Honestly, does it bother anyone that Drago (a Russian) was played by Dolph Lundgren - a Swed?
I must have missed something.
Black Jesus:I rode into town on an ass....Yo mamas ass.
Nope.
It was 1985, you'd be hard pressed to find a Soviet actor of that size and stature, who would be willing and allowed to star in a (rather good) propaganda film.
Propaganda film? How so?
Black Jesus:I rode into town on an ass....Yo mamas ass.
I was writing somewhat in jest. But it was 1985.
I absolutely loved the movie then. Today, its a great over-the-top comic book movie. The James Brown entrance and the tragic aftermath is something you just don't see today.
Look at it thru an eyes of other than American.
Rocky, overcomes great odds with determination alone. (Or, just being an American) Rock music videos, vilifying Drago thru steroids and killing Apollo. Rocky's showdown with the KGB, the use of Christmas, Oh - then there's Rocky literally wrapping himself in the flag. Although there are exceptions, most of Russian spoken isn't Russian but junk - goes to show the message that was important is "not English".
I could go on about the use of symbolism and employing emotion to manipulate the audience, but it's just an opinion. I'm sure relations between US/USSR was great then.
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who else where you gonna get... Nikolai Volkov? Yakov Smirnoff?
Russians are not a race of people... Stallone didn't grow up in Philadelphia, either. Does it really matter?
Nope not at all.
Also doesn't bother me that John Wayne played a Mongol.
Sometimes a movie or tv show plot is so stupid that only the stupid can understand it.
The Swedes have founded Russia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rus%27_people
I couldn't care less. Much better than a Scott with a thick accent playing a Soviet (Sean Connery : The Hunt for Red October)
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