Review of Creed (2015) by Amanda C — 20 Jan 2019

âCreedâ?, released in 2015 follows Adonis Creed, the son of an affair had by Apollo Creed who chooses to follow his dadâ(TM)s footsteps in professional fighting and enlist an old friend of his dads to train him.

The film made me feel excited because Adonis had so many people who underestimated him along the way. I thought about it in the same way that I thought when I watched âRockyâ?, that the underdogs can prevail.

Given that the film has a similar overall premise to âRockyâ?, this professional work certainly fits well into the genre. I do wish, however, that the filmmakers had differentiated the film a little more from âRockyâ?, as I felt that it followed the original almost too closely.

From a writing standpoint, I thought that the writers choosing for Rocky to have cancer was an interesting twist that I wasnâ(TM)t expecting. Making that choice for Rockyâ(TM)s character arc definitely raised the stakes.

Adonis has never known or had a relationship with his father and is able to have a father/son comradery with Rocky and then finds out that he might lose him too. Directed by Ryan Coogler, I enjoyed the decision to use handheld shots in the more raw and emotional moments of the film.

An example of this is when Rocky comes to bail Adonis out of jail and they argue over Rocky telling Adonis that they arenâ(TM)t family. In terms of editing, I think the best and most emotionally effective montage was watching Rocky and Adonis âfightâ? and prepare for their fights with Rocky fighting for his life in his cancer battle and Adonis training for his fight with Pretty Ricky.

My absolute favorite actor in this film was Tessa Thompson as Bianca, who went from being this mysterious and unapproachable neighbor of Apolloâ(TM)s to truly loving him in a very genuine and romantic way.

When she found out who Adonisâ(TM) dad was, she was on the verge of crying through the whole scene but held it in and it was incredible to watch. In regard to cinematography, the scene that I enjoyed watching most was when Adonis walks into the club that Bianca is singing in.

The color palette of the club is a completely different world than the rest of the shots in the film. It was such a great intentional transition to take our protagonist into. The sound design in this film was so incredible overall.

My favorite part was when the ref was giving Adonis the rules for fighting and the sound of his voice slowly fades out as Adonis slowly starts to panic. The production value was also incredibly well-done, with my favorite example being the same as the cinematography example â" the scene in the club with Bianca.