(ESP-ENG) Extraction 1 & 2 - The action formula never fails!

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A couple of days ago I noticed that Netflix had arrived the second part of a film that surprisingly I had not seen in its first installment and seeing their reviews and what people talked and wrote, I had no choice but to launch the small marathon of this pair of films. They were two films where the action is reigning and dominant from beginning to end, the first takes place in the chaotic streets of Bangladesh and the second in a more controlled environment, a modern building in the middle of Vienna. The premise? - is always the same, one or more people need to be rescued from somewhere and there is only one man on the planet capable of doing such a job.

I feel that these types of films are really hypnotizing because when they give you this fast-paced action they do it so that you don't even have time to settle back in your chair. But here in particular there is another factor that I noticed and that is the way it was shot, the point of view they give the viewer as if you were standing shoulder to shoulder with Tyler Rake; it recreates a lot of the views of a video game and I find that shocking. I knew what I was going to find and I was not disappointed, the truth is that I really liked both movies, one more than the other but actually the whole combo is perfect, the formula of non-stop action definitely does not fail. But well, let's go and talk a little more about what are this pair of productions where adrenaline is the order of the day.

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As I said, the premise will always be the same, that's not going to change. We have Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth), a man who clearly belonged to the special forces of his country to later become a mercenary, one of the most lethal and effective that can be known. In the first installment Rake is sent to Bangladesh to rescue the son of a drug trafficker who was kidnapped by his rival. At first everything seems to go as expected but soon Tyler and his team will realize that all the police and army forces of the city are in the hand of this other gangster so the mission will become much more complicated than expected. The demand and the degree of combat, fighting, shooting and explosions is so brutal that our invincible protagonist is left almost on the verge of death.

It is here that the second round begins. Tyler was physically devastated after that "adventure" in Bangladesh, so it will take a few months for the recovery to be more or less effective. I say more or less because another job arrives, one that will touch Rake's personal fibers and will be impossible for him to say no to, so he will have to speed up his recovery a bit. In this case there is a family which is locked up in a prison in Georgia, this Eastern European country, which is under the control of a couple of gangsters who have a lot of power in the area. Once Tyler arrives there, he will experience in his own flesh how ruthless they can be to the point that the persecution will cross borders, something we did not see in the first part.

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I think there are two elements that are the pillars of these films: the undisputed action and the family factor. Let's talk a little bit about the second one. Rake had a family, so he has to live with that depression, sadness and guilt that he is no longer there, and he uses those feelings as fuel to feed his will and his mind when it comes to face a job. To this we must add that in the two rescue cases the family issue is very relevant, they are extractions of vulnerable people who are in a very damaged and toxic family nucleus, which makes Tyler's sense of protection increase considerably, both because of the situation itself and because he suddenly sees in these people the family he no longer has. The result is that the intensity with which he faces all the dangers is maximum.

Now let's fall into what all the action represents. In the first movie, which I liked a little better, all the scenes were shot in the streets and houses of Bangladesh with all the chaos that represents. It was an unrelenting police siege, all the forces of law and order against a couple of people, which meant that there was always a fight or an exchange of bullets and blows. It was something very similar to being in a war, what was experienced in those streets was pure chaos; helicopters, convoys full of soldiers, tanks, missiles, snipers, everything you can imagine. Honestly, that film was a shot of adrenaline and tension because in that hell you had to protect a child and take him safely to a specific point.

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In this last installment, things are almost the same but in a more closed environment and where we see certain visual effects that perhaps were not seen in the first part. There are two important scenarios, the prison and the building in Vienna I told you about. Here the intensity does not drop either, it is the same or higher, and we are talking about everything being reduced to a certain space. There is also a lot of hand-to-hand combat, maybe more than in the first part, a lot of explosions, rockets, bullets and so on. I feel there is more evil also because as I said the family factor comes to be an important driver in both sides because yes, the family codes of these thugs also come to life here. In this installment the story goes deeper and it's not just action and that's it, there is a plot and a thread to follow which is becoming more and more fleshed out.

I say this because the third part is already confirmed and this second part remains open, it is in the air. Idris Elba is in charge of leaving the door open for what will be the continuation of this saga that I feel has not made much noise but that the truth is being quite good and of quality. There are two characters that I would say are the important ones here, Chris Hemsworth and Golshifteh Farahan who plays Nick, the faithful companion and member of this select group of people. Both are extraordinary, the scenes where an extra is required in everything they fully embroider it. Chris is very good for this type of roles and characters, the ability he has is undeniable, at no time he is overcome by the circumstances, when you have to fight and do "long" scenes those choreographies end up being quite decent.

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I would say that as an average between the two films could be an 8/10. As I said one is better than the other, the first one is not bad but the second one came to improve a little bit certain things. In spite of that I don't know why but for me I slightly liked the one from 2020 better. Anyway they are two very good movies that deserve to be seen because they entertain a lot and the action and visuals are of very good quality. You can find them on Netflix and they don't last more than two hours. I leave you the trailers so you can take a look at them.

Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!