When a comet fell

Rating: 10/10 (6 February 2014)

This gets more and more important with time, as people realize they will not be able to witness anything completely alike, maybe for generations. Surprisingly, it continues to be seen after 3 decades, building upon an already impressive ROI to create an aura of a true "Black Swan" event.
The underlying story is very simple in terms of mechanics, yet, unknowingly and in hindsight, Stallone has created something very powerful. We have layers of realities, each containing an underdog, each reminding us how inspirational an honest story could be: 1. Rocky, the bum who struggles in life and barely meets ends. 2. The Itallian Stallion, the amateur boxer who has to face the heavyweight champ. 3. Rocky, the movie that was made with less than a million. 4. Sylvester Stallone and Bill Conti, unknown and inexperienced actor/writer/composer at the time, one of whom had recently featured in a "Stallion Releasing Inc." porno production as the character "Stud". 5. Chuck Wepner, the real-life boxer who had to face Muhammad Ali to become the inspiration for "Rocky".
Everyone of them "goes the distance", very rare. It may look formulaic and easy to replicate but because so much has been absorbed in the vernacular, new entries in the genre will be judged and deemed as "Rocky wannabes" before trusted.
See this. When the stars align so perfectly you have to be there. Unsurpassable underdog story.
5/5 - Everyone must see this. Feel free to watch the sequels with a beer in hand, cheering and celebrating after witnessing a "comet" fall.