Rebecca Sheehan
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Thanks for your comment and question Amelie. I think Donnie's racial position is the only thing that gives him legitimacy in this film. Without it, the issues that you raise would obliterate legitimacy and empathy for his character. Class is somethin ... -
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embodied suffering
Amelie, this is a beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing your own story, woven in with your and other's viewings of Creed and the Rocky series. Your experience brings reality to your point about "intimate spectatorship." You also bring atte ... -
Mary Anne
Hi Sean Do you think Mary Anne is absent or does Donnie choose to distance himself from her? It seems that he draws closer to her, we hear him calling her "mom," while he is physically distant from her. Is the crisis in maturation due to her abs ... -
Patriarchs and matriarchs
So interesting Hannah! I would love to read about this in greater detail, especially on how Creed is more nuanced and politically charged than it might appear on black fathers and sons. Following on the discussion between you and Sean, I take your point a ... -
The motorcycle scene and the talented tenth
Sean, before I clicked on your posted, I was thinking: surely Sean will address the scene with the motorcycles. And you have not disappointed me! This is a fascinating reading of the film and I think gets to some of the complicated class dynamics in the f ... -
Johnson-Creed
This is a great piece Glen, many ideas to tease out. I was going to ask you to expand on your comment that Donnie has to "'become' Adonis Creed (formerly Johnson)," and see you have done this in the comments. Your formulation that Donn ...