Stalin was a monster.

Stallone is a hero.

I shared this with a friend and he said, “Blasphemy.” Yes. Indeed.

But then I replied and said that at the rate we’re going in movies these days, it is only a matter of time before the Rocky franchise is rebooted with a protagonist representing a totalitarian regime, wrought through with strongly anti-American themes.

The anti-Rocky. Starring Sylvester Staline.

The horror.