Summary

Rating: Null/10 (24 November 2008)

"Rocky" is the epitome of movies that have characters who go from a no body to a somebody in an array of genius dialogue, and montages. As the ultimate underdog story, the story features Rocky Balboa as a less than small time boxer in no particular division of any importance getting the chance of a life time to face off against the heavy weight champion of the word. People that knew and did not know Rocky knew he could not stand a chance against Apollo Creed, however Rocky just wanted a chance at the title. Rocky did just that in Sylvester Stallone's writing debut, and as his first acting roll to put him on the radar of Hollywood big shots. The movie itself can make whoever is watching it feel nothing but inspiration at the end when the underdog stays neck and neck with the fiercest fighter in the world of boxing and does not get knocked out once. Although it would appear at some points in the film that Rocky is about to be horribly brutalized by his opponent, the adrenaline begins flowing in both viewers and Rocky himself to go for the win. Supported by a not so star studded list of characters like the studio heads wanted, the likes of Tilia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith add a sense of reality to the gritty streets of the films Philidelphian landscape. If A-List stars were hired for the film and Stallone was just a writer of the script, the film would not be what it is today  A cult classic and inspirational story.