After Arnold Schwarzenegger (“Predator”) was able to talk extensively about his life and his work in the three-part documentary series “Arnold” on Netflix, the documentary “Sly” was released a few days ago on the streaming service with the big red N gone. Although it only lasts 90 minutes in total, fans of Sylvester Stallone will still get their money’s worth, because the Italian Stallion also diligently talks away his secrets.
First and foremost, ‘Sly’ is of course about Stallone’s relationship with his most famous characters, Rocky Balboa and John Rambo. Sylvester Stallone reveals he has always been interested in selling hope. So it fits perfectly into the picture that Stallone is the end of “Rambo 5“also known as “Last Blood” was then digitally altered.
This is how Stallone changed the ending of “Rambo 5.”
At the end of “Rambo 5,” after a very brutal fight against Mexican gangsters, John drags himself onto the porch of his ranch and makes himself comfortable in his rocking chair. The injuries John sustained indicate that he will likely succumb. and in fact, the original plan was for the audience to see the rocking chair the Vietnam veteran was sitting in stop rocking (which is how the scene was shot).
Ultimately, this ending was too hopeless for Sylvester Stallone: “Heroes should not die before our eyes,” the action star said in the Netflix documentary. That’s why Stallone later even had the ending of “Rambo: Last Blood” changed and used digital technology to keep the rocking chair moving. This gives fans of the “Rambo” series more hope that their hero will survive after all.
The documentary ‘Sly’ has been available on Netflix since November 3, 2023. It is not only Sylvester Stallone himself who speaks here, who talks about his work and his private life (especially the difficult relationship with his father). Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino, Talia Shire and John Herzfeld are also there.