Rocky

"All I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, and that bell rings and I'm still standing, I'm gonna know for the first time in my life that I wasn’t  just another bum from the neighborhood." - Rocky This movie definitely lived up to the hype that I heard about through all of my years on earth. Growing up, my dad grew up in Philadelphia during the 60s and 70s. When this movie released, he was 9 years old and he says to this day that this film changed his life, and I can see why he said that. This film on the surface is a movie about a bookie who is trying to make a name for himself in the boxing world, but when you look deeper at the film, it’s a much different movie. It’s about a man who is trying to find love. The only reason that he does anything in this movie is because he wants to end up with Adrian. He keeps a good relationship with Paulie and lets him brand his gear with sponsors, just so he can stay with Adrian. He cuts off his connections with Mr. Gazzo and makes sure that Paulie doesn’t work for him so that him and Adrian will remain on good terms. The entire first half of the film is filled with Rocky visiting Adrian at the pet store, going to Paulie’s house to visit Adrian, and their first date at the ice skating rink. After the big fight with Apollo at the end of the film, the knly thing that Rocky is able to think about in that moment is Adrian. Not if he won or if he loss, he cares about where Adrian is. When Adrian walks i. the ring, the first thing he says to her is “Where's your hat”? Rocky isn’t focused on his fight, he is focused on his life.