Monday, January 15, 2007

Rocky Balboa


I caught "Rocky Balboa" with the boys over the weekend. It was a MUCH better movie than we expected. Nice character development that avoided some of the stereotypical "Rocky" elements.


POSSIBLE SPOILERS:
The final fight at the end was slightly disappointing. Obviously, this is Hollywood, but it's fair to say that the match would have been stopped in the first round.

BTW, could it be that Rocky is supposed to be dead at the end (even though it's NOT explicitly depicted that way)?

It would be fun if "Rocky is Dead" turned out to be the new "Paul is Dead" game -- as people compile clues pointing to Rocky's death scattered throughout the movie. For instance:

  • The last shot of the movie is at a cemetery and Rocky sort of dissolves into the background (rather then walking away).

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