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Creed III: Great Direction and Great Fighting

Michael Bakari Jordan's directorial debut of Creed III. Photo courtesy of MGM Studios. Creed III  was able to stand strong on its own as Adonis Creed forges his own legacy. Michael B. Jordan did a great job directing and acting, and it felt great to see him confront his past away from being Apollo Creed's son and figuring out what it truly means to have a family. Jonathan Major's character of Damian was much better than him as Kang the Conqueror a month prior. Tessa Thompson as Bianca had some fiery beats in the soundtrack and was a good black homage to Adrian from the past Rocky films and proved to be a proud black mom on her own.  It didn't feel good to see more struggles of being a black person in rough parts of South Central Los Angeles, but I guess the idea was to show that outside the boxing ring, the struggle to make it big in the world is still real, black or not. Either way, it showed a more in-depth look at Adonis Creed away from the usual boxing franchise, an...

Creed II Brought Back the Eye of the Tiger

Photo of Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan as Rocky Balboa and Adonis Creed, respectively. Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures "Creed II" brings back familiar elements from the previous "Rocky" films. While it is more predictable than original, it allowed the main character, Adonis Creed, to mature and bring back the eye of the tiger that hasn't been seen in a long time. With a surprising story and the right cast to tell it, "Creed II" went the distance of entertainment and succeeded. After battling and earning the respect of "Pretty" Ricky Conlan, Adonis Creed (played by Michael B. Jordan) has risen to the world heavyweight championship. But it's time for him to preserve his title, in and out of the ring, against Viktor Drago (played by Florian Munteanu), son of Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lungdren), the man who beat his father to death in 1985. Through his trainer, Rocky Balboa (played...