DIRECTOR: Ryan Coogler LEAD
CAST: Michael B. Jordan,
Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew SCREENWRITER:
Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington PRODUCER: Robert Chartoff, Irwin
Winkler, Sylvester Stallone EDITOR: Claudia Castello, Michael P. Shawver MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Ludwig Göransson GENRE: Sports Drama CINEMATOGRAPHER: Maryse Alberti DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.
Pictures LOCATION: United States RUNNING TIME: 162 minutes
Technical (meldy, received, editd, uploaded
dec. 24)assessment: 3.5
Moral Assessment:
3
CINEMA
Rating: PG 13
Fresh from a fight at the juvenile correctional,
young Adonis “Donnie” Johnson (Alex Henderson) is approached by a strange woman
who introduces herself as Mary Ann Creed (Phylicia Rashad), the wife Apollo
Creed, former world heavyweight chaampsion. He learns from her that he is the illegitimate son of the
boxing champ. She offers Donnie to
live with her. The following scene shows an adult Donnie (Michael Jordan), now
a boxer defeating his match in the boxing ring. He resigns from his job and
goes to the gym where his father used to train. He challenges all the boxers in
the gym and he loses his mustang to the last fighter. Moving on, he watches the video of his father’s fights and
sees the latter’s perennial match Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). Rocky, who
is already stricken by cancer becomes his trainer and prepares him for his
future fights. Donnie meets and falls in love with Bianca (Tessa Thomson) who
would be his number one supporter. Whilst Donnie wants to make his own name in
the boxing sports, his true identity as a son of the older Creed will be
revealed.
Creed
has a good story. It is elating with combined emotional and humorous themes.
The actors particularly Johnson and Stallone deliver their heartfelt
performances. They transform into the characters and effectively bring out the
necessary emotions with depth. Credit the director for his smart treatment of
the film. The editing is almost flawless in projecting continuity. Lighting is simply appropriate and
supports compositions for meaningful cinematography. The musical scoring enhances
the focus of the film on the characters of Adonis and Rocky; the sound effects
especially during a match is engaging. In general, the film has impressive
technical qualities.
The movie Creed
portrays that there are gains
in losses. What seems to be
hopeless human being in a juvenile correctional gains more than what he has
lost in life: a merciful and compassionate stepmother who took and raised him
as her own son imparting good values to bring out the best in him, a committed
mentor who despite being sick and weak does not give up on him and gives him
the needed motivation to become a good fighter, and a supportive girlfriend who
gives him not only love but also understanding and willingness to sacrifice for
him. Finally, he finds a career that is rooted in his passion and runs in his
blood. Overall, the film is very
touching and inspiring.
