Universal themes of 2015 were described in my previous post. There were also audience specific themes that attracted certain demographics. The Longest Ride, from a Nicholas Sparks novel, is good for couples. It is about commitment costs, but for love the cost of commitment is worth it. A problem for some is that it may…

2015 mainstream films have life themes that are really quite specific, but people see them for entertainment. People are not going to see the big films for their ideas. Box Office champ Jurassic World was about treating nature kindly, hardly a universal theme that everyone can relate to. For those that did take notice, there…

The seventh Rocky film has been out on DVD since March and it takes the franchise in a new direction. Sylvester Stallone is back as Rocky Balboa, the former heavyweight boxing champion. He is the only actor left from the former cycle of films, Rocky—Rocky V (1976-1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006). Though Stallone acted, wrote…

Rocky Balboa was here… Rocky II (1979) -Never give up Rocky has made money from boxing after his bout against the world champion Apollo Creed and is enjoying his success. He marries the ‘love of his life’, Adrian (Talia Shire). Meanwhile, world champ Apollo Creed makes a stir in the media to lure Rocky back…

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