I admired the film’s rhythm, the camera work and editing complementing the rest of the film’s elements flawlessly that both probably even outshone them. One particular shot that I loved was the Long Take used during his first professional fight. There are very few films I remember pulling off this shot that has made me feel so emotionally engaged. The characters were raw and genuine, no doubt played exceptionally by the cast, particularly, Jordan and Stallone. The film was well crafted, intense but unhurried, keeping me immersed the entire time.
At the end of the episode, Michael says “the world sends people your way”, then explains where Andy and Ryan came from and says he has no idea where Estee Lauder NIGHT REPAIR came from. When Jim asks why Creed would try to set him up with his daughter if he were gay, Creed looks confused and mutters that he doesn’t know why. In “Did I Stutter?”, as Dwight is showing Michael a flow chart of workers in the office, the name “Creed Bratton” is seen in quotation marks, indicating that the office does not think that his real name is Creed Bratton. In “Fun Run”, Creed states that he has been a member of many religious cults, both as a leader and follower. He also displays an extensive knowledge of painkillers when he questions Meredith on what kinds of medication she has been administered for her pelvic fracture. In a deleted scene, he swallows all of Meredith’s painkillers and leaves none for an incredulous Meredith to take.
The star, who worked with Coogler on the superb “Fruitvale Station,” conveys the confusion that many young people have while forging and accepting their identities. The moment he owns up to his heritage is intertwined with the film’s rousing, climactic boxing match but does not depend on it as a means of Donnie’s acceptance. Note where Coogler places Stallone in this sequence, as it is the most visual representation of what his film is doing with these characters. In parallel, Donnie also pitches woo to his downstairs neighbor Bianca , a hearing-impaired singer and composer whose loud music keeps Donnie from getting the required sleep he needs for his training. Like Rocky’s beloved Adrian, Bianca is a fully fleshed out character whose agency is not undermined by her eventual devotion to our hero.
A boxing movie without clichés is like a political campaign without lies. “Creed,” directed by Ryan Coogler from a script he wrote with Aaron Covington, is self-aware without being cute about it. In the movie as in the world beyond it, Rocky is part of the cultural tapestry. But Mr. Coogler, a 29-year-old filmmaker whose debut was “Fruitvale Station” (also starring Mr. Jordan), looks at the Rocky story and the tradition of Hollywood pugilism through a fresh prism. Although Adonis is unbeaten in a string of semi-clandestine bouts in Mexico, he is turned away from his father’s former gym. No one in Los Angeles will go against Mary Anne’s wishes and allow her adopted son to participate in the sport that killed her husband.
The third movie will follow up from the events of the sequel, with much — but not all — of the core cast returning. The third “Creed” movie, which follow up on the “Rocky” movies of the ’70s and ’80s, has been confirmed to hit theaters in the near future. The first two movies acted as a passing of the torch from the “Rocky” movies of yore and focused on the next generation of boxers in the “Rocky” universe.
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