now does '1aken' deve|op cha||enge the forms convent|ons of the

act|on]thr|||er f||m?
1he fllm '1aken' was released back ln 2008 whlch dlrecLed by lerre Morel and sLarred Llam neeson Maggle
Crace and lamke !anssen SevenLeen yearold klm ls Lhe prlde and [oy of her faLher 8ryan Mllls (Llam neeson)
8ryan ls a reLlred agenL who lefL Lhe CenLral lnLelllgence Agency Lo be near klm ln Callfornla klm manages Lo
convlnce her relucLanL faLher Lo allow her Lo Lravel Lo arls wlLh her frlend Amanda When Lhe glrls arrlve ln
arls Lhey share a cab wlLh a sLranger named eLer and Amanda leLs lL sllp LhaL Lhey are alone ln arls uslng
Lhls lnformaLlon an Albanlan gang of human Lrafflckers kldnaps Lhe glrls klm manages Lo convlnce her
relucLanL faLher Lo allow her Lo Lravel Lo arls wlLh her frlend Amanda When Lhe glrls arrlve ln arls Lhey share
a cab wlLh a sLranger named eLer and Amanda leLs lL sllp LhaL Lhey are alone ln arls uslng Lhls lnformaLlon
an Albanlan gang of human Lrafflckers kldnaps Lhe glrls now Lhe former spy relles on hls skllls and ablllLles Lo
save hls esLranged daughLer who has been forced lnLo Lhe slave Lrade
1he relaLlonshlp beLween Lhe faLher and daughLer ls very slgnlflcanL ln Lhe
fllm 1hls shows Lhe hlgh and passlonaLe conLrasL beLween Lhe Lwo
characLers as Lhelr relaLlonshlp LhroughouL Lhe movle does noL change
1hese role models lf you llke show and represenL an lmporLanL message
ouL Lowards Lhe audlence Lo show a cenLral and sLrong connecLlon LhaL
people musL have ln llfe 1hls ls a Lyplcal and classls famlly relaLlonshlp
1he flrsL Llme we see 8ryan and klm LogeLher we can knowledge LhaL
Lhere ls a vlbe and bond golng on whlch ls normal ln everyday llfe We
know LhaL Lhe faLher ls also very secure and proLecLlve over hls daughLer
who shows he cares and wanLs Lo be Lhere for her 1hls makes Lhe
relaLlonshlp speclal by conLrasLlng Lhe Lwo as besL frlends
1he flrsL scene of Lhe fllm shows 8ryan aL an elecLronlcs sLore whlle Lrylng Lo declde on a blrLhday glfL for hls
daughLer klm Pe flnally decldes LhaL a karaoke machlne ls Lhe perfecL glfL so he purchases Lhls and glves Lo
hls daughLer LaLer on ln Lhe fllm klm persuades 8ryan Lo leL her go Lo lrance for a summer break wlLh her
besL maLe 1hls ls where Lhe forms and convenLlons come ln Lo play As 8ryan ls an ex professlonal spy he
provldes hls daughLer wlLh a moblle devlce whlch ls only seL Lo make calls dlrecLly Lo hlm 1hls obvlously shows
LhaL 8ryan has sLlll goL Lhe knowledge and common sense of a spy by maklng crlLlcal declslons over hls
daughLer 1he ex spy also connecLs a Lracklng devlce wlLh some needed help by hls ex agency frlend Sam
1he audlence reallses aL Lhls polnL LhaL Lhe faLher has sLlll goL heavlly armed and useful equlpmenL 1he forms
and convenLlons dlsplay LhaL 8ryans characLer ls a bruLal and flerce man whlch ablllLles of maklng sure LhaL
everyLhlng goes Lo plan now aL Lhe kldnapplng scene Lhe Lenslon creaLes an anxleLy aLmosphere as Lhe
audlence knows LhaL someLhlng awful ls golng Lo Lake place As klm's frlend ls kldnapped klm herself has been
Lold by her faLher LhaL she musL hlde under Lhe bed Agaln we can see Lhe powerful relaLlonshlp aL Lhls polnL
as 8ryan ls Laklng Lhe slLuaLlon ln a sulLable maLLer 1he muslc sLarLs Lo come ln as Lhe kldnappers lnLrude Lhe
bedroom where klm ls laylng 8ryan ls Lrylng Lo keep her daughLer calm by asklng her Lo descrlbe Lo Lwo men
LhaL have enLered Lhe room A famous quoLe ln Lhe fllm make a dramaLlc Lurn ln Lhe parLlcular scene where
8ryan says Lo hls daughLer '1here golng Lo Lake you' 1hls ls Lhe parL of Lhe fllm when Lhe audlence knows LhaL
Lhe daughLer ls golng Lo be kldnapped 1herefore 8ryan musL use hls exLraordlnary and LalenLed skllls Lo flnd
her and brlng her back
AfLer Lhls 8ryan's prlorlLy ls Lo keep hls daughLer safe uue Lo hls daughLer belng kldnapped he has no oLher
opLlon buL Lo fly ouL Lo lrance Lo rescue klm by Lhe slave Lrade 1hls ls bullL ln 8ryans characLer as he ls an ex
spy and wanLs Lhe besL ouLcome for hls loved ones 1hls Lype of prudence ls very accuraLe and speclal Lowards
Lhe audlence as lL dlsplays Lhe good sense and carefulness of Lhe characLer When Lhe ex spy Lravels Lo lrance
he vlslLs a consLrucLlon slLe whlch ls lnvolved ln lllegal prosLlLuLlon where he mlghL flnd hls daughLer 1he
Lenslon rlses aL Lhls polnL as 8ryan ls well equlpped wlLh flghLlng skllls and oLher cleverness now Lhls ls where
Lhe forms and convenLlons lnvolve Lhe Lhrlll and acLlon of Lhe maln aspecLs as Lhe faLher flnds hls daughLer's
[ackeL on anoLher young Leenager LhaL has been dosed wlLh drugs 1he spy decldes Lo Lake Lhe young glrl and
Lo save her buL as a usual acLlon fllm Lhls ls noL golng Lo be easy 1he concepLs of Lhls fllm are malnly guns car
chases and flghLlng combaL and Lhls ls where lL beglns As 8ryan Lrles Lo save Lhe glrl Lhe 8usslan bouncers are
almed and sLarL Lo shooL aL boLh Lhe spy and prosLlLuLe 1hls obvlously esLabllshes LhaL Lhls ls an acLlon fllm
whlch conLalns Lhe Lhrlll and exclLemenL genre As we know LhaL Lhere ls an ex spy lnvolved we are noL
surprlsed as we kllls and geLs away from Lhe
8usslan bouncers ln a safe and sulLable manner Pe
Lhen [ump sLarLs a car [usL ouLslde Lhe slLe wlLh Lhe
women ln Lhe back and rushes off 1hls ls whaL
acLlon/Lhrlller fllms are abouL Lhe famous runaway
from Lhe bad guys 1hls ls whaL Lhe audlence
expecLs a saLlsfled Lhrlll lnvolvlng guns and a car
chase WlLhouL Lhls key facLor Lhls would noL make
Lhe fllm as brllllanL
1he maln form and convenLlons sLarL Lo unfold as
Lhe spy ls forced Lo an abandoned hoLel where
Lhere are oLher 8usslan bouncers and oLher bad guys More acLlon ls Laken place here as Lhe faLher ls rushed
by and hammered by Lhe bad guys buL 8ryan ls capably and deals wlLh Lhe slLuaLlon by uslng hls LalenLed skllls
on Lhe 8usslan crlmlnals 1hls ls anoLher key aspecL ln Lhe fllm as Lhe hero always seems Lo flnd a way Lo
handle Lhese condlLlons Agaln Lhe forms and convenLlons have been developed ln a way LhaL has made Lhe
fllm very successful WhaL also makes Lhls fllm speclal and dlfferenL ls LhaL Lhe spy hlmself has learnL Lhese
skllls ln hls own way and meLhod l Lhlnk LhaL Lhe audlence respecL Lhls as lL ls lmporLanL for Lhe hero Lo have
some klnd of repuLaLlon Movlng on Lhe charcLers