Sylvester Stallone

The performance in Die Hard would change drastically if Bruce Willis’s role was changed to another actor or actress, Die Hard would not be the same. Bruce Willis’s role in Die Hard makes it hard to recreate the same movie. The meaning would not be the same, plus it wouldn’t be the action pack movie that the audience would be use too in a Bruce Willis movie. If the role were to be reassigned to another actor or actress the meaning would completely different. The meaning would give off a distinct…

of these mistakes are just funny, some of them hurt businesses, while others are from rage. Sylvester Stallone did many of his own stunts in the movie Rambo 3 and he was proud of most of them, but he was not proud this time. Sylvester was supposed to use a bow and arrow to hit a masking tape X. Unfortunately, no one thought of him hitting the camera right under the X. From 75 yards away, Sylvester Stallone hit and broke the studio's $200,00 dollar camera lens. Once, Mattel released a toy doll…

biggest chances of a lifetime that would never occur again. Rocky Balboa known as Sylvester Stallone is the definition of determination and an underdog story for the ages. Rocky Balboa had a hard life growing up - living in a small house, trying to make a living as a boxer. One fateful day he was given the opportunity of a lifetime. To fight the world heavyweight champion Apollo creed. Sometimes life can be hard. Sylvester once said “ it’s not about how hard you can hit, it’s about how hard you…

Every decision you make impacts your future immensely, but there’s one question that not many realize we toy with everyday. Does fate make the call for us or do we choose our own destiny? Macbeth is a story that perfectly illustrates that battle. The theme of fate and free will, as revealed in Macbeth, continues to relate to modern society. People all over the world believe different things. Whether they believe in God, karma or nothing, the theme still affects their everyday life. The question…

culture. The United States vs. the Soviet Union captured the cold war inside of a boxing ring. Director Sylvester Stallone portrays the film of ideological nationalism by this representation of the Cold War a thriller of a film as his others. Also, the film shows discretely once again that Rocky a white male is the face of United States. Rocky IV is a part of a thrill seeking series of Sylvester Stallone directed six. Rocky once again finds himself in the boxing ring. A domino affect transpires…

The Expendables movies are an action and thriller film, written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and directed by Stallone, Stallone, himself also starred in the lead role. These movies, have a similar plot, in Expendables one, was about suicide mission and the second edition, was about murder, which is similar to the first edition. By comparing these two posters, first and second Expendables edition, we all can see the differences on how they promote and sell these movies. I choose this…

of film making. Directors such as Steven Spielberg, Sylvester Stallone, George Lucas, and many more decided to innovate from the old Hollywood formula into something much their own. While working on the first Rocky film, Stallone wanted to have the camera in the ring with himself and Carl Weathers so that the boxing could feel more real compared to how boxing films before Rocky were shot in the past. However, experts who were helping Stallone on the film rejected his advice till the point where…

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 final opponent in a 10-round exhibition match. Since Rocky is retired, his…

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…

The film First Blood is first film in a series about John Rambo, a discharged green beret who struggles to assimilate into society and by failing to do so causes mass chaos. The film’s director is Ted Kotcheff, a director who got his start in England directing a film in 1957. Kotcheff has received praise for his role in increasing the film industry in Canada, Rotten Tomatoes states that Kotcheff should receive credit for, “all but single-handedly turned that country's film industry around”.…