As an action star though that look and the voice have worked. As Rocky Balboa it really worked since it made him seem uncultured, uneducated, a street tough that made his living in a way that was highly unscrupulous and painted him as little more than a bum. But when he started getting noticed that same image made him someone that people could somehow identify with and start to cheer for. Despite the attitude of the time that the hero character had to look chiseled and be someone of high station Rocky Balboa became a symbol for the underdogs of society that could be looked up to and idolized in a way.
He never gave up, he never backed down, and despite how bad things got he kept moving forward despite it all. Back then though it was a lot stronger and more capable of making people stand up and applaud.
Stallone has never been especially talented as an actor. He is as plodding and predicable on-screen as Rocky Balboa used to be in the ring.
Nonetheless, he is also one of the biggest and most enduring movie stars of his era. He has a blue-collar appeal that smoother, better spoken screen actors can only envy. He writes and produces many of his films.
Adversity never fazes him. He is like the boy who had sand kicked in his face but then turned into Mr Atlas. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Speaking with the Chicago Tribune in , he said he disliked that the psychologically-tortured war veteran was being used to peddle toys.
On the subject of Rambo: The Force of Freedom , a animated series featuring a considerably softened-up version of the character, Stallone was resigned. Creed was released nine years later. It would be the ninth film in the series. Producers opted to go in another direction. Stallone would later use some of his ideas for a rogue cop in the film Cobra. Stallone recalled that Gere drew his ire for being too physical during rehearsals—and worse, getting mustard on Stallone during a lunch break.
Incensed, Stallone demanded the director choose one of them to stay and one of them to be fired. Gere was let go and replaced by Perry King. Stallone has often discussed his rivalry with Arnold Schwarzenegger, as the two action stars were believed to be the two biggest marquee attractions in the s. Recalling his bomb Stop! In , shortly before Rocky Balboa resurrected his film career, Stallone embarked on a line of fitness supplements.
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