In Mexico City, a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect. A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico, feeding a growing sense of panic among its wealthier citizens, especially parents. In one six-day period, there were twenty-four abductions, leading many to hire bodyguards for their children. Into this world enters John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative/assassin, who has given up on life. Creasy's friend Rayburn brings him to Mexico City to be a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos, daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos and his wife Lisa. Creasy is not interested in being a bodyguard, especially to a youngster, but for lack of something better to do, he accepts the assignment. Creasy barely tolerates the precocious child and her pestering questions about him and his life. But slowly, she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior, his defenses drop, and he opens up to her. Creasy's new-found purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped. Despite being seriously wounded during the kidnapping, he vows to kill anyone involved in or profiting from the kidnapping. And no one can stop him. Man on Fire, a powerful film on the theme of redemption. Indeed John Creasy (Denzel Washington) , plays a former operative agent now turned body guard to a young girl (Dakota Fanning). She is kidnapped and Creasy will be on her search without pity for anyone involved. All through the film, we will learn more about John Creasy and his past. One of his dialogues with Paul Rayburn (Christopher Walken) Creasy will say: Will God forgive us for what we've done''? Rayburn's answer is a small smile and says: ''No''. In addition, a recurrent scene appears many times showing a person in the water then blood fills the pool. You can't have a better symbol of a the redemption process gone through by Creasy as it will foreshadow the failure of his quest. One can go on and on in the analysis of the character's search for peace and answers to what he has gone through in the past and the will of a new beginning. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves to talk about a subject, in this case redemption, which the movie has a lot to offer in terms of content. As a citizen of Mexico City, this movie had moved me like no other action movies had. You can have fun with those, but never feel as excited, angry and touched by one, as this one does.<br/><br/>To live in this city, to be exposed to everyday kidnaps and robbers and stuff, to be actually IN the movie, to feel like i was watching what I watched the same day on the news, but with a big black guy with a shotgun making justice to all of we who had been related to kidnaps … this movie its a relief! It's a big explosion of power images we all needed!!!<br/><br/>Kidnaps may be one of the worst crimes we're exposed to. And this being the everyday routine by living here is really crappy. It's nonsense. We all feel useless as we are, because this things are happening right now not very far from where I'm typing and we just can't do anything about it. And there's virtually no one making the difference in here. It's very much frustrating. It's quite inspiring to watch Denzel Washington doing all that people what every citizen of this city would like to do to those bastards! We would like to have thousands of big black guys with shotguns cutting out the fingers of every people involved in brutalities like those! <br/><br/>We came out of the theatre very excited, very free. Talking a lot about it and about how we need people with courage to do what Creassy does. It's powerful! It's a great action movie but with the plus that gives the feeling of actually hating the bad guys of the movie. Its not like when you see James Bond killing an evil doctor who wants to take over the world or Jean Claude Van Dame kicking his karate opponent's ass. It's being a badass with guns, shooting to people who are real, and who do deserve the worst of the world. Who we would like to do what this character, Creassy does!!! Action movies at its best!<br/><br/>Now I wonder how this was made. It kinda' feels as if it was a present from Hollywood to us in Mexico City. As if they said: -"We're Hollywood, the parents of action movies; here you go, a gift to all of you guys who need some relief of your sad and terrible situation. Hang in thereĀ " And its frankly great! I hope some one in here feels as inspired as I am, so maybe the movie makes all the way into creating a solution to the terrible situation we're living in here. Maybe not by the authorities, but by some lunatic with guns. I don't care the ways, we just need to stop it!<br/><br/>And I could not finish the comment without giving credit to the amazing acting and performance of Denzel Washington and especially of Dakota Fanning, who every time I watch in a movie keeps getting better and better in her acting. That girl's just great; she's gonna get to the top! I wish I had a daughter like that!<br/><br/>Great action movie! In the name of Mexico City: Thank You!!! We needed this! Where Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" radiates freshness and vigor, Man on Fire feels vaguely like something left over from the 1980s, when action heroes were one-note tough guys methodically picking off baddies. Some viewers complain that this is a plot hole, but there is a likely explanation that is implied in the movie, though not outright stated. 'The Voice' said "I'm a business man. A dead girl is worth nothing. She is alive.". This means he lead the family to believe she was dead so they wouldn't try to get her back. As The Voice's nephew was killed in the ambushed exchange, it's likely he wanted a form of revenge. He considers himself a businessman, so killing Pita wouldn't gain him any profit. So The Voice likely would have sold Pita. Either as slave labour or in to child trafficking.<br/><br/>The dvd special features with commentary by Lucas Foster, Brian Helgeland, and Dakota Fanning this issue comes up in discussion and they state that the original idea was to increase the ransom amount but it never made it into the film due to time. Creasy needed Aurelio as insurance to Pita's safety. It is made clear at the beginning of the film that 75% of the victims do not survive, and those that do will likely have body parts mutilated even if the ransoms are paid (the victim shown during the opening titles had his ear cut off before La Hermandad released him). So the circumstances for the final trade were: (1) Creasy in exchange for Pita, and (2) Aurelio in exchange for Pita being returned unharmed and all in one piece.<br/><br/>La Hermandad could not harm Pita in retribution for Creasy buckshooting Aurelio's hand off because Creasy had already done so before The Voice revealed to him that Pita was still alive. If The Voice did proceed to harm Pita, then Creasy would've done even more to Aurelio as well, and it would've been a lose-lose situtation for both men.<br/><br/>Creasy is willing, in the end, to sacrifice himself for the sake of Pita. Creasy undergoes a transformation early in the film; in the beginning he was an alcoholic loner who even attempts suicide but the round misfires. Pita manages to rouse feelings of compassion in Creasy and he develops a friendship with her, giving him a new found sense of life. When Pita is kidnapped and believed to be killed that is taken from him, and being a man with nothing to lose he is prepared to burn down the world till justice is served.<br/><br/>Upon the revelation that she is alive, Creasy must decide how valuable she is to him. Throughout the film, he shows he is prepared to do whatever is necessary for her (in getting justice), and for Creasy, to give up his own life for her is the ultimate sacrifice. Creasy would have likely never have done that for anyone in the past, and being a killer sees himself beyond redemption (if you recall his talk with Christopher Walken's character) and his sacrificing himself for Pita is his act of redemption and absolution. He was also critically wounded, and he probably didn't see himself making it past the day alive anyway, so he was more than happy to trade places with Pita, who was at the beginning of her life. November 12, 2017: Deleted the QA "Is Mexico City Really Like That?" because it was an opinion piece written in the first person. FAQ pages are compiled by many contributors; they are not the places for editorials and personal opinions. There is no 'I' on a FAQ page.<br/><br/>November 14, 2017: Re-worded and tightened up "Why did "The Voice" lead Pita's family to believe she was dead?" slightly. a5c7b9f00b Download the S.W.A.T. full movie tamil dubbed in torrentThe Dark Side of the Earth dubbed hindi movie free download torrentDogs, Horses and Indians full movie hd 1080pdownload Episode 1.222Estrellas Invitadas full movie hd downloadAll Apologies movie in hindi hd free downloadSatisfaction movie in hindi hd free downloadPac-Man: The Movie in hindi 720pthe The Boondocks full movie in hindi free download hdSon of Rambow full movie online free
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