Inspite of flaws,as inspiring as they come!

Rating: 8/10 (27 May 2005)

What can one say about Stallone? A guilty pleasure he is, for one.And his movies as well.I think its become fashionable to trash him and the movies he makes. Lets not forget, the genre he tackles is emotional, action packed entertaining blockbusters and not some mind twister which is going to be some cult classic. Rocky 2 falls in the sphere of an entertaining, action movie with dollops of emotion that will endure through the ages.Why? Coz it carried the saga forward in a logical manner. It takes the story forward and throws light upon the character's development. How Rocky still thinks like a street fighter when in fact he is fighting for the biggest prize-- the heavyweight championship. The fact that it takes time for this to sink in shows that Rocky SLOWLY builds up momentum and takes off; just as he does in his training run.Stallone may be one of the most humane and underrated talented Hollywood stars ever. Has any other major A list star ever managed to create such a wonderful and inspiring character?He did 2- Rocky and Rambo. But Rocky will go down in history as one of the most loved, inspiring and unique characters in movie history.Rocky 2 tells us how he manages to conquer the world and kill his demons once and for all. It is not just Rocky's story, but our story as well.We all have a little bit of Rocky in us. And it is stories like these that inspire all of us to be better men. The message of this movie in my opinion is that the 3 things most worth fighting for are- family, love and self respect. Rocky is the man we all can be; if we just try a little harder and have a deep faith in whatever keeps us alive.