CINEMANIA 24: MAN ON FIRE.

Hello friends, another day here sharing with all you movie lovers, and all this beautiful platform, hy friends I want to talk about an action movie and drama, which has a plot that I particularly love, this is "Man on fire", I hope you like this review.

MAN ON FIRE.

Man on Fire is a 2004 movie, which tells the story of a bodyguard and a girl, who is kidnapped and he does everything in his power to rescue her from her kidnappers. An impressive story and at the same time shocking for all its history.

Plot:
The story of the movie is about "John Creasy" a man former soldier which went through a tragedy that caused him a trauma which led him to become a drug addict however a friend tries to help him and tells him to get a job as a bodyguard, at the time of delivering his resume the family that hires him is surprised, and yet aware of his drinking problem, they give him the job, which is to be the bodyguard of his little daughter. The girl's name is Lupita, who is called Pita. Her parents call her gualdespalda because in the country there is a wave of kidnappings from wealthy and important families. The story goes on as the girl gradually wins Creasy's affection, and on one of her parents' trips, Pita and Creasy become good friends, and she even comes to love him like a father. One day after leaving the piano lesson, Pita is kidnapped and Creasy is badly wounded by confronting the kidnappers where two corrupt policemen are killed, who were part of the mafia that had all this business.

Jhon Creasy promises the girl's mother that he will look for her and rescue her at any cost, and he will kill everyone who gets in his way, since Creasy has a great love for the girl, in his search, he finds and finds the mafia called "La Hermanda" little by little and with the help of a journalist who helps him, he finds the whereabouts of the leader of the mafia, and discovers where the girl is. In his search he also discovers that the girl's own father is involved in her kidnapping, since he is a businessman who is almost bankrupt. Creasy manages to find the leader of the mafia, and exchanges the girl with him and manages to rescue Pita at the risk of his own life.

Protagonists:
The main actors starring in the movie are actor "Denzel Washington" and "Dakota Fanning" who play the main characters, "Jhon Creasy and the girl Lupita or Pita". Other actors are "Christopher Walken" Creasy's friend, "Radha Mitchell" who is Pita's mother, "Marc Anthony" as Pita's father.

Release date:
The film opened in the U.S. and Canada on August 7, 2004 with a budget of $60 million and was a box office success, grossing $200 million.

Directors:
The direction of the film is in charge of "Tony Scott" who is also producer and screenwriter of several films, among his works is the famous "Top Gun" .

Producer:
The production is also in charge of "Tony Scott" along with "Lucas Foster" "Arnon Milchan" All great producers who helped Tony in the Vision he had for the film.

Screenplay:
The script of the movie was written by "Tony Scott" himself along with "Brian Helgeland", "Steven Zaillian" and "A.J. Quinnell" these four writers made the script of this great movie. However, the original script was written by "A.J. Quinnell" who was the writer of the book published in 1980.

Soundtrack:
The music for the movie was composed by the British musician "Harry Gregson-Williams", who is a known for composing the music for several Disney movies such as "The Chronicles of Narnia", also for the movie "Shrek" which are very successful tapes.

Visual effects:
The effects of the film are made by the company "Cinesite" who used in certain scenes effects in GCI. The effects are in abundance only in the scenes of action and explosions were used visual effects.

Fun fact:
A curious fact about the movie is that the story of the character Jhon Creasy is inspired by the true story of convict Martin Pulido, who found a new life and thus becoming a saint in Mexico.

Based on:
The movie is based on the book with the same name "Burning Man" written by A.J. Quinnell in the year 1980, the story of the book is very similar to what we see in the movie.

Critics:
The reviews are mixed, even so the film was a success in its premiere, highlighting the positive reviews for actress Dakota Fanning for her role that despite being a child, acted in an incredible way highlighting her talent, and the actor Denzel Washington was also incredible acting, the negative reviews, what they say is that it can be very violent.

Opinion:
For my opinion the movie is incredible, the action scenes are great, the plot is great, I love the loving relationship between John and Pita, as this girl teaches a man to believe in love again, Pita's innocence makes him feel love again and want to live again. The performances are incredible and Dakota and Delzen do an excellent job, also highlights the performance of the singer "Marc Anthony" which is one of his first performances in film.

Conclusion:
As a conclusion I can say that the movie is incredible, I recommend it 100%, it is a moving story, it has a very beautiful message about believing in love again through the eyes and feelings of a little girl, which reborns the love of a father for a son, and how much a father can do for his son. It is not the case of the protagonist of the film, but John began to love Pita as his daughter, so the message is clear. It also shows how for money the authorities can sell themselves to anything, for money ambitious people are capable of doing anything, even attempt with the lives of their own family members.

So far today's review I hope you like this work that is made with love and affection, and above all love for cinema, I recommend this film which is a work of art of action cinema, you will not regret watching it. See you in a new post, thanks for reading. Blessings.