Thank you…a while back I used it on my blog as well! I needed to hear that today!!!
]]>I completely agree, Cathy. And I haven’t seen Rocky as many times as you have, but I’m catching up (I’m a movie re-watcher and a book re-reader). And thanks for that definition of memorable characters. I think you really nailed the essence of it, for me.
Thanks for reading!
]]>Hugh, I know a few people like that, too. I wrote the last paragraph of this post with those people in mind. Sly’s a guy who is very easy to dismiss as a half-awake meathead… until you remember the Rocky series.
]]>That’s great to hear, Adelaide! I’m glad it helped a veteran like yourself 🙂 Thanks for reading!
]]>Me too!
]]>Megan, I caught a couple of clips from an older Superman movie (not one of Christopher Reeves’; earlier than that) and was SO disappointed about how pathetic – understandably – the special effects were. They diminished the concept of Superman in my mind (and I am a big fan of modern superhero movies in general).
Then I realized something similar to what you said–the Superdeeds didn’t look real, my belief wasn’t suspended, and… well, the wheels came off that larger-than-life personage faster than I could blink.
Which only goes to show just how deep and complex and important our relationship to believable main characters should actually be.
]]>“It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can GET hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward.”
What a wonderful way to sum up life and describe Rocky’s approach to boxing at the same time.
I absolutely love that speech. It’s one of my all-time favorites.
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