Sylvester Stallone is the “soul” of a series of major action movies

In 2019, Sylvester Stallone re-appeared to Vietnamese audiences in the action blockbuster Rambo: Last Blood – the 5th and final part in the famous film series about the character Rambo. 

Sylvester continued to participate in writing, directing and starring in the film.

 This time, the story revolves around Rambo’s journey to Mexico to rescue his adopted daughter who was kidnapped and forced into prostitution.

Before his current success, the Italian actor went through a series of events and challenges. 

Born into poverty, Stallone, like many other young people, left home and went out into the world to become independent. 

Due to nerve damage since birth, the left side of his face was paralyzed, his lower lip was drooping, and he stuttered, making the young man’s face often the focus of teasing.

 Stallone is too used to being teased by friends and people.

Stallone’s physical flaws made him the subject of constant teasing as a child

Being the senior generation of other muscular actors in Hollywood such as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, male artist Sylvester Stallone had to struggle with many jobs before falling in love with movies. 

His childhood was unhappy when his parents divorced when he was 11 years old.

 Due to his rebellious personality, frequent expulsions and disruptive actions, his father had to send him back to be raised by his biological mother in Philadelphia four years later. 

After this event, the teenager began to exercise, play sports and act in plays in school clubs. 

Sylvester Stallone cultivated his mind, won an acting scholarship in Switzerland and went straight to Europe to study. 

In 1969, Sly Stallone (another name for the actor) put aside his studies and returned to New York City with many ambitions about acting.

However, the young Italian-American Sylvester Stallone in the late 1960s struggled to find a job in B-grade Broadway shows.

 Unfortunately, the first role he took on was in a porn film called The Party at Kitty and Stud’s (1970) .

 Sadly, later, when Stallone’s name rose thanks to the action film genre, the filmmakers of this work took advantage of his name to “polish” the film, which had long since sunk into oblivion. replay it.

Always looking for a legitimate role where he can assert his strength is the constant desire of the actor born in 1946.

The 73-year-old actor once shared in a magazine that the reason he had to accept made porn movies because during that time, he couldn’t afford to pay his rent and even turned to robbery to survive. 

With a salary of 200 USD for two days of performing in The Party at Kitty and Stud’s , the male artist finally chose to end this role because he was too bored and a long time later, he decided to start all over again. second by switching to writing screenplays. 

Fate brought Sylvester Stallone to the genre of high-dose action and explosion movies, starting with the cult work Legendary Fist (Rocky 1976). 

Too bored with supporting roles, Sylvester turned to writing screenplays. In 1975, he went to watch the boxing match between Chuck Wepner and Muhammad Ali. 

He and many spectators were surprised when the anonymous boxer Chuck could last 15 rounds against Ali – the top boxer at that time. 

This man had the idea of ​​bringing the image of a weak but overcoming boxer to the screen and the script Rocky was born.

Stallone’s name officially turned a new page after the hit wrestling movie “Rocky”

Sylvester brought his first brainchild to offer to film studios, with the condition of playing the main role. 

Many producers were interested in the Legendary Boxer but hesitated at the request of an unknown actor without formal training. 

Determined not to give up, Sylvester even refused $350,000 to buy the screenplay because the company wanted to find more famous actors. 

The project only became a reality when two filmmakers Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler ventured to invest. 

Exceeding expectations, the film received 3 Oscar nominations and won three categories: best film, director and editing. Sylvester personally received two nominations for “best male lead” and “best original screenplay”.

 He is the third person in history to achieve this achievement, after Charlie Chaplin and Orson.

 Rocky’s “gamble” helped Sylvester become the most promising action star in Hollywood in the 1970s, invited to star in many big projects such as FIST and Cobra. 

He also continued to be successful in writing, directing and starring in sequels to the Rocky series.

After the role of a lifetime in Rocky, Sylvester continued to make the Hollywood action movie industry fall in love with the character Rambo.

 With Rambo Warrior (Rambo), he incarnated the character of a veteran who had been trained on the battlefield. Unlike the inspirational hero Rocky, Rambo started out as a type of anti-hero character. 

In the first film, he was portrayed as a mentally unstable veteran who was mistreated by the local police and became a rebel. 

However, later films built Rambo into a hero with extraordinary strength, fighting and performing missions to protect America.

The image of Rambo in Stallone’s film series of the same name has made its mark in American popular culture

Rambo’s rugged, rugged appearance and violent method of solving all problems have made their mark in American popular culture. 

The character’s name becomes a common noun, referring to people who are reckless, strong and not afraid to venture into dangerous places alone. 

Rambo comes to spiritual life with a series of cartoon versions, comics and toys for children.

During five decades in Hollywood, Sylvester Stallone still shines and shows no signs of slowing down. 

At the age of 73, fights or injuries from filming do not discourage the actor. For action stars, getting audiences to remember a specific character is a challenge.

 As for Sylvester, he still has a “headache” if he has to choose one of the three characters Rocky, Rambo or Barney Ross to represent his glorious career.