![]() “I was watching the fight and I said to myself, ‘Let’s talk about stifled ambition and broken dreams and people who sit on the curb looking at their dreams go down the drain.’” He locked himself in his house and wrote. The film’s storyline came to Stallone as if by magic after he saw a fight between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner, a boxer who counted his fights by knockouts when he was on the verge of retiring, Wepner had the opportunity to face the legendary champion, an unequal battle in which he even managed to put Ali on the mat once, much to the astonishment of the spectators. Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in 'Rocky.' Avalon (Getty Images) My wife agreed, and said she’d be willing to move to a trailer in the middle of a swamp if need be,’” he explained to The New York Times after the premiere. I would have hated myself for selling out, the way we hate most people for selling out. ‘’I told my wife that I’d rather bury it in the back yard and let the caterpillars play Rocky. Aware of the potential of the goodhearted fable in which boxing served as a backdrop, the producers increased their offer to $360,000. He only had $106 in his bank account, his wife was pregnant with their first child (Sage, the star of the fifth installment of the Rocky franchise, who died in 2012) and he had sold his dog Butkus because he couldn’t afford to keep him. It was an irresistible deal for someone in his situation. They warned that they would only shoot the film if Ryan O’Neal played the titular role and offered Stallone $180,000 to stay home. Their illusion was shattered when they learned that Stallone, a dark-haired beefcake, was the one who had written the script. The producers saw it and enthusiastically accepted the stipulation, believing that Perry King, the handsome blonde with a square jaw, was the screenwriter. At the time, Stallone had only appeared in The Lords of Flatbush (1974), an independent film about a Brooklyn street gang. The script for Rocky reached producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff with a single condition: the screenwriter would also play the main character. ![]() Stallone did not just star in the film but wrote the screenplay for it as well. He also served as a producer of the third installment of Creed, a successful spin-off of Rocky, the unlikely crown jewel of Stallone’s prosperous career and the movie that started it all. In 2022, the actor returned to his roots as a working-class superhero in Samaritan and starred in the crime series Tulsa King. Sylvester Stallone, 76, is leading the charge. These men (and women) in their 60s and beyond continue to battle like they always have. He is a constant reminder that hard work does pay off and you have to stay true to yourself.Recently, instead of retiring, old action heroes have been popping up again on the big screen and streaming platforms. Rocky captured the hearts of all his audiences along with inspiring his son and everyone watching his journey in the last motion picture Rocky 6. In this phrases the antithetical elements are repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following. “I’m always gonna love you no matter what. In the last few sentences of his speech he reminds Robert of his relentless love for him. The last rhetorical device I found in this inspirational speech is anadiplosis. For example “I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.”(par.2). The tone of his voice and use of pointing emphasizes his frustration with Robert, it really let’s you know he is not accepting any excuses from his son. It also allows more emotion into the scene. The repetition of the word “ you ” makes the person being spoken to accept the responsibility for their actions. ![]() Another rhetorical device that is prevalent in Rocky’s speech to his son is anaphora. ![]() Along with people who supported and wanted to see him succeed he had many people anticipating his failure. ” Rocky has experienced both in his life and has had his shares of up and downs. It’s a very mean and nasty place.” (par.2) In this phrase the antithetical elements are “ sunshine and rainbows ” and “ mean and nasty. Rocky tries to explain to Robert that “The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. One of the devices Rocky uses is antithesis the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure. During his inspirational speech he uses numerous rhetorical devices to assert that his son had lost himself somewhere in the mix, of growing into a young adult. In Rocky 6 he converse with his son on life and his opinion on the universe surrounding them. From the very beginning to the end Rocky inspired almost all the individuals around him to persevere and inspired us to work our very best.
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