The “Iron Curtain” is starting to come down around the Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev. A Soviet boxer named Ivan Drago, nicknamed “The Siberian Express”, comes to the United States with his wife, a Russian champion swimmer and coach for a guest match. Drago is a superbly conditioned boxer who has been scientifically trained in the USSR, and he & his coach propose a fight against Rocky Balboa. Rocky’s former adversary, Apollo Creed decides to take on Drago despite having been out of the ring for several years. Creed unwisely taunts Drago before the match, and after the first round, Drago issues a prophetic warning to Creed: “You will lose.” Unfortunately the warning comes true and Creed dies following a pounding by the Siberian Express. When death threats are made against the Russian boxer, he returns to the USSR and states if there is to be a match between Balboa & Drago, it will be in the USSR. To honor Creed’s memory, Rocky takes the Soviets up on their challenge and goes to Siberia to train for the match against the “Siberian Express”, that will take place in Moscow on Christmas Day, in front of a hostile audience.
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January 2nd, 2011 at 11:22 am
I agree that the media is pressing this disparity between the average woman and the &ideal&. It causes for young women to second guess their own looks and to live in a perpetual cloud of self-hatred and negative body image. If you want my personal experience as well as views on the subject, I wrote an article with personal interviews with some young girls. The article, &The Empire of Images in Our World of Bodies-The Disease of Self Hatred&, was on the effects of media on womans body image. I dont think eating disorders are the only danger here, but also what this media trend does to womens self-esteem.