Revenge - Taken
Revenge is one aspect of society that always comes into play after a problem, confrontation, or something that has happened between two main people or groups. When a person is harmed, that person being harmed will want to get that person back and get revenge. Revenge is a popular act chosen by authors of plays, novels, and movies to help develop the plot line of the story they are writing about. One popular movie is the sequel of Taken. Taken and Taken 2 are two very popular movies that show the act of revenge which develops the plot of the both of the movies.
In Taken, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) who is the father, has to save his daughter from the Albanian men who have taken his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). While in Paris, France, he has to defend himself and fight off many Albanian men involved in the scandal of prostitution of women, which is the reason why Kim had been taken. He ended up saving her in the end and bringing her back home to the United States. In the second movie, the Albanian relatives of the men who Bryan killed, want to seek revenge and put his life to an end like he did to their sons and brothers. Throughout the movie, certain actions are taken by Bryan and the Albanians to try to find their sense of revenge on the other one. In this post by CNN, they explain how the second movie is almost the same as the first, besides the main factor that in the second, the men are looking for revenge on Bryan for killing their brothers and sons. This act of revenge by these Albanian men show that revenge is a popular use and is used to develop the plot in a story of a movie, book, or play.
This revenge can also be compared to the act of revenge that is used in Hamlet written by William Shakespeare. In Hamlet, revenge is taken when the Ghost appears in front of Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnado. As they encounter the Ghost, they tell the news to Hamlet who also meets the ghost in private to speak. During their conversation, the Ghost tells Hamlet that he is his father and that his brother, Claudius had killed him by the use of poison. When Hamlet finds out about this, he begins to act differently towards others and he begins to find out ways to seek revenge on his uncle, Claudius. This was apparent when the Ghost said "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" (1.5.25). Hamlet will soon take action in Act 5 of the play and we will have to see how he chooses to act upon his revenge.
The acts of revenge chosen in Hamlet and the Taken movies are both similar in that they try to get back at the people or person who initially started the problem. Also, all of the characters, Hamlet and the Albanian men, seem to seek the same revenge by attempting to kill the person who provoked the whole situation and caused it to be at the level it is.
Revenge is an important aspect and act that many writers use to help develop a plot of a movie, novel, or even play by having certain people react to something that another person has done. Not only is it popular in books and movies, but many people use revenge today in the real world after they have been angered by the actions of another person. It can be either in an angry or funny, nice manner, but all in all, revenge is a confession of pain!
This revenge can also be compared to the act of revenge that is used in Hamlet written by William Shakespeare. In Hamlet, revenge is taken when the Ghost appears in front of Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnado. As they encounter the Ghost, they tell the news to Hamlet who also meets the ghost in private to speak. During their conversation, the Ghost tells Hamlet that he is his father and that his brother, Claudius had killed him by the use of poison. When Hamlet finds out about this, he begins to act differently towards others and he begins to find out ways to seek revenge on his uncle, Claudius. This was apparent when the Ghost said "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" (1.5.25). Hamlet will soon take action in Act 5 of the play and we will have to see how he chooses to act upon his revenge.
The acts of revenge chosen in Hamlet and the Taken movies are both similar in that they try to get back at the people or person who initially started the problem. Also, all of the characters, Hamlet and the Albanian men, seem to seek the same revenge by attempting to kill the person who provoked the whole situation and caused it to be at the level it is.
Revenge is an important aspect and act that many writers use to help develop a plot of a movie, novel, or even play by having certain people react to something that another person has done. Not only is it popular in books and movies, but many people use revenge today in the real world after they have been angered by the actions of another person. It can be either in an angry or funny, nice manner, but all in all, revenge is a confession of pain!
Taken is without a doubt one of my favorite movies of all time, and it just adds to it that the entire movie is driven by revenge. Even Taken 2 is based on revenge too. I very much enjoy action movies by revenge, so overall, great reference and fantastic blog.
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DeleteTaken is a fantastic movie, as well as Taken 2. I think the reason people like these movies is the fact that everything is driven by revenge. It allows the viewer to make a connection somehow, because most people have experienced revenge at one point or another. I liked how you put the clip of the video in there, it allows people to get a grasp of what is actually happening, and the movie review helped tell the difference between the first and second movie. Although they a much alike.
ReplyDeleteThe Taken movies are great movies, and the character is most definitely driven by revenge. I like how you really tied the Taken movies and Hamlet together by both of the characters wanting to kill the person who had provoked or started the situation to make them want revenge. Putting in the clip was a good idea also. It let's the readers who don't know about the movies, get somewhat of a grasp of what the movies are about. Overall, great post and good job linking revenge with Hamlet and the Taken movies.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to meet someone who doesn't like the Taken movies. It was one of the few sequels that didn't disappoint me. This is all a result of revenge. Revenge is something that makes every plot better and it's timeless. As you pointed out, even though the Taken movies are very similar, they're both good because of their plot lines. Revenge happens every single day in modern society. It happens in movies, plays, real life, and pretty much anywhere else you can think of. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI found Taken was better than Taken 2. I loved how the second movie started off as plotting revenge against Bryan Mills. Although a lot of movies and real life situations are based on seeking revenge, I find them entertaining. I wouldn't want to be in Kim's situation by being abducted on a vacation but the film makers made it action packed. I prefer to go to the theater and watch a action packed movie rather that a sob story. I really like how you included a clip of the movie in your blog! :)
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