Rocky IV Editing

Editing is an essential aspect of the Rocky franchise. Rocky IV utilizes quick cut editing especially during the training montage and the final fight montage. The montages in Rocky are utilized to show the passing of time and the progression of the story and character development. At the beginning of the montage, we see Rocky slightly out of shape and without a beard. By the time the montage is over,we see Rocky with a beard and heavily in shape ready for the fight. The montage is also used to compare Rocky and Drago. Rocky is training in a log cabin in the middle of Moscow with no equipment or any training facility to use to his advantage. Drago is training in a facility with about fifty trainers and he is able to utilizie technology and heavy lifting equipment to his advantage. The camera cuts back and forth between the environment Rocky is training in and the environment Drago is training in. During the final fight, a montage is used to show the progression of the rounds and as each round progresses, both fighters become more fatigued and we see more blood on their faces. Having a montage to show the progression of the rounds instead of showing the full twelve rounds of boxing helpes keep the attention of the audience and it makes the scene more dramatic overall. The music in Rocky films has always been significant and inspiring and the montages in these films utilized inspiring music to show that Rocky was not going to give up.