Hollywood filmmaker Sylvester Stallone created the character of boxer Rocky Balboa to reflect Jesus Christ. Stallone was an unknown actor when he wrote and starred in the Oscar-winning 1976 movie Rocky.

And he has now revealed the reasoning behind the film's opening shot of a painting of Jesus Christ looking down at Rocky fighting in a gym. The 60-year-old says, "It's like he was being chosen. If you look to God, you can overcome your past."

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