Creed II

“You wouldn't be any good to anybody if you didn't do what you love.”What a comforting movie. When they found out the baby was gonna be deaf I cried. I love how this movie was more about his inner struggles but I thought it was a little slow paced and the writing was kinda a downgrade. I loved the fighting scenes they were sooo worth it. It wasn’t as bright or like hype as the first movie, the color palette was a little dimmer so that made it a little depressing…but pretty real. Also really sad to see Adonis stressing over Viktor because of his dad. Ending scene when Viktor’s face drops when he looks at the crowd to see his mom left in disappointment broke me so bad. I think that was when he kinda accepted defeat and just stood there as Creed punched him and then when his dad threw the towel in omg my heart. Realizing how much pressure he had bc of his dad and then him breaking down in his arms was so sad to see because I never really thought about it from his POV, I was pretty quick to judge him and he reminds me a lot of Tyler from Waves and I’m so glad his father realized. Doing the things you love and want is such a beautiful thing. Throughout the movie, Rocky keeps pushing Adonis to understand the real reason why he fought because fighting out of anger to prove something wasn’t enough and Rocky warned him but he didn’t listen leading to him getting seriously hurt. I think by the final fight, Adonis needed to fight for himself, not for his dad or validation or whatever but his own identity. His own name and I think Rocky pushing him to see that was such a heartwarming moment. I loved how we see Creed getting that closure by the end by visiting his father with his cutie little babyy and Rocky finally going to see his son, that hurt so baddd brooo. It’s like 2am rn and I’m gonna watch the third Creed now. “I did it but I didn’t do it for you. Or them. I did it because it was my fight…”