Post by Rob W. Case on Apr 24, 2018 22:57:49 GMT -6
The Story:
Bruce Willis plays Paul Kersey, a skilled trauma surgeon who works in the ER of a Chicago hospital. Being a bleeding-heart who prides himself in saving lives rather than taking them, he manages to both fix people up who are victims of violence and walk away from aggressive behavior when it comes his way.
Transformative Circumstances:
While having lunch at a restaurant with his wife Lucy (Elisabeth Shue), his daughter Jordan (Camila Morrone), and his Brother Frank (Vincent D'Onofrio), Frank asks Paul to borrow some money so that he can pay off a debt. After reluctantly agreeing to lend him the money, Frank is excited and expresses his joy to the restaurant’s valet. Under the impression that Paul and his family are very rich, the valet takes a picture of Paul’s address from inside of the family car. One night upon leaving the house for work, and while his wife and daughter are at home, three masked men break into the house and rob the women of some of the family’s most valuable possessions. Both women end up getting shot. His wife dies quickly. His daughter ends up in a coma. While at work, he finds out what happened (as they are taken to the very ER he works in). Feeling completely helpless, Kersey regrets not being there when his family needed him the most, and not being prepared for such a moment. Paul then goes to the police, where he really comes to grips with the limits in what they can do, if anything. After his wife’s funeral, Paul and Lucy’s Dad Ben (Len Carlou) ride in Ben’s pickup truck. In approaching Ben’s farm, Ben notices a bunch of poachers on his property killing a deer. He then takes out his rifle and approaches them, firing it in the air. The poachers scurry off, and Ben tells Paul how much violence can be deterred before the police even arrive on the scene. He then tells Paul, “If a man really wants to protect what’s his, he has to do it for himself.” Paul then starts to consider owning a firearm and does research on it.
A Turning Point:
While working at the ER, a gangbanger is wheeled in who was shot. When his gun falls to the floor, Paul notices it and kicks it underneath the stretcher. It is at this point he picks up the firearm and tucks it in his pants. After work, while walking the streets of Chicago, he witnesses a carjacking, and then uses the firearm he picked up to defend the victim. It doesn’t go flawlessly since Paul is not properly trained, but the assailant runs away, and someone records the whole encounter and posts it on social media. It is from social media, that the media world brands this unidentified man as “The Grim Reaper” and they discuss his actions and the very concept of “vigilante justice.” It is from there, that Paul tries to keep his identity secret from the world (including those closest to him) and the police (riding on the face of his kindhearted reputation), find those who robbed him of his family, avenge his wife’s death, deal with all of the ups and downs concerning the progress of his daughter, defend the defenseless, and keep his cool when it is most trying. It is all of these factors, and then some, that makes this movie engaging, thought provoking, and interesting.
My Take:
I really enjoyed this movie for a host of reasons. For one, you empathize with Kersey, especially after the circumstances that turns his life upside down. And the drama keeps you focused and interested in what is going to happen next, and who he is going to encounter next. The movie has many moments of suspense and thought provoking scenarios and situations. And though the movie might appear to start off kind of slow paced, it gets more intense as the heat of the moments that he encounters gets more intense. All in all, it is an action movie that is well worth seeing.
Out of 4 stars, I give this version of Death Wish 3 stars.
The movie is rated R for violence, and runs 1 hour and 47 minutes.
To view a trailer for the movie, please click on the “Play” button below.
For more information regarding this movie (in where it’s still playing), visit: www.deathwish.movie/
Bruce Willis plays Paul Kersey, a skilled trauma surgeon who works in the ER of a Chicago hospital. Being a bleeding-heart who prides himself in saving lives rather than taking them, he manages to both fix people up who are victims of violence and walk away from aggressive behavior when it comes his way.
Transformative Circumstances:
While having lunch at a restaurant with his wife Lucy (Elisabeth Shue), his daughter Jordan (Camila Morrone), and his Brother Frank (Vincent D'Onofrio), Frank asks Paul to borrow some money so that he can pay off a debt. After reluctantly agreeing to lend him the money, Frank is excited and expresses his joy to the restaurant’s valet. Under the impression that Paul and his family are very rich, the valet takes a picture of Paul’s address from inside of the family car. One night upon leaving the house for work, and while his wife and daughter are at home, three masked men break into the house and rob the women of some of the family’s most valuable possessions. Both women end up getting shot. His wife dies quickly. His daughter ends up in a coma. While at work, he finds out what happened (as they are taken to the very ER he works in). Feeling completely helpless, Kersey regrets not being there when his family needed him the most, and not being prepared for such a moment. Paul then goes to the police, where he really comes to grips with the limits in what they can do, if anything. After his wife’s funeral, Paul and Lucy’s Dad Ben (Len Carlou) ride in Ben’s pickup truck. In approaching Ben’s farm, Ben notices a bunch of poachers on his property killing a deer. He then takes out his rifle and approaches them, firing it in the air. The poachers scurry off, and Ben tells Paul how much violence can be deterred before the police even arrive on the scene. He then tells Paul, “If a man really wants to protect what’s his, he has to do it for himself.” Paul then starts to consider owning a firearm and does research on it.
A Turning Point:
While working at the ER, a gangbanger is wheeled in who was shot. When his gun falls to the floor, Paul notices it and kicks it underneath the stretcher. It is at this point he picks up the firearm and tucks it in his pants. After work, while walking the streets of Chicago, he witnesses a carjacking, and then uses the firearm he picked up to defend the victim. It doesn’t go flawlessly since Paul is not properly trained, but the assailant runs away, and someone records the whole encounter and posts it on social media. It is from social media, that the media world brands this unidentified man as “The Grim Reaper” and they discuss his actions and the very concept of “vigilante justice.” It is from there, that Paul tries to keep his identity secret from the world (including those closest to him) and the police (riding on the face of his kindhearted reputation), find those who robbed him of his family, avenge his wife’s death, deal with all of the ups and downs concerning the progress of his daughter, defend the defenseless, and keep his cool when it is most trying. It is all of these factors, and then some, that makes this movie engaging, thought provoking, and interesting.
My Take:
I really enjoyed this movie for a host of reasons. For one, you empathize with Kersey, especially after the circumstances that turns his life upside down. And the drama keeps you focused and interested in what is going to happen next, and who he is going to encounter next. The movie has many moments of suspense and thought provoking scenarios and situations. And though the movie might appear to start off kind of slow paced, it gets more intense as the heat of the moments that he encounters gets more intense. All in all, it is an action movie that is well worth seeing.
Out of 4 stars, I give this version of Death Wish 3 stars.
The movie is rated R for violence, and runs 1 hour and 47 minutes.
To view a trailer for the movie, please click on the “Play” button below.
For more information regarding this movie (in where it’s still playing), visit: www.deathwish.movie/