Rocky Balboa

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Rocky Balboa

• By
• Craig Hirsh

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Rocky (1976)

• The movie Rocky, a MGM picture, released in 1976
  starring Sylvester Stallone was nominated for
  four academy awards (Best Actor, Best Actress,
  Best Supporting Actor, and Best Picture), winning
  one Best Picture. Rocky is the film that
  inspired a nation (New York Post) and in doing
  so created a fictional hero Rocky Balboa

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Types of Heroes

• fictional and non-fictional
• war heroes, political heroes, athletic heroes,
  legendary heroes or ordinary heroes.
• An ordinary hero is one who becomes a hero by
  some feat he or she has accomplished that the
  general public sees as heroic.
• Rocky Balboa is a fictional hero who is
  combination of an ordinary hero, an athletic hero
  and a legendary hero.

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Why Rocky is a hero

• The reason Rocky is such a hero to many people is
  because it is a believable story
• The tag line for the movie his whole life was a
  million-to-one shot connects with people on all
  levels, not just the high social classes.
• Rocky demonstrates that if you out-work your
  opponents, you can and will achieve success.
• Rocky is the realization of the ideal hero, of
  the dedicated heart, and of the commitment to
  succeed.

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Synopsis of Rocky

• Rocky is the tale of a Philadelphia lone-shark's
  collector whose passion has always been boxing.
• But at the time the movie begins, Rocky is thirty
  years old and is a self-described "bum."
• As the movie progresses, Rocky, our sentimental
  underdog, improves himself through training,
  gaining strength both physically and
  psychologically for his big fight against Apollo.
• In one of the most moving sequences in movie
  history, Rocky goes the distance with Creed,
  winning the respect and admiration of the crowd
  both in the boxing arena in the film and in movie
  theatres. Although Creed wins by split
  decision, Rocky is revered for his heart and
  determination against insurmountable odds.

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About Rocky

• Rocky Balboa is not the only hero of Rocky.
• Sylvester Stallone was on the verge of
  destitution when he wrote a story loosely based
  upon a little-known, working-class underdog and
  New Jersey boxer Chuck Wepner, who challenged
  Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight title bout in early
  1975 in Cleveland, Ohio.
• MGM Pictures finally accepted the idea only they
  were hesitant to cast Stallone as the leading
  role. MGM pursued Ryan ONeal, academy award
  nominee for his role in Love Story six years
  earlier, but he declined.
• Stallone, who was nominated for his only academy
  award in this film, brilliantly portrays the
  character Rocky Balboa.

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About Rocky Cont.

• The public falls in love with Rocky because
  everything Stallone does has one purpose to
  make you like him (New Yorker Magazine)
• Stallone put all his effort and and what little
  money he had into the film.
• All five Rocky movies grossed millions at the box
  office and propelled Stallone to superstar
  status.

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These were ads for Rocky

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Why Rocky is my hero

• Rocky Balboa is a hero to me because he stays
  steadfast in pursuit of his dreams.
• I admire all people, not just athletes who set
  out a goal and then achieve it.
• He is the common man who simply out works and out
  wills his opponents and obstacles in his life.
• Rocky is a man who was given an opportunity and
  made the most of it.

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