Creed The Rewatchables
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Creed

Most Rewatchable Scene

Two-round one-shot fight with Leo

In the discussion (18)
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  • The Andre Ward cameo, when Adonis climbs in the ring to take on the whole gym and Ward knocks him out, is offered first.
  • Three great scenes are named: the two-round fight with Leo filmed in one shot, the seven-minute cancer-revival training sequence ending with the ATVs outside Rocky's house, and the 11th and 12th rounds of the final fight.
  • The one-shot fight is called an all-time how-did-they-do-this scene, with the camera cutting to Jordan and Stallone and whirling back around.
  • The cinematographer Alberti, who also shot The Wrestler, is praised, and Creed is called a much better-shot movie than The Wrestler.
  • The ATV training sequence is a genuine stand-up-in-your-seat moment, an urban 2015 version of the Rocky run 40 years later.
  • The final fight's 11th and 12th rounds, with the towel nearly thrown and the line about proving he is not a mistake, are called a great, stressful five minutes.
  • The two-round one-shot match is called the best boxing scene ever seen and gets a vote.
  • A second vote for the one-shot fight: beyond technical mastery it tells a story, as the trainer's tip in the ring leads to the knockout a minute later, building their bond, followed by the 'you didn't tell me you had hands like that' moment.
  • Bianca's hands line prompts a joke about what it implies about sleeping with him.
  • Asked about the ATV scene, a panelist loves it and adds the warm-up before the last fight, rocking back and forth while being talked into it, and receiving the gloves and trunks.
  • Bianca's Philly slang 'John' (jawn) would have worked better with the accent; one panelist saw the movie in Philadelphia with a sleepy crowd.
  • Another answer agrees on the one-shot fight and adds the scene where the vomiting in the ring reveals Rocky's illness, a painterly, Renaissance-lit presentation, later tied to Adonis saying he will fight if Rocky fights.
  • Many things are needlessly beautiful: the first kiss shot upside down and the booth framing on their first date.
  • Rashad's performance in the first scene, with its spacing and sense of history, gave complete confidence in the movie.
  • The juvenile detention tracking shot, the long deep-focus shot with the supervisor watching in the background, and Leo's dad eyeing Rocky at the gym are cited as touches of a good filmmaker.
  • Another pick is the two-round match while also riding with the ATV scene, which gains context from the Eagles' Super Bowl and the Meek Mill song; kids who find Rocky slow like Creed.
  • The ATV scene honors Bill Conti's score, going slow motion and quiet mid-song, and the theme hits as the final round begins.
  • A late addition: the jail scene where an angry Adonis tells Rocky off and Stallone slow-plays it is called really good acting.