Fighting Harder

I decided to have a very exciting day yesterday. Woke up and spontaneously planned to see Creed. I caught the bus right on time, caught the train right on time, and went to the movie right on time (literally when I sat down, the film started!). Didn't waste any time at all yesterday. Creed is the first spinoff from the Rocky franchise and it stars Michael B. Jordan and Rocky Balboa himself, Sylvester Stallone and directed by Ryan Coogler of Fruitvale Station fame. Honestly, I only watched the first Rocky film so I'm not actually the right person to talk about Rocky franchise in detail like Rocky's turtle or even Rocky's secret match with Apollo Creed. But bro, the movie is too awesome.

The spotlight is now on Apollo Creed's illegitimate son, Adonis Creed. Apollo Creed was Rocky's rival-turned-friend who was killed in a brutal boxing match against a Russian boxer, Ivan Drago. Adonis had a boxer's blood in him and he's called to the ring by destiny. However, he opted to use his mother's last name and not the famous Creed surname. He tried to find a trainer and found it in his father's friend, Rocky Balboa. With Rocky, he trained and paved his own way as a great boxer and making his own legacy.

The movie is phenomenal. It's an amazing feat to have a great reboot like this especially in the year when so many franchises tried to reignite their spark. Plot-wise, it is inspiring and mature. The cast is great. Michael B. Jordan is super committed to the role. Tessa Thompson delivered a complex character like it was nothing, and she has a killer track titled Grip which everyone should give a listen. And Sylvester Stallone in a form we haven't seen for a long time. In this film Rocky is vulnerable and he presented it just right, while still being the tough guy Rocky is. Directed greatly by Ryan Coogler who I think is just too damn good for Black Panther. Be very afraid Alfonso Cuaron, Ryan Coogler and his DoP Maryse Alberti presented us with an unbelievable tracking shot of a fucking boxing match! A boxing match! Without any cuts! Soundtrack and score by Ludwig Goransson are very much on point. It's hard to believe this is the work of a guy who did Zooey Deschanel's New Girl. The score is hands-down the best of the year for me. It has a very distinguishable quality and it improved an already 100% film to 120%. Definitely one of 2015's best and I hope to see more of this film in the awards' season. Creed: 4/4


Check out these stand out tracks in both soundtrack and score: Waiting for My Moment, Lord Knows/Fighting Harder, Grip, You're a Creed and Creed Suite. Either these gonna be the tracks that will motivate you or be in your workout playlist (it's the former for me, cos what is workout?)