The Importance of Being Idle

It Ain't Over 'til It's Over

I don't know why Rocky V generates such disrespect, in many ways it's a solid return to form after the cartoon excess of Rocky IV. Admittedly continuity wise it has issues (it picks up right after Rocky IV, in true Rocky style, but upon returning home not only does he live in a different house, but his son must be a good five years older. Oh yeah, and he's bankrupt), but the story itself makes sense and has the heart that you'd expect. But there's better to come...
Rocky Balboa was just beautiful, a perfect send off for the character. And I do feel genuinely sad that I'll never see the big lug again, even though his story will last forever on DVD (or at least as long as DVDs last). It's nice to see what's happened to him in the last fifteen years, and whilst it's not all been good by any means, he still retains that essential kindness that makes him who he is. The world has changed and left him behind, which I think is something that's pretty easy to relate to these days, when you can go to sleep on the cutting edge and wake up obsolete the next morning, and on top of that he's lost Adrian. So he's just going through the motions, trying to make it through each day, trying to work out what to do with his life... Needless to say, boxing comes into it! I don't know what else to say, except that I really enjoyed it, and the finale brought tears to my eyes. I've said it before, and I'll say it again; there is something oddly inspirational about Rocky. Don't know why, and I wouldn't care to analyse it for fear of breaking it.
I've lost so much in the past six months. Hopefully not things I can't get back again, but important things that I hope I won't take for granted again. My health, my mind, my mobility, my ability to work and earn money, my independance, my sense of balance(!), so many of the things that make you who you are, they all just fell away from me one morning back in August like I was shedding a skin. Bits and pieces of me and growing back now, I'm finally starting to be myself again, and whilst I'm afraid of what'll happen when it's time for me to go back into the world, I'm also really excited about it, and like Rocky said, I always try a little harder when I'm afraid. I want my life back, and I'd like it back soon please, without too many scratches or dents on it. I'm not done with it yet, not nearly.

posted by BadMonkey @ 10:29 PM