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Actors: Sylvester Stallone
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Rocky II |
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Rocky is back. Apollo, feeling that the first fight with Rocky was a fluke, challenges him to a rematch. Rocky's wife is pregnant and doesn't want him to fight, fearing that he'll be hurt. He accepts the challenge anyways and trains harder than he ever had before. During child birth Rocky's wife slips into a coma. Rocky stays by his wife's side and decides not to box. When his wife wakes up she's had a change of heart and tells Rocky to win. The fight goes the distance and in the end Rocky throws one last punch and both men go down. The ref begins a count while the men try to get to their feet. Apollo can't get up, but Rocky gets up just in time and wins the championship belt.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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A boxer trains hard to fight an opponent who wants a rematch because they lasted all the way through 15 rounds of boxing, and he wasn't satisfied without a knockout. Rocky repeatedly said that he had retired. His wife has a baby and Rocky fights to earn money for his family to have good things. Rocky makes strong relationships with his trainers. Rocky appreciates family life and when his son is born, he is the happiest man alive. Rocky's wife doesn't like him boxing, as in the previous match (in Rocky I) he suffers from a wounded eye and is told if he fights again he may go blind. Rocky refuses to accept this and the story is about determination, and strength building physically and mentally
--Louise, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Rocky |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 25%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 25%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Part of a series?
- Rocky
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
- 1960's-1970's
Sports story?
- boxing
Yes
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- very skinny (woman)
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- muscular (man)
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- Bulging muscles
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Dirty, grimy (like New York)
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
- 2
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
Unusual forms of death
- biohazard/virus
Any profanity?
- None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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