Sylvester Stallone's farewell to John Rambo in Rambo: Last Blood could have bookended the franchise by mirroring First Blood's themes, but instead doubled down on the franchise's characterization mistakes. Stallone's Rambo is now known for being an ultra-violent, vengeful one-man army who slices through terrorists and criminals effortlessly. However, that wasn't the original goal for the character, who only became increasingly brutal as the Rambo movies gained traction as an action movie franchise.
