So what's the protagonist's background?
Where did she learn her kickbutt abilities, which she'll be using to rescue her husband?
shareI hope the movie makes that a part of the story. For example maybe early in the movie she wins some kind of MMA competition (for her gender and weight division obviously, she could not realistically beat Ken Shamrock) and her husband congratulates her and maybe they use some of the prize money to finance their vacation.
You know this movie might be COOL for one big reason, in almost all thrillers where someone is kidnapped it is the WIFE that is kidnapped and the HUSBAND who rescues her (think Liam neeson) but damn are female protagonists who can really kick ass rare.
"female protagonists who can really kick ass [are] rare."
Yeah, there's a reason for that. If one existed, she could write her own check. Sadly, one does not exist.
Obviously you're never watched women fighters in Hong Kong action films---check out the recent films CHOCOLATE(2008) with Jeeja Yanin, and NINJA MASTERS aka COWEB (2009) with Jiang Luxia--both real-life female martial artists whooping a** in both films.
Here's Yanin (she's in Tony Jaa's new flick,BTW):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGjUyu9c8Ng
And here's Jiang Luxia in COWEB:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QT6pcRZ8XQ
Here's old-school Kong Kong action sensation (and real-life martial artist) Yukari Oshima, who was worth seeing in just about everything, no matter how lame the film was. Here's a scene form one of her best showcases, and it is truly bada**:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QT6pcRZ8XQ
And last, but not least, Cynthia Rothrock (her H.K. films were way better than her U.S. ones):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbHNHV_uiV0
Check 'e all out--they're fun!
It's explained in the movie, she has a abusive past history.
shareRIGHT?! I am beyond excited to see things turned around! I know this is probably annoying, but I'm glad movies like The Hunger Games is turning things around. It's still a love story and the females are still fighting for a man, but they're not the damsels in distress anymore and I LOVE that!
shareActually they do. She had an abusive guy in her past. He seemed to be some sort of survivalist nut who was constantly on about how she needed to be ready to defend herself. To this end he'd frequently have "training" sessions which were basically him beating her up until she learned to fight back.
It was one of the more interesting aspects of the film to me, because what he did was clearly wrong, but at the same time it did actually prepare her for the situation she found herself in.
Oh! That was her Dad!!
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