| First, Rocky came back from the dead, from | | | | rampant violence in the movie; because again, we |
| poverty, from old age to remind us of what really | | | | want inspiration. We are able to leave the news |
| matters in life. We didn't bother engaging each other | | | | about mortgage crises, jobs going overseas and rising |
| about the implausibility of a fifty year old getting in | | | | racial tension. We are able to see a good guy win. |
| the ring with a twenty something. We didn't want to. | | | | Even if he is misunderstood, as all of us think we are |
| We wanted to believe in Rocky because he (even | | | | at some level. Rambo is everyman. He is, unlike us at |
| though is just a fictional character) represents more | | | | many points, clear on his mission. He walks with the |
| to us. He is inspiration; he is our comeback kid. He is | | | | certainty that we need to walk during difficult times. |
| hard work, determination and most of all humility. | | | | Finally, have you noticed that Indiana Jones is coming |
| When we go to see him in the movie, we are not | | | | back too? He rescued us from the wrath of God, |
| interested in reality; and I dare say we are not all | | | | from evil men who threatened the divine balance and |
| that interested in being entertained. Additionally, it is | | | | even from poverty in India. |
| probably true that we are not all that interested in | | | | He reminds of the lines between good and evil. We |
| 'feeling good'. We want to be inspired. We need to | | | | never really leave his side and we are with him in |
| be inspired. | | | | spirit in his adventures and we want him to win. We |
| It stands to reason that not too long after that | | | | expect him to win. He has come back just in time. |
| Rambo came back to let us know that the world | | | | Heck, if we can't have Jack Bauer for a whole |
| belongs to the American with the tough exterior but | | | | calendar year; who to save us but Indiana Jones. |
| heart of gold: velvet and steel. We dismiss the | | | | Indiana Jones is back, and he is welcome. |