Why was Rocky being followed?
Were those men reporting on his unorthodox training method?
share
Possibly. They were KGB agents assigned to him.
MovieChat Forums > Rocky IV (1985) Discussion > Why was Rocky being followed?
I remember some talk at the time about the film, and speculation was that because of Rocky being 'an intruder' in their country, they followed him similar to a Gestapo would in Germany.
It was part political, part they wanted Rocky to be annoyed, distracted, and know he was unwelcome.
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."
I thought they were official chaperones.
shareThey were simply escorts to make sure he didn't get hurt or in trouble in an unknown place, quite far out in the middle of nowhere.
I guess it wouldn't look good during the cold war for a big American sportsman to be found frozen to death in snow.
Hey, what the fùck happened?
I guess he didn't appreciate the use of language.
*beep* him!
They were simply escorts to make sure he didn't get hurt or in trouble in an unknown place, quite far out in the middle of nowhere.
I guess it wouldn't look good during the cold war for a big American sportsman to be found frozen to death in snow.
Not even close. fiatlux-1 hit it dead on the nail with his/her response:
I remember some talk at the time about the film, and speculation was that because of Rocky being 'an intruder' in their country, they followed him similar to a Gestapo would in Germany.
It was part political, part they wanted Rocky to be annoyed, distracted, and know he was unwelcome.
This is how it was during the cold war. Hell in any communist country. My buddy went to China just a couple of years ago (he's a 6'8" black American) and everywhere he went, there were Chinese officials near him, taking photographs of everything he did.
share
While yes, it was the during the cold war and they will have wanted to keep an eye on him, they were mainly there to watch out for him. It is specifically stated in the movie that they are 'official chaperones'.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines chaperone as:
noun: a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.
verb: accompany and look after or supervise.
Regards
He was being facetious when he said 'official chaperones'.
share[deleted]
Paranoia. The ruskies did not want rocky doing anything other than train in their country
share[deleted]
The 'chaperones' thing was just what the commie guy said... You're not supposed to take that at face value. He was BS'ing....
but that said, i don't think they were trying to antagonize Rocky... Just observe and report.
[deleted]
It just seemed like a rather intrusive, unsafe way of following, or chaperoning someone. That scene when Rocky starts running in that narrow pass before he heads for the hill is hilarious: they lose control of the car, and one of the followers falls. Just what did the Russians think Rocky was going to do in that secluded cabin, or running and training in knee-high snow?
-----
If you can read this, you don't need glasses.
It was the Cold War. I talked to a guy who went to Moscow in the eighties on a business trip and he said he was constantly followed by agents. Rocky clearly wasn't an American spy but the Soviets couldn't take any chances. Also, as others have said, the chaperons would probably have taken care of Rocky if he slipped and fell on the ice.
sharein case rocky was spying or passing information.
share