STACK #138 Apr 2016

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Issue 138 APRIL 2016

WELCOME Hollywood has long enjoyed a fascination with pugilism. Boxing movies, with their inevitable theme of the underdog, who in the face of adversity rises to the challenge and beats the odds, have always resonated with audiences. The inherent issues of family dysfunction and the battle for redemption can be found in one the first major Hollywood films based around boxing. The Champ (1931) features aging alcoholic boxer Andy ”Champ” Purcell (Wallace Beery), who fights not only to stay relevant in the ring, but for the custody of his son. Gentleman Jim (1942), Fat City (1972), Raging Bull (1980), The Hurricane (1999) and Million Dollar Baby (2004) and also excellent examples, but none have had the stamina to remain in the ring as long as Rocky Balboa. After six films and an apparent conclusion, the franchise is reborn in the son of Rocky’s rival Apollo Creed. Creed nimbly sidesteps the clichés involved in a “son-of” spin-off, while duly celebrating the tropes of the genre in a fashion that reminds us what we loved about the early Rocky films. Stallone’s Oscar nomination this year may have been a popular nod, but there’s no denying that Rocky Balboa is part of the actor’s heart and soul. Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief

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