Monday, November 28, 2011

Film Analysis - Taken

Ordinary World: Bryan Mills is divorced and his only daughter lives with his wife. He quits his job in the CIA in order to move closer to his daughter.

Call To Adventure: His 17 year old daughter goes to Paris with only one other girlfriend, and on the first day is kidnapped and sold into prostitution.

Refusal Of The Call: I seriously cannot thing of any fear or refusal on Bryan's part. He is a BAMF.

Meeting With The Mentor: Bryan does not need a mentor.

Crossing The Threshold: Bryan tells his ex wife and her husband about the kidnapping and her husband buys Bryan tickets to Paris.

Tests, Allies, Enemies: Bryan doesn't have any allies, everyone is his enemy, and he is faced with the test of beat up every middle aged man in Paris who are keeping him from his daughter.

Approach: Bryan's only ally betrays him, so he shoots his wife and makes him do what he wants.

Ordeal: One man finally gets a hit on Bryan, and he wakes up handcuffed to a solid steel pipe. He breaks the pipe and kills everyone who was about to kill him, and shoots the head guy at least 10 times.

Reward: He finally killed everyone and gets his daughter back. Yay!

The Road Back: He returns with his daughter to the USA, and they all live happily ever after.

Resurrection: He is still single.

Return With Elixir: His daughter is more cautious of random trips to foreign coutries without his supervision.


Hero: Bryan Mills

Mentor: Bryan Mills

Threshold Guardian: Men with guns

Herald: His French ally/enemy

Shapeshifter: His French ally/enemy

Shadow: Indian men

Trickster: Indian men

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