Thank you…a while back I used it on my blog as well! I needed to hear that today!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5OookwOoY Enjoy!

I completely agree, Cathy. And I haven’t seen Rocky as many times as you have, but I’m catching up (I’m a movie re-watcher and a book re-reader). And thanks for that definition of memorable characters. I think you really nailed the essence of it, for me.

Thanks for reading!

Hugh, I know a few people like that, too. I wrote the last paragraph of this post with those people in mind. Sly’s a guy who is very easy to dismiss as a half-awake meathead… until you remember the Rocky series.

That’s great to hear, Adelaide! I’m glad it helped a veteran like yourself 🙂 Thanks for reading!

Me too!

Megan, I caught a couple of clips from an older Superman movie (not one of Christopher Reeves’; earlier than that) and was SO disappointed about how pathetic – understandably – the special effects were. They diminished the concept of Superman in my mind (and I am a big fan of modern superhero movies in general).

Then I realized something similar to what you said–the Superdeeds didn’t look real, my belief wasn’t suspended, and… well, the wheels came off that larger-than-life personage faster than I could blink.

Which only goes to show just how deep and complex and important our relationship to believable main characters should actually be.

“It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can GET hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward.”

What a wonderful way to sum up life and describe Rocky’s approach to boxing at the same time.

I absolutely love that speech. It’s one of my all-time favorites.