You’ll never be able to look at Sylvester Stallone the same again after watching the documentary “Sly,” which dropped Friday on Netflix.
What do you do when everyone around you is pigeon-holing you and stopping you from doing what you’ve always dreamed of in your life and career? You go and watch Sylvester Stallone’s life story in the absurdly good documentary “Sly.” After just one viewing, you’ll be ready to completely reshape the way the world looks at you and you might even open your mind enough to humble yourself and your ego.
When most people think of Stallone, they think “power.” He’s one of the toughest men America has ever known. His characters like Rambo, Rocky and many others have inspired generations of young men and women to be as tough as they can be. But we may have missed the aching heart, beating out in the form of finely tuned scripts accompanying Stallone’s most action-packed flicks.
Unlike most men, Stallone has a clear grip on his trauma. His dad … well his dad sounded like a total and utter monster. From trying to sell a better version of “Rocky” after his son’s success, to taking a painfully cheap and violent shot at him after Stallone invested who knows how much time, money and passion into a sporting event (seemingly just for his dad), the guy was raised by a narcissist and managed to make it out okay. (RELATED: You’ll Be Pumping Iron After Watching The ‘Arnold’ Docuseries Trailer)
A majority of the documentary traverses Stallone’s upbringing and adult relationship with his father and how it translated into the movies we all know and love. It’s a very moving piece of cinema and I highly recommend y’all go watch it. It’s available now on Netflix.