{"id":6924,"date":"2023-02-24T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/creed-iii-brings-adonis-story-full-circle-by-trading-in-one-set-of-daddy-issues-for-another\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T03:00:00","slug":"creed-iii-brings-adonis-story-full-circle-by-trading-in-one-set-of-daddy-issues-for-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/creed-iii-brings-adonis-story-full-circle-by-trading-in-one-set-of-daddy-issues-for-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Creed III brings Adonis\u2019 story full circle by trading in one set of daddy issues for another"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The magic of United Artists\u2019 first two Creed <\/em>films lied in the way they opened up, updated, and revitalized<\/a> the Rocky <\/em>franchise<\/a> \u2014 all while feeling true to and deeply reverent of the original Stallone pictures. Like both of its predecessors, Creed III<\/em> from first-time director and star Michael B. Jordan<\/a> never wants you to lose sight of what it means to come from humble beginnings or how having family in your corner can fundamentally change a person\u2019s life. But rather than splitting its focus between two different generations of boxers and keeping Rocky himself in the picture for nostalgic diehards, Creed III <\/em>taps into the spirit of the later Rocky <\/em>films by turning Adonis Creed into the ultimate father figure fighting to secure his legacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a movie landscape overfull of sequels purposefully (and inelegantly) designed to still work as standalone features, there\u2019s something very refreshing about the way Creed III<\/em> dives right back into the story of how Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the unknown fighter, became Adonis Creed<\/em>, the heavyweight boxing champion, and a household name the world over. After years of watching Adonis fall down, get back up, and lay his opponents out, there\u2019s little doubt of his greatness in the boxing world, and the work he does supporting up-and-coming fighters has all but guaranteed that he\u2019ll be remembered as a hero.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While Adonis enjoys his fame and fortune, most everything he does is really for his musician wife Bianca (Tessa Thompson) and their daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent) \u2014 two of the only people aside from his stepmother Mary Anne (Phylicia Rashad) who really know him. Adonis cares for his family and values the life they\u2019ve built together. But there are parts of himself that he\u2019s always kept hidden from them, and as Creed III <\/em>opens, no one else really understands just how much painful, crushing emotional baggage Adonis has been carrying around. No one, that is, except for Adonis\u2019 childhood friend Damian Anderson (Jonathan Majors).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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