Is Rocky an American Symbol?

[Luvian]

I didn''t realise it when I was younger, but karate kid is so slim, I think he'd break in half the first time punched him.

He'd probably break in half if he tried to raise a dustball, too.

This remind me of those little ninjas movie they keep making...

[Cerek]

<font color=plum>The "Rocky" movies were based on a series of books by the same name, IIRC. Only in the book, Rocky dies from the beating he gets in Rocky V.

I thought the first two movies were great stories. Rocky III and IV were good too because Rocky had a super-opponent in both of those. Rocky V was just horrible.

And Rocky doesn't need a loved one to die to get motivated. That only happened in 2 of the 5 movies. The appeal of Rocky is that he IS such an underdog. It isn't just his size, but the absolute BEATING he takes in every movie. The whole idea (which was played up even more in Rocky IV) is that he will take a beating that most men couldn't survive, and STILL come back to win the fight.

Is Rocky an American Symbol - Absuhlootely!</font>