Creed 3: How To Have a STRONG Directorial Debut
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- 🎬 In this FilmSpeak video essay we discuss Michael B. Jordan's Creed 3 and how to have a strong directorial debut!
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Michael B. Jordan proves he's more than just the cool guy in Creed with a strong directorial debut in Creed 3. Jordan gives a bravura performance as Adonis Creed, who's forced to reckon with his past as Jonathan Majors' Dame comes after the title. While Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is nowhere to be seen in this new Creed movie, the Creed trilogy couldn't be in a better place to come into its own. The cast is perfect, the action is great, Michael B. Jordan infuses the fights with his love of anime, and the plot is perfect. Creed III is everything we could have wanted and more from a Rocky sequel and while it might not be the best Rocky movie or the best Creed movie, that's only because Creed and Creed 2 exist. Griffin (@griffschiller) gives you his Creed 3 review and analysis discussing why Creed 3 is a perfect sports movie and how to make a perfect sports movie, why Creed 3 is great, how to direct a boxing movie like no other, and how Creed 3 reinvents the Rocky franchise. Enjoy this Creed 3 video essay and ending explained video!
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Still dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed is thriving in his career and family life. When Damian, a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces after serving time in prison, he's eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian -- a fighter who has nothing to lose.
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What did you guys think of CREED 3?! 🥊Best Creed film? Comment below!
I enjoyed the film although Rocky is missing. I watched the film with D-Box Seats which made me feel like I’m sitting on a punching bag.
Congrats on 100k
YES! Creed got better and better each installment.
BESTTT
I absolutely loved it
Would have liked for the ending fight to be a bit longer or show Apollo's kids mistreating Adonis, but otherwise this was a ball to enjoy. I'd like for Michael B Jordan to direct the future Black Panther movies someday with his anime influences breathing new life for the franchise.
That would be cool! I want him to try some non franchise stuff first, but he has some mad talent that could beef up a franchise film like BP.
Nah Ryan Coogler needs to finish his Trilogy and I feel like he should direct any subsequent installments
I agree... The crowd goes away and after 30 seconds it's the last round...I wanted to see the fight go back and forth, even if it is the same as every other Rocky movie
Dame being in the locker room and walking out completely alone to his first fight, as well as his glances at Donny looking for approval between rounds were just incredible to me. I felt like his flip to villain occurred after that first round when he looked at Donny cheering for Felix. You can tell he feels a tremendous amount of hurt that his only family left him behind. Majors transformed in a way I don’t think any other actor could’ve. Down to the mannerisms, he convinced me he’s a man with nothing to lose and willing to get it by any means. He thinks Donny is a sellout and he is owed everything he wants, I seriously questioned if he may have been right, rooted for him to win the belt in that first fight even after I saw him cheating because I felt so bad. He is the most sympathetic villain I have seen in a long time
Totally agree. I think Dame up until that point was still on the fence about what Adonis had done as a child, but after that fight it sealed the deal that to Dame, Adonis really had always been a fairweather friend. I think a lot of people paint Dame as always having planned this cunning plan out, when in reality I think the only thing he actively did plan was for the attack on Drago, everything else that followed was just how events played out.
The Creed trilogy delivered. Absolutely loved the Rocky movies, and Creed for me reached the same standards of those films.
yeah creed 4 going to be insane especially if they don’t go the cheap route (having adonis’ daughter become a fighter, win a fight, lose a fight, win the rematch)
Loved the fights, very different approach then previous installments
Yeah! Massive highlight. Different but equally as great to what’s come before.
Glad you mentioned the score. It was definitely sorely missed especially considering how incredible Ludwig's was in the previous two. Creed still has the best training montage of the 3 and I think that its largely due to the score blending so organically with the soundtrack. Need more of that here!
I'm hoping for a director's cut when the blu ray is released!
That would be cool! Idk how much was left on the cutting room floor, but I could see there being a bit since the end was a bit rushed.
Killmonger Vs. Kang The Conqueror
Haha yessss
Only drawback from this movie I have is the fight sequences were really short and I wished it were longer as I believe they cut around 45min of footage from the final cut.
It felt just a little rushed but I loved it regardless.
I'm glad someone else has noticed how noticeable Ludwig Gorranson's absence is from this one
bruh...it was awful. I couldn't believe it. What a disappointment!
@@FilmSpeak At first I thought Creed 3's soundtrack was weak. But after a few days, I've grown to love it.
Its an excellent effort by Jordan. But there is one scene where Rocky had to be there and his unexplained absence dishonours the character. Indeed that whole section would be improved with Rocky passing on some sage advice based on his experience of what we are seeing Adonis encounter for a first time . I know there has been a falling out but it was weak not to address the elephant in the room (or oerhaps not in the room) in that particular scene and all oarties should have realised that
YES
I wouldn’t mind a Creed 4 but I would love for the franchise to build up other characters w/ spin-offs so that there’s more to eventually work with
Yeah! I really dig the little creed-verse they established. Would be fun to see any of those characters spin off
Wouldn't mind seeing a Drago spin-off to further explore and develop their family dynamic.
Michael B. Jordan did say that a Creed 4 was happening "for sure" and that spin-offs are being considered after all! 🤓
@The M.A. he never said creed 4 but he said the rocky/creed universe will expand even further which is obvious lol 😂😂 creed 3 was a success
@@thema1998 is it weird to think that it could be his daughter being the new fighter and Adonis trains her? Then beats up some dude who beats up his daughter ?
It's so simple yet so effective that their lives go in radically different paths after one very bad night.
One of them isn't caught, just so happens to be the child out of wedlock of this world's version of Muhammad Ali which gets him a step mom who lives in a mansion and later trained by Rocky, his metaphorical uncle.
The other went to prison for 18 years
That's a perfect starting place.
A lot of cool anime inspiration in his direction. Loved it and has the best villain of the 3
Yeah absolutely. Dame was a phenomenal villain.
the music and score from that Philly training scene before he fought Ricky Conlan is so beautiful and i was so upset that they didn't use it more.
I wouldn't mind a spin-off tv series about one of the other characters like maybe Drago. I like the idea of expanding the world and the lore much like Cobra Kai has done with the Karate Kid franchise
It's just staggering in general that the Rocky franchise is still going strong. I think every film is good to great, even Rocky V. And who would have thought an idea as seemingly tenuous as "what if this side character who died in the 4th film had a son who also boxed and Rocky trained him!" would work so damn well and produce films as great as the best of the Rocky solo films?
Yeah it's kinda insane but it goes to show if you have a compelling idea for a movie or spinoff, it can actually work! You just have to get the right creatives in there
MBJ said he wants to keep making Creed movies and I’m really hoping he doesn’t. I agree with you- Creed needs to remain a trilogy. End it while it’s still good
Yeah that’s sorta where I’m at. If he wants to do anime spin-off shows that’s fine, but let the movies rest.
I think with this movie it's safe to say that Jordan would be a great director to have in the MCU, his inspirations is what made his directorial debut so amazing. Jordan has a great career ahead of him!
The current MCU is a waste of his efforts, after Thor 4, Ant-Man 3, Quantumania…
So glad you shouted out Ludwig. His composition was definitely missed in this but I still liked the soundtrack tho
This was improbably good in the best of ways. I was here for it even if the transition from second to third act was a bit bumpy. This is easily the best legacy sequel trilogy (and I enjoy Star Wars and Jurassic World more than most). I want to see Jordan do more with the franchise, but I also don't know if 4th time could be a charm. Great movie all things considered.
this movie has some of the best boxing I have seen in any movies..im curious how they shot it..but the frames did not seem wasted at all in the fights, the pacing and editing feels like a martial arts movie...Im curious what MIchaek B Jordan and company can film, as far as in the action genre goes
Damn now I have to watch the Creed trilogy
I still want an Apollo prequel series rather then with movies I think a tv show would be able to give respect to him
Well MBJ says they're looking at doing a Creed anime series soooo who knows!
@@FilmSpeak ooo sounds very interesting not a fan of anime but sounds good
I honestly felt this was the best film of trilogy, its close but I think it might edge the first Creed. Regardless, crazy feat achieved here.
Great video as always FilmSpeak … I wish we got to see flashbacks to Adonis & his step siblings.
Amazing analysis
Respectfully tho, I disagree about the score. I've listened to it more than the other creed scores and find it to be powerful and emotional. The repetitive swirling vocals that represent dame and then the same chords that are played to represent Creed are amazing. "The Void", "The Champ", "Checkmate", "Run it Suite", "Diamond Dame", "Training Montage" etc.
Yeah this soundtrack goes hardd
I turned to boxing as a last resort for my mental state.... I got dumped by my soul mate, and realized that I didn't know what I was living for anymore. Fighting gives me purpose, and an outlet for the anger that I don't know how to vent otherwise. Truth be told, I'll never forgive myself for loving that girl, and I know exactly what it's like to want to fight the entire world. At least in the ring, I know who to hit.
They might make a trilogy on Adonis daughter.
This movie needed a longer 2nd half. I really enjoyed this movie but Creed should’ve agreed to the fight earlier. Or better yet, just add an extra 20-30 mins in the 2nd half. It honestly felt like a load of build up to what the trailer promised, then the press-conference/smack talk/ final fight was over in no time. The only way they could’ve made this movie better with little tweaking to the current story, is to have Dame win at the end, leaving an Infinity war esque ending. That would’ve been cold.
Love the final shot of this movie
It's soooo gooodddd
This video is spot on
Thank you man!
This video was so on point.
I wanna see Dame and Viktor fight.
I actually think creed 3 is far superior than 2. I also like they dont try to do too much with the rocky songs and whatnot because to me 2 is passing the torch and 3 is finally creeds story and his story alone. Id compare this to marvels spiderman movies, to me nwh is like creed 2 the passing the torch movie. I should probably watch these all again but i can for the most part say i think this movie is better than 2 and just a little worse than one with confidence. Thats just my take on this movie tho.
Was that his step father? That was a security guard at the boys home. Correct me if I’m wrong
I didn’t like the ending fight. But the ending conversation after the final fight was needed
Creed- 10/10 masterpiece
Creed 2- 9/10 amazing
Creed 3- 8/10 great
What a trilogy
This is the best Creed film. No doubt.
Daimen isn’t a villain or anything like that, in my opinion he was forced to be the villain for some reason, he didn’t do anything wrong, yes he manipulated some stuff, but doesn’t make him a villain, he needed his chance, you create your own luck.
i agree, creed 1 is perfection
6:47 Foster father
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If they make a Creed 4, it should be about his daughter all grown up. Adonis's story it told, but how about a Creed Movie from the view of a female Boxer? I think that could be awesome
You are so wrong on the quality of this movie This is the best of the Creed trilogy but nonetheless I do agree with all the other praise you gave this movie but I must say I feel like it did have a musical identity of its own it was through the rap music
Each Creed Movie is Gr8 in There own way
I don’t get why jonathon majors is now one of the biggest names in cinema. I’ve seen him in 2 movies and he was absolutely average in both, especially creed 3. Yet people are calling him some kind of icon, i don’t get it.
It's more like he was on his way to being considered a top name in cinema.
Reminds me of all the athletes who went to prison and could’ve been pro and was better than the best before they went in. Only difference is once they come out that aspect of their life is over.
What was the synth like music used in this vid please?
I agree that there shouldn't be a Creed IV. III ends on such a good note that anything more would just do like the multiple endings of LOTR 3: it would just drag on to the point of limping to the end. The rest I agree with, except this being the weakest of the trilogy. Maybe it is, but I like all 3 of them equally. And MBJ should DEFINITELY direct more films! I hope he chooses projects carefully & puts his heart & soul into them like with this film.
Hell yes to all of this! Haha
Let it rest for like 5 years or so, then make a new franchise under his daughter. You could tell, especially at the end that they could be doing that in the future
This movie had no heart, just a guy who had not so great things happen then grows a little as a person
Genuine question what was the Creed theme music?
His abuser wasn't his stepfather it was just a guard at the detention center.
No it was their Foster father
Creed is a perfect trilogy
Yeah it’s DAMN good
The rise of Felix Chavez, the life of Vikor Dragon, Dame & Donnie so many series-spinoffs
creed should've lost in creed 3, building up dame as the biggest bad of the creed films
I think Micheal has done a great job with his career, but the frist 2 creeds are great because of rocky and his interactions with Adonis. Going into the third movie Micheal had everything already set up for him. He didn't have to create anything. I mean if you really break it down creed 3 is just rocky 3. He just took what others (sly) had created and didn't really add much to it. Don't get me wrong I enjoy the creed movies and look forward to more. They just don't compare to the original rocky movies.
I still don't understand the comparisons to rocky 3.
@Ffeoli1039 the main character is living the good life and hasn't had to fight any real contenders until one shows up a demand a chance at the title. It's the reverse of the first movie, he is now the an to beat.
@@db5627 having a good life after boxing and having to come back is pretty common seeing as it's a plot for most of the rocky movies other films in general. Rocky never had a past with the villain. And the villains after Apollo don't even feel like real people. They feel like cartoon characters. Rocky 3 is a goofy movie and I know it's just my opinion, but it's extremely overrated. To me, that was when Rocky jumped the shark.
Creed 3 is not weak, it's the best of the trilogy
Hey fair enough! Look when you have movies like Creed, Creed 2, and Creed 3 in your trilogy, there’s a compelling argument to be made for each of them haha
The movie was good but i feel a bit rushed
The last half went too fast. If it kept the pacing from the initial half, this would have been perfect
Yeah I definitely could get behind that. Felt similar.
I have a hot take but don't hate me it's just my opinion though I disagree I want a creed 4 I love these characters to death the only person I would person I would miss is Adonis Adoptive mother Mary Anne Creed because her scene dying in the hospital bed made me cry even after a second viewing...I love Rocky don't get me wrong but this is Adonis Creed story... In Creed 4 it can be about maybe if Dame still has doubts maybe in Creed 4 in the opening fight have a rematch boxing fight and Adonis is not focused on the fight due to his past haunting him again then they will show flashbacks to Donnie's past with Apollo's kids mistreating Adonis and her biological mother was on the phone talking to someone probably money issues going to lose the house then cuts back to Creed getting hit left in right and Creed goes for the blow with his left hand to confuse Dame but Dame won't go done and gives Donnie some body shots. Creed then get's unfocused on the fight his wife bianca starts freaking out then one more flashback of Donnie's abusive father drinking beer to much keeps going to the mini mart to get beer 5 days before Adonis beats him up then it will go to his abusive father or should I say his step dad was yelling at his mom and apollo's kids and donnie wouldn't do anything about it his step dad starts yelling and hitting his mom because of money issues and also due to almost losing the house due to her mom unable to keep a job because she keeps getting laid off due to the economy she tries to explain it but keeps getting cutoff and says always excuses and threw his beer glass bottle to the tv shattering it pissing off donnie and apollo's kids just walked off and went to their bedroom up stairs then Donnie finally get's out of bad memory dream before being brutishly murdered and little duke stands up in shock while dame gives his final hit to the face of Adonis and just won't give up and go down they started trading shots then Donnie hit dame really hard and dame almost hits the floor and got up just in time and shook is head yes and whispered yes to the refugee and made the count and the announcer says I can't believe they are still on their feet then Creed hits Dame five times in the rib cage on the 11th round the bell rings and they all tried to go back to their seats but dame touches Creed's head like Apollo creed did to Rocky and Adonis tries to fight back and the refugee sends them to their sits then adonis teeth piece comes out hard and his teeth starts bleeding and his trainer little duke says you want me to call it creed refuses to give up because his a fighter he can take a beating because his dangerous like rocky said to him on the little duke will say that to him and knock dame to his senses make him respect you no pain no pain no pain like little duke evers father said to rocky in the rounds of rocky 4 of rocky then little duke says now knock this son of bitch down can you do it and creed says yes i'll knock that son of a bitch down and stands and the theme from the first creed film plays in the background his wife comes to him and says to him win beat this dude up your my fighter make dame listen your my heart and my love but says it using sign language but whispering it to him so he can understand them starts attacking dame but dame still won't go down acting like rocky rolling pouches like apollo creed and adonis knocked dame out and fell all the way to the ropes and is holding on to the ropes and trying to get up for more tensity and the refugee keeps counting to 10 he is on 6 and dame's girlfriend shown in creed 3 of dame talking on the phone with donnie on live tv she was the one watching tv she screams get up while getting out of her chair then the refugee counts 9 and then 10 dame hits the floor the final bell went off with the classic rocky going the distance theme going in the background while news reporters glam over to adonis and dame gets help getting up by his trainer and creed gives a speech saying anybody can change anybody can change and dame comes over and gives donnie a big hug and says thanks for everything that you try to do we all make mistakes in our life apollo creed would be proud i'm proud of you for the person you became I agree we got to let the past be the past and give a big hand shake and fist bump then will freeze frame on Creed and fade to black say Adonis Creed will return then there will be a mid credits scene with rocky at his wife and his friend paulie's grave site plus showing another person he first met in the original rocky film has died which is marie that rocky walked home when she was a kid smoking telling her not to do it... and it shows a picture in a frame of marie, rocky, holding punchy the dog in his hands plus marie's son. and then shows the grave of the dog playing that classic rocky piano from the rocky films plus shows adrain's tomb and paulie tomb one more time with rocky taking his hat off and praying he lost his friends and the love of his life including spider rico who he fought in the beginning of the first rocky film plus his church was torn down and rocky is looking at his memory photos of his wife his first dog butkus, that died prior to Rocky 3 storyline.. plus paulie and him together with paulie holding a bottle of whiskey over rocky's shoulder. and fades to black and says rocky will return... Let me know what you think of this idea for creed 4 more about creed's family with his wife and daughter amara and damian and creed friendship now can be explored in creed 5 I want this to be mosly a brutal intense boxing movie with a match throughout the movie with a rematch with damian that's more darker than the 3rd film explored with a hard pg13 rating... It will have great character arcs and great filmaking by Michael B Jordan
I thought Leon, Adonis's and Dame's abuser, was a guard at their corrections facility and not a stepfather 🤔
I may have misspoke when I said "stepfather" but I think he was Mary Anne's partner at the time when he was living with her? I can't remember exactly.
@FilmSpeak it's all good. I thoroughly enjoyed your analysis of the film.
The Creed films and Adonis resonate with me more than Rocky because I was too young to see any of the films in theaters.
Rocky was of my Dad's generation, and Creed is of my generation.
And that's not to take anything away from Rocky or Stallone as I did enjoy most of the Rocky films when I say them ok syndicated cable TV; I felt Rocky's send-off in Creed 2 was perfect.
@@FilmSpeak I don't think Mary Anne would have been dating an abuser like Leon. If I recall correctly, Leon was one of the "fathers" at the group home they were at.
W video
I agree NO CREED 4❤
The only way I could be happy to see “CREED IV” being announced is if Adonis is taking the backseat to train his daughter or another fighter. This is a rare trilogy in the sense that all three movies are extremely well done, let it be remembered that way! Unless they come up with something extremely compelling
This movie really demonstrates the white strength of black women and how they also bare the burden of what society does to black men specifically.
It was ok the first 2 we’re way better. Rocky brought energy this one was boring .
In my opinion this movies had an extremely good director but not a good writer
I mean its a decent movie but its not rocky anymore, creed 1 was perfect, and creed 2 while not as good retain the same essence, Coogler understood what made the original rocky special.
I'm fine with the "not Rocky' of it all. Time for Creed as a franchise to stand on its own. And this movie, it does that flawlessly with creativity and freshness.
@@AGEE_95 it was definitely not “flawless “
I think they all acted well but the movie had no emotional center. I watched all the movies to get ready for this film and I left disappointed. It was just OK.
It’s not supposed to be a grand finale to the series. There will be more Creed movies. I thought it was great.
@@kidus_1010 I didn’t say anything about grand end….every other creed and rocky movie had heart. This one does not
@@ClevelandTerry what do you mean by heart. What was this lacking? Was it the presence of Rocky?
@@kidus_1010 Champion meets a random connection from the past, things escalate very quickly, champion beats villain, and everyone learns a lesson. Too paint-by-numbers for my taste. Inserting a previously non-existent friend to create conflict in this one was a huge turn-off. It felt artificial, forced, and rushed. The lack of heart is due to all the contrivance.
This was easily the worst directed movie of the creed movies. Strong is a interesting word
Agreed. I think this one is overrated.
Creed 3 is miles ahead of creed 2 tbh
those massive bold letters you use is pretentious af
Okay? Lol
youtube commenters, much like you or maybe me, are also pretentious af. go make a great video and use small font for your thumbnail then!!!
how is it pretentious 😭
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Now they need to work on a Young Mickey movie
He has so much story to tell
It's time the world sees his story
These Creed movies have been God awful. Literally the worst boxing movies of all time. 100%