From Rocky (1976) to Creed (2015): “musculinity” and modesty
The profitable Rocky franchise celebrated its 40th anniversary with a new instalment, Creed. As Roger Ebert explained in 1976, Rocky is not so much about a story but about a hero. This paper examines the construction of Rocky’s character as a paradoxical action hero, a boxer made famous by his kind...
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2017
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | The profitable Rocky franchise celebrated its 40th anniversary with a new instalment, Creed. As Roger Ebert explained in 1976, Rocky is not so much about a story but about a hero. This paper examines the construction of Rocky’s character as a paradoxical action hero, a boxer made famous by his kind heart and mild manners instead of his muscles. The analysis of the seven films reveals how vulnerability and humbleness are used as the pillars of Rocky’s fictional personality and intensify the emotional dimension of the saga to bring the boxing film closer to the urban melodrama. |
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