Carl Weathers

Rocky (1976) Rocky was written and directed by john G.Avildsen. It was written and starring Sylvester Stallone. It was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 3: best picture Oscar in 1972, best editing, and best director. The cast include Burt young (Paulie), Talia shire (Adrian), Burgess Meredith (mickey), Carl weathers (Apollo) The movie rocky is set in an Italian neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The theme of this film is the underdog. The movie opens with rocky balboa (the Italian stallion) in the ring with another fighter. Rocky wins but this does nothing to diminish his image as the towns bum. When rocky isn’t fighting he’s a debt collector for the local loan shark. He gets a chance to destroy this image when the world…

In this day and age, there are many common household names that everybody in the United States would recognize, Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Peyton Manning, just to name a few. But there is one name that holds a dear place in most Americans hearts, Rocky Balboa. Rocky is often considered one of the greatest sports movies of all time for a number of reasons. Rocky, played by Sylvester Stallone, is introduced as a collector for one of Philadelphia’s many loan sharks, who also happens to have a…

For my FOA I’ve decided to pick the most iconic movie speech of all time from the final installment of the Rocky franchise released in 2006. The learning outcome I wish to achieve from my FOA is to demonstrate an awareness of how language and meaning are shaped by culture and context. Rocky Balboa (starring Sylvester Stallone), the 6th and final installment of the “Rocky” franchise, is the story of a retired boxing champion who surprisingly comes out of his retirement to face one…

Rakim Mayers, more popularly known as A$AP Rocky is an American rapper from New York. Rocky adopted the name from his involvement in the "A$AP mob" (the A$AP mob is a collective group of hip hop artists from Harlem, New York) this is where Rocky's career first started. In 2011 Rocky released two singles that gained recognition via Youtube, he then followed up by releasing his breakout mixtape Live. Love. A$AP - this was highly critically acclaimed. Rocky lived in Harlem, New York his whole life…

Rocky Balboa is my hero and a roll model for me. Today I had the pleasure of spending my whole day with my icon, in the city of “Brotherly Love”. We met up early in the morning at his gym for our morning workout. After we finished the workout we went out to lunch at Pat’s Dinner, where I asked him questions about his teenager days. The last thing that Rocky and I did on our day was that he took me through the city and showed me many of the places of the city that meant the most to him. I…

Callan Gillison 10/17/15 HUM 388.04 Prof. Benton Rocky Who doesn’t love the movie Rocky? In my opinion the movie is one of the best movies of all time. Yes, the movie is just one of those typical inspirational underdog stories about the American Dream, but in my opinion the movie tells the story of the underdog the best. While you make think that is the main theme of this movie, to me this is more of a secondary theme; this movie is more than just a story about the underdog. The main theme in…

Joe wondered then if this was how Rocky Balboa felt, getting his face and body plummeted in the fight of his life against world heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed. Rocky was just a working-class Italian-American small-town club fighter, an unknown. The odds were stacked up against him. With a will of steel, hard work and determination, and a coach that cared enough not to let him give up, his shot of a lifetime changed his life when he went the distance. It earned him respect. Not only from…

Gentle Rocky (1976) is the embodiment of the classic underdog story, which has been a beloved trope since Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. What makes it an instant classic, however, is the underdog himself- Rocky Balboa, the quintessential everyman with a heart of gold. He, as every underdog is, is highly relatable, but beyond that he particularly resonates with me because even though the story is about him achieving his goal, defeating Apollo Creed in a bloody one on one boxing match,…

uses the naturalistic view to explain the struggles that Alexandra goes through, but she also uses the romantic and realistic views to explain it. Cather uses the Realistic view to show us Alexandra realization of what happened. Having a realistic view basically shows acceptance, and understanding the reality of what happened, or will end up happening. Towards the end of the story, Alexandra and Carl have a “little talk” about what has happened over the years. By the end of the…

(photo of Brighton beach, waves crashing against rocks) The wild weather in Adelaide continues, A tourist has been reported missing following the heavy rainfall and stormy weather that begun Monday night. The man was last seen being hit by a wave at Brighton beach, and is believed to be a European back-packer. Efforts to locate him are underway, however the rough seas are preventing boats from searching the area until the storm clears. On land, the streets of Adelaide are littered with…