again. In Creed Two Rocky struggles with not wanting Adonis to take and fight and share the same fate as his father. He brings the audience into the movie and connects with them. You feel his pain and regret for Apollo's death and you don't want that to happen to Adonis.
I got chills as Adonis Creed was walking into the ring for the first fight. Playing Icon by Jaden Smith and the visual effects made you excited like you have never been to see a fight. It's not a Rocky/Creed movie without an insane workout scene and they nailed it again. This time they train in the desert and they play Runnin by Mike WiLL Made-It and it made you want to go straight to the gym. They also played some classic Rocky songs like Gonna Fly Now. Mike WiLL Made-It brought a bunch of popular rap songs into the movie and it fit perfectly with the movie. The soundtrack made the movie more exciting and fun to watch.
The plot of Creed Two was brilliant in incorporating classic characters and storylines and mixing it in with Adonis Creed. Unlike the first Creed, Creed Two made a fight mean more than just winning, but about revenge for the death of Apollo Creed. The movie had two fights between Adonis and Viktor in the boxing ring, and even a fight outside of the ring between Rocky and Ivan. The movie seemed to move very fast through the first training season as soon as the first fight began, being so early in the film, it was clear that Creed would lose and that there would have to be a second. Because of this, I believe that the plot was too predictable although it was entertaining to watch two fights.
Overall if you liked Creed will enjoy Creed Two. Michael B. Jordan's role in Creed Two was more exciting and better than his role in Creed. If you want to get motivated or get very excited throughout a movie then watch Creed Two. It was for sure a top five favorite movies in 2018 and I am very excited to see what they have in store for us for the third instalment of the Creed series.