Zero to Hero movie defined

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2010)

Rocky defines for me everything that film should be about, the plot is simple but engaging, it is well filmed; it mixes action, drama, romance and comedy perfectly, and the acting although not spectacular is good.
In this film Sylvester Stallone shows not only his talented acting, but also his writing skills, some of the dialogue in this film is fantastically well written.
The movie is probably not the first, but the oldest 'zero to hero' genre that I have seen and so I believe that this defines that genre and elements of Rocky can be seen in major films every day, most particularly the use of montage. The montage is Rocky ending with him celebrating at the top of the steps is one of the most famous scenes in film and if you ask 100 people to name a film with a montage in probably 90 of them would say Rocky with the other 10 mentioning Team America.
From the outset of the film when Rocky is fighting Spider, it was clear to me that I was in for an epic film experience and I was not disappointed, the troubled life of Rocky mixed with his love for the shy Adrian and want to win the fight. Captivated me for two hours and nothing could have stopped me watching until the end.
As for the ending I think it is good that Rocky does not win as it shows that being a hero does not necessarily mean winning but trying your hardest and doing yourself proud.
So whilst I will say that this is not one of my favourite films, it is definitely a fantastic piece of cinema which everyone should view at least once in their lives as it is inspirational.
8/10