Rocky

Rating: 8/10 (1 October 2012)

Rocky, the main character has a sense of loneliness that seems to follow him until he gets to know Adrian where he begins to be able to reach out and have convenience in himself for activities that he has wanted to always accomplish.
In the film "Rocky," the producers are able to create a sense of loneliness and suspense by using different lighting techniques. While watching the film, I noticed that whenever Rocky was by himself or walking away from other people, he would be venturing into the dark. I was on the edge of my seat seeing if he would get into an altercation with another person. Rocky's apartment is dark and he has a depressed face when he is in there by himself. As soon as he invites Adrian over to the apartment, the whole lighting in the apartment changes to a brighter more inviting place that was not seen when he was there alone.
There are many scenes in the film, that Rocky is placed alone. He spends the majority of the time alone, isolated from many of the people that truly care about time. There are only a few scenes in which Adrian is present. Andrea is one person that Rocky is able to connect with and feels comfortable around. In the scenes where he is isolated, he has a depressed mood to him that will be able to show that unpleasant activities has gone on in his pasted and may be explained in his future activities. Some of the scenes where Rocky is surrounded by other individuals, I was able to get a sense that he still felt as if he was alone. The people he is involved with do not give enjoyment such as the mafia. I get the feeling from the film that the only reason he is involved with them is because he feels that he will never be able to make something of his life. This is thought is reinforced by his trainer saying that you could have been a great boxer but you never took the chance.
I feel as the gym where Rocky works out is not just a place where he can become a better boxer. I get the feeling that Rocky goes to the gym to connect with his past and remember the times that he was a good fighter. I think that Rocky goes there with a hope that someday he will get the chance again and he will be able to take it.
I think that Sylvester Stallone portrayed the part of Rocky well. I believe he was able to transform himself into a person will little education that had to fight for himself his whole life. He also was able to play being lost and trying to find himself in different activities. I was able to feel the struggle with him trying to become someone he was not such as being the person that hunted down someone when they owed money.
"Rocky" the film is a drama; therefore it is a struggle with finding himself and staying the person that other individuals would like him to be. The producer used music and lighting to add to the suspense of the film to get the audience to feel as though something powerful was going to happen. In the end of the film, during the boxing match, the music gets really loud when the fight is getting close. When Rocky begins to yell her name at the end of the match, the sound is focused on him so everything else is at a lower noise level. With this sound change, I was able see and feel the passion he had for her and with her, he did not feel alone even though he had a large group of people surrounding him.
In Rocky's apartment, he has multiple animals that he got from the pet store Adrian works at. Just how he interacts with these creatures, I was able to see that Rocky has more compassion for not only animals but for all the people he comes across. I was able to take this thought of him having compassion and apply it to other scene such as him walking the teenage girl home, and how he told her that she could become someone great. I was able to get the feeling that he was able to get a joyous feeling from helping people.