Hosting Lesson Learned
So this guy from Moldova was staying at my apartment for the weekend, and with nothing much to do an a Friday night, we decided to watch a movie. What better movie than Rocky, I figure? So I popped in Rocky 4 and we began to watch.
As you can probably tell from the pic, Rocky 4 is a wee bit on the patriotic side. There's nothing wrong with being patriotic, but when you're sitting next to a guy from a former Soviet republic, it's probably not a great idea to show a movie where the completely evil, inhumane Russian empire falls under Rocky's mighty fists. (Not to mention the 10-minute AmericaFest complete with James Brown singing "Living in America" and Carl Weathers running around in red, white, and blue.)
Fortunately for me, my friend took it in stride and we avoided another Cold War. But the next time a foreigner happens to be staying at the apartment, I think I'll avoid Rocky 4.
My husband and I just recently finished watching Rocky I-V. It was the first time J. had ever seen the Rocky movies! Keep posting!
Posted by
Anonymous |
3:00 PM
Famous last words...
"I will break you."
....Ivan Drago (The LOSER in Rocky 4)
I remember when the movie came out. I was living in Alaska (not all that far from Russia you know) and that seen where he climbs the mountain, chokes me up every time. [sniffle]
Posted by
Polarbear |
10:38 AM