Rocky we love because he is beat down. He's stupid, slow, washed-up, and on his way out. How relatable to all of us, am I right?
Adrienne resonates because she is frightened, abused, and a self-made spinster. Again, relatable.
But, when they manage to love each other properly, and consequently learn to find value in themselves, they are able to recognize what is actually worth caring about in life. THEY WIN ALL THE WINNINGS!
Rocky is able to get up and fight, even though the odds are against him. He agrees to face the world champion of boxing, in full knowledge that he was chosen as an opponent because he was an easy win for Apollo Creed to get publicity over.
Rocky is the quintessential underdog we all love to root for.
But here's what is great—Rocky loses. (Sorry, spoiler alert blah blah blah... they made like 7 more of these, all of which I cannot spoil the ending of....)
The reason this loss is great is that it doesn't matter. The whole movie has been building to this show down between Rocky and Apollo, but it's not what makes or breaks the ending. Because in the end, Rocky is with the woman he loves, and on top of that, he had enough self respect to put in the effort to fight for his own self-worth.
That is why this movie is great.
People are wearing those Italian Stallion tee-shirts for a reason, ok?
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