Editing Rocky IV (section)

===Analysis===
Scholars note that the film's strong yet formulaic structure emphasizes the power of the individual, embodied by Rocky, the prototypically American hero who is inventive, determined, and idealistic.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Rocky IV, Rambo II, and the Place of the Individual in Modern American Society |first1=S. C. |last1=LeSueur |first2=D. |last2=Rehberger |journal=Journal of American Culture |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=25–33 |year=1988 |doi=10.1111/j.1542-734X.1988.1102_25.x}}</ref> 
They contrast that with Ivan Drago's hyperbolic characterization as a representation of [[Soviet Empire|Soviet power]] in the context of the latter part of the [[Cold War]].<ref name=Lee>{{cite journal |last=Lee |first=Christina |title=Lock and Load(up): The Action Body in The Matrix |journal=Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies |year=2005 |volume=19 |issue=4 |page=560 |doi=10.1080/10304310500322909 |s2cid=143745508}}</ref><ref name=Lukynov>{{cite journal |last=Lukynov |first=Fyodor |title=America as the Mirror of Russian Phobias |journal=Social Research |year=2005 |volume=72 |issue=4 |pages=859–872 |doi=10.1353/sor.2005.0027 |jstor=40971800|s2cid=142242456 }}</ref> Writer/director Stallone highlights the nationalistic overtones of the Balboa–Drago fight throughout the film, such as when Drago's wife claims the United States is filled with "threats of violence" to her husband. Drago's trainer comments that [[Society of the United States|American society]] has become "pathetic and weak" and "antagonistic and violent", which has been likened to a common [[Definitions of fascism#By scholars|fascist trope]] depicting an enemy both weak and strong at the same time.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Yo America, let's beat those Commies: Pro-American Propaganda in Rocky IV |first=M. |last=Munfa |title=Living in the Digital World |year=2003}}</ref> Drago represents the [[Totalitarianism|totalitarian regime]], demonstrating his power when he topples an arrogant opponent (Creed).<ref name=Rollin>{{cite book |chapter=Rocky IV Meets La Grande Illusion: Pedagogy and Theory in Popular Culture Study |title=The Americanization of the Global Village: Essays in Comparative Popular Culture |first=Roger B. |last=Rollin |publisher=Popular Press |year=1989 |isbn=0879724692}}</ref> Later on, the radio announcer says, "Ivan Drago is a man with an entire country in his corner."<ref name=Strada>{{cite book |last1=Strada |first1=Michael J. |title=Friend Or Foe?: Russians in American Film and Foreign Policy, 1933-1991 |year=1997 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0810832453 |page=157 |last2=Troper |first2=Harold R.}}</ref>