Rocky - An example of Christ?
Leo Partible: Sylvester Stallone: A Christian Artist talks about his Christian Characters!
He first explained that he felt compelled to write the first film, and he believes that drive came from above. He said the character of Rocky was meant to reflect the characteristic nature of Jesus. "It's like he was being chosen, Jesus was over him, and he was going to be the fella that would live through the example of Christ," Stallone said. "He's very, very forgiving. There's no bitterness in him. He always turns the other cheek. And it's like his whole life was about service." But, Stallone confessed, his own life didn't follow the humble example of the boxer who made him a Hollywood star.Hmm... I see a Nestorian and Arian Jesus in the figure of Superman but Rocky as a type of Christ? Hmm.... We'll have to see when "Rocky Balboa" comes out at Christmas.
