You can't understand what this is about if you are under 35-40 years old. You can't understand what you just watched if you have never felt broken, beaten and frustrated. There is a scene with Stallone on his father's deathbed and everyone whose father has passed or he is old will cry, or at least feel emotional, watching this scene. You've got to be at a certain age to realise what is going on here. This is not a documentary about useless details/controversies/beef with Arnold and so on. This is a slice of life. Not just Stallone's life but Life itself. Real as it gets. This is not about the actor Stallone neither the celebrity Stallone. This is about the man behing these roles. About what made these characters real. And then, caricatures. And finally, real again. This is Sly being real, spitting truths about life and communicating to the viewers the wisdom he gain during his experiences. Does that sound preachy to you? That's ok. If i were 20-30 years old, maybe i would feel the same way, maybe it would seem even cringey or awkward to me. The older you are, the more you realise what this is about. Anyone who loved this guy watching him from back then (80's), is gonna get emotional. This documentary is touching, raw, honest, sad, powerful, bitter and encouraging and so many other things even contradictory to each other. Just like life itself.
Sylvester Stalone touched many peoples' souls with his movies. They weren't all perfect, he was not perfect but at the end of the day, he tried to give hope to the viewers. That's all that matters. There are no happy endings in life, at some point, everything you ever touch will turn to dust. But cinema is another thing. Thank you mr Stallone, at least in your movies, these satisfying endings will always be there.
Sylvester Stalone touched many peoples' souls with his movies. They weren't all perfect, he was not perfect but at the end of the day, he tried to give hope to the viewers. That's all that matters. There are no happy endings in life, at some point, everything you ever touch will turn to dust. But cinema is another thing. Thank you mr Stallone, at least in your movies, these satisfying endings will always be there.