Thread:Rodangizzardcrusher3/@comment-26687285-20160822213306/@comment-26687285-20161109205915

Rodangizzardcrusher3 wrote: I see what you mean, but I disagree. Rocky dying would have been too cliched and too predictable in my opinion, especially since they gave it away in the trailers.

I was pleasantly surprised when they didn't kill him off, since, while his and Adonis's relationship was well-developed and good, much like Han Solo with Rey and Finn, it would have come off as somewhat forced if they tried to do an emotional death scene for someone that Donny knew for less than one movie. I hear they're making a Creed trilogy, so I imagine, much like Rocky 3, the Italian Stallion will finally pass on in that film.

And I'm also glad they ended the film how they did. Even though Rocky doesn't die, it feels like a well-done bookend to Rocky's life. Considering he's spent all-but-two movies running up those steps, it's both heartwarming and tearjerking to see him go up them one more time, especially if you listen closely to the music that's playing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3aeLWnD5XQ

Sure, that's a valid point. The problem for me is i just don't WANT to see this get streched out over two more movies. As far as i'm concerned if you are going to introduce a sub-plot of Rocky becoming deathly ill, why not commit to it?. Why not just go for it and make this the final entry in the series for him?. As much as i love him, i really don't want to see Sly continue this story indefinitely because it will only become harder and harder to entice people to watch the same kind of story with each new entry. If you're going to expand the Rocky mythos this way, at least give me the satisfaction of seeing the character (definitively) go out on a high note.

I would have had Rocky and Adonis go up the steps the evening before the fight and have a little moment together. Then the next day when they're all celebrating, maybe have Rocky collapse and be rushed to the hospital, or have Adonis get called on the phone that Rocky was taken there form his home after having an episode. Then have Adonis come and visit him where they have a final moment together. Then finally have Rocky die after another chemo operation. The movie could have ended with Adonis going up the steps (by himself this time) and looking out over the city, then Have Rocky appear beside him and say the "You can see your whole life from here" line and fade to black. That way the movie's final moment takes on a whole new (more poetic) meaning.

As to your argument that it would not have worked because Adonis and had only known each other for one movie, i think there was more than enough chemistry and dramatic tension between the two of them to make such an emotional turn effective. Besides, since when has the relationship growth between movie characters been consistent with those in real life?. There are so many (great) movies where the characters develop lifelong bonds with each other that only take place over a couple of days. To me, it's less about whether a given repore is realistic and more about whether it works. And as far as this one goes, i think it was.