Determination shows victorious.

Rating: 8/10 (13 December 2010)

Sylvester Stallone plays the main character, "Rocky". Rocky is a local boxer only known to neighborhood residents and boxers at the local gym. He is an amateur with strong determination. Rocky was given the opportunity to fight heavyweight champ Apollo Creed, played by Actor Carl Weathers, known to be the best of the best. In accepting the challenge the underdog became the champ. Rocky believed in himself and conquered his dream. He stayed the course, stayed focused and never gave up. Unrealized to Rocky, the reason that he was not moving forward in accomplishing his dream prior to the Apollo challenge, was that he had no strategy and no proper training. He was never properly managed, just a man with a passion and a dream. When the manager from the gym Rocky attended learned of his opportunity to fight Apollo he asked Rocky if he could manage him. He knew Rocky had the potential to be a great boxer. He also knew that Rocky did not understand how to improve on the talent he already had. This task was now Mickey's (Burgess Meredith) responsibility. Through the course of the movie Rocky falls in love with Adrian Pennino (Actress Talia Shire) after pursuing her for a very long time, she eventually became his roommate. Paulie Pennino, played by Burt Young is Rocky's best friend and Adrian's brother. Paulie was very adamant about Andrian getting out of the house and enjoying life before she "dried up". After successfully forcing Adrian to go out with Rocky, Paulie's actions caused the two to become roommates. Everything Paulie did to and for Adrian was out of love and concern. The music in the movie is the greatest technique used. Sylvester Stallone became Rocky in this 1976 movie. To this day, there are certain songs that can be played and the first thing that comes to my mind is "Rocky". Throughout the movie the music and sound placed strong emphasis on Rocky's emotions and where he was at that point in his career. The music drew me emotionally into the characters and the movie as a whole. The lighting and angles were very impactful and worked together throughout the movie.The lighting created a sense of poverty in Rocky's neighborhood and within his home. The angles contributed to the effects of the lighting even as we watched Adrian's body language as she was a lady of very few words. Rocky is definitely a movie that shows that love will conquer fear, determination will conquer adversities and dreams do come true.