There's a training montage joke, but rather than
reference local films, it calls back to Rocky and The Karate Kid.
Not exact matches
Evangelical critics have similar reservations, said Bonk, as well as a concern about «whether a
film, any
film, can have the capacity to communicate the gospel without
reference to
local contexts.»
Relative to other PG - 13 offerings, the
film's content issues are few, but do include some brief strong language, a short
reference to drug use, drinking among the
locals and some adult and pre-teen smoking.
In this regard, legends that have come out of Philadelphia are
referenced both by dialogue from the characters within the
film, and within the soundtrack.The most notable needle drop occurs when Creed arrives in the city, a quick montage unfolding to «The Fire» by John Legend and The Roots - not just a great song about ambition and drive, but also by Philly's
local boys done good.