I don't know what it is about me, maybe I've become more forgiving lately, or maybe this movie truly is awesome. I saw it two nights ago and really loved it.
Right after watching the movie, I checked out the older review thread on GAF: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1193686&page=2. And I noticed some posters saying that the type of people that enjoy this movie would vote for Trump.
I really really really dislike Trump. If I was American I wouldn't vote for him. The biggest takeaway I had from London Has Fallen was the following:
I was mainly enamored by dedication, effort, and sacrifices made by the American Secret Service and other servants surrounding the US President (specifically the president in London Has Fallen) and their devotion to protect him at all costs. My favourite scene (one that literally made me say "okay, we have to rewind and watch this again") is when the president is attempting to escape by air on three helicopters. First helicopter (not the president's) goes down via rocket launcher. Then the president's helicopter and a second helicopter evade further rockets with flares. Then they run out of flares and without hesitation, the second helicopter says "Preparing for sacrifice" and they take the hit for the president. Now that fucking hit me hard. What I immediately thought was "No fucking way does Trump deserve that level of commitment and sacrifice". The scene gets even better because the president's helicopter also gets shot, and the way the camera followed the helicopter spinning in the air, with Gerard Butler at the last possible second activating the air cushions, and then the helicopter grazing an office building, that whole sequence was mesmerizing.
I loved the scene so much because of the unwavering service these guys are devoting to the US President. The actor playing the president is worth protecting. But I couldn't shake this feeling that if it were Trump in that helicopter, it wouldn't be worth it.. Aaron Eckhart was worth protecting. But I honestly had this feeling like... it just wouldn't be worth it at all for a US soldier to say "Preparing for sacrifice" and take a hit for someone like Trump.
Anyway, putting that aside, I just found the movie's action scenes (explosions, firefights, gunshots) to be fantastic. I loved the wide shots of London showing black, billowing smoke across the city - they really drove home that London has been well and truly fucked. Loved the cheesy over the top rah-rah American patriotism and badassery. Pretty much from start to finish I enjoyed this film.
Right after watching the movie, I checked out the older review thread on GAF: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1193686&page=2. And I noticed some posters saying that the type of people that enjoy this movie would vote for Trump.
I really really really dislike Trump. If I was American I wouldn't vote for him. The biggest takeaway I had from London Has Fallen was the following:
I was mainly enamored by dedication, effort, and sacrifices made by the American Secret Service and other servants surrounding the US President (specifically the president in London Has Fallen) and their devotion to protect him at all costs. My favourite scene (one that literally made me say "okay, we have to rewind and watch this again") is when the president is attempting to escape by air on three helicopters. First helicopter (not the president's) goes down via rocket launcher. Then the president's helicopter and a second helicopter evade further rockets with flares. Then they run out of flares and without hesitation, the second helicopter says "Preparing for sacrifice" and they take the hit for the president. Now that fucking hit me hard. What I immediately thought was "No fucking way does Trump deserve that level of commitment and sacrifice". The scene gets even better because the president's helicopter also gets shot, and the way the camera followed the helicopter spinning in the air, with Gerard Butler at the last possible second activating the air cushions, and then the helicopter grazing an office building, that whole sequence was mesmerizing.
I loved the scene so much because of the unwavering service these guys are devoting to the US President. The actor playing the president is worth protecting. But I couldn't shake this feeling that if it were Trump in that helicopter, it wouldn't be worth it.. Aaron Eckhart was worth protecting. But I honestly had this feeling like... it just wouldn't be worth it at all for a US soldier to say "Preparing for sacrifice" and take a hit for someone like Trump.
Anyway, putting that aside, I just found the movie's action scenes (explosions, firefights, gunshots) to be fantastic. I loved the wide shots of London showing black, billowing smoke across the city - they really drove home that London has been well and truly fucked. Loved the cheesy over the top rah-rah American patriotism and badassery. Pretty much from start to finish I enjoyed this film.
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