Posted July 30, 2013
This never happens to me... well, almost never. Me and the wife watched Rocky (the first) last week, and last night we watched Rocky II, neither of which I've seen in decades.
The message must've been lost on me as a kid because I just thought they were cool boxing movies. Last night though, the very end of Rocky II had me so choked up I couldn't speak. In fact, as soon as the credits started rolling I got up as quick as I could and switched it out for Ip Man or something so my wife wouldn't notice.
It's not a sad ending by any means, but happy, heavy, and inspirational. Dude is a nobody from the slums of Philadelphia, gets signed on to fight someone nobody thought he stood a chance against, and by the end of the second film becomes the champion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6v2Frked58
Anyway, I was surprised at my reaction, maybe because I had never seen the movies in the right order... but damn if that wasn't a good ending. And that music!
The message must've been lost on me as a kid because I just thought they were cool boxing movies. Last night though, the very end of Rocky II had me so choked up I couldn't speak. In fact, as soon as the credits started rolling I got up as quick as I could and switched it out for Ip Man or something so my wife wouldn't notice.
It's not a sad ending by any means, but happy, heavy, and inspirational. Dude is a nobody from the slums of Philadelphia, gets signed on to fight someone nobody thought he stood a chance against, and by the end of the second film becomes the champion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6v2Frked58
Anyway, I was surprised at my reaction, maybe because I had never seen the movies in the right order... but damn if that wasn't a good ending. And that music!