A good movie for those who completely missed the point of the original

It was right that Rocky lost the fight in the first movie. In the end, he accomplished his goal of going to distance. And that's what mattered to him.

It really is hard to say. I always had assumed Creed legitimately won but the fact that it was a split decision is also telling. Would a judge necessarily give a fight to an unknown challenger if it wasn't at least justifiably close? Either way the film is damn near perfect.

It's the little victories that give life meaning and fill one with hope ... like Rocky racing up those stairs after being thwarted by them before (figuratively and literally). Or Rocky and Adrian professing their love for another after Rocky's gone the distance (though Rocky asking about Adrian's hat, worrying more about her than a match, is when he truly goes the distance). You'll note that in these moments is when Bill Conti's music really soars. Not when Rocky's in the ring. Rocky doesn't even care about the outcome of the match. You can hear, at then end of the movie, as Rocky and Adrian embrace, Apollo being announced as the winner (genius filmmaking). Rocky's oblivious. And for good reason. Because he knows there's victory in the trying. And more importantly, while he doesn't defeat Apollo, Rocky does defeat the loser inside himself . Rocky's triumph is an internal one ... the best kind of all.