By Jonathan Klotz
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It is often said that action films are an insane entertainment, and although it is true that there are countless examples of films with muscle media or unlike improbable heroes surmounting all creative heroes who surpass and do not are not rid. Bruce Willis Die hard As John McClane is the classic example. Six years later, another unconventional star turned into action when Keanu Reeves took the wheel SpeedAnd the 1994 film blockbuster still finds new fans today, where, 30 years later, it has been part of the Top Ten Max for a week.
The bus that couldn’t slow down
The premise of Speed is deceptively simple for an aciton film: even if over the decades, it has been parodied to death, it still works; After all, a bus that explodes if it travels less than 50 miles per hour is an ingenious concept. What makes it work, however, is that the film begins with what, in any other action film, would be a climate moment involving a bomb, but here is the aperitif before the main course constantly. It is used to show the public that the LAPD officer Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) is intelligent, qualified and able to stay calm under pressure.
What we don’t see Jack doing in Speed Does Mow Down Waves of bad guys as in other action films, in which Charlie Sheen parodied so perfectly Hot Shots leaves two. Instead, he is trapped on a bus full of commuters, tourists and fearless Annie (Sandra Bullock) while he tries to surpass an evil brain, played by Dennis Hopper, that he cannot not see or touch. Jeff Daniels, as a partner of Jack, Harry, even manages to remove an interim master’s class with just a facial expression, transmitting more emotion and meaning in a fraction of a second than you think.
That doesn’t mean that Speed is devoid of any action, far from it, because the film draws the same thing as Tornado By having a highest point every 15 minutes, constantly increasing the issues and increasing tension with a new problem that is constantly thrown on our heroes. Like the initial stage of the elevator, Careening via Los Angeles is only the start of the action which includes a highway jump which, although the gap is CGI, includes images of a very city bus real steering wheel in the air. An excellent action film does not need explosions and whistling balls in the air, although it also has them; He just needs superb sets and great characters.
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Speed It would not be a timeless timeless action film without the performance of Reeves, Bullock and Hopper. Reeves plays Jack as the perfect eye of the hurricane; Of course, it is frustrated, but it never leaves its composure for too long and balances the madness of a bus that cannot slow down. While Bullock takes what could have been a role of standard romantic interest and transforms Annie into her own character, similar to the way Hopper, with a disturbed shade everywhere, reaches the feet on the line D ‘to be a Looney Tunes The villain but keeps it somehow anchored enough to be threatening.
Sandra Bullock has become a star thanks to Speed Before finding his niche romantic comedy The films, while Reeves, which succeeded before the film, was suddenly on the way to become a major star, and Hopper, a legend in Hollywood, had a career resurgence. Stars have even been made behind the scenes thanks to Joss Whedon obtaining credit for his scenario of the eleventh hour and launches the career of Graham Yost, who continued to do Justified And Silo. Hollywood takes note when a film made for $ 30 million earns its box office budget 10 times, not to mention the countless millions of VHS, DVD and dissemination rights.
Speed should have become the norm
Unlike other 90s action films that age as well as bucket hats, Speed Has been a huge success for decades. The film should have been an example of great characters and excellent writing that does not deal with the public as idiots as being more important than special effects or blood effects, but instead, this has given way to Speed 2One of the worst suites of all time. Instead, it stands out as one of the greatest action films ever made because there are few films like this, and given the current state of action in Hollywood, it does not will never be exceeded.
If you haven’t watched it for a while, or if you’ve missed the bus, Speed is available to broadcast on max.
