According to Olivier Megaton and Luke Besson, the creators of the action-packed action movie to the eyeballs full of action scenes, revenge is beautiful. Each movie fan can be convinced of this by watching their joint project Colombian (actors: Z. Saldana, H. Molla, L. James, A. Stenberg, M. Vartan and others).
Relentless Mix
The eminent Luke Besson, being the permanent screenwriter and producer of the predominant share of French film production, along with his associate and co-author of the script Robert Mark Keymen, while working on the script for the new action movie, repeatedly turned to the materials of Latin American series. This technique allowed the creators to immerse themselves in the color and spirit of the countries of Latin America, so the action movie "Colombian" sometimes looks like a classic Argentine or Brazilian soap opera. The picture is direct, sometimes simple-minded, with excessively dramatic emotions, saturated with new-fangled episodes of French parkour.
Undoubted advantages
Director Olivier Megaton, one of the loyal Bessonovās associates, managed to make a film in such a way that, according to world film critics, he involuntarily looks like a nonexistent sequel to Leon and Carrier in Colombian style. This turned out to be "Columbian." The actors involved in the project are largely unknown. The only exception was the star of "Avatar" - the dark-skinned actress Zoe Saldana. Other undoubted advantages of the film include the well-coordinated camera work of Romain Lacurbas and the unsurpassed clip-art editing of Camille Delamarre.
Plot
The plot of the action movie "Colombian", the actors and roles were selected each other in accordance with Besson himself, has a standard structure for films about revenge. The main character Catalea (actress Amanda Stenberg) at the age of nine experiences a terrible tragedy. The militants of the Colombian drug cartel are ruthlessly cracking down on her parents. 15 years pass, and an adult girl (Zoe Saldana) becomes a professional killer, living under the patronage of her uncle Emilio (actor Cliff Curtis).
On the body of each of its victims, Catalea leaves a message for the killers of her beloved parents - a drawing of an orchid. She has already accounted for more than 22 victims. But no one pays attention to the messages of the woman. But as soon as her boyfriend, a free artist (performed by Michael Vartan), took a picture of her sleeping lover, a whirlpool of unpleasant events with the participation of police special forces and drug cartel killers immediately formed around the girl. This plot twist in the film āColombianā, the actors who starred in the film, dubbed the beginning of a crazy action in the plot narrative.
"Wild Orchid" Catalea
American actress Zoe Saldana got her first role in a big movie thanks to her dancing abilities and outstanding acting talent. Her debut picture is the movie "Scene" (2000). Participation in this film was a good start for Zoe's cinematic career. Already in 2002, she starred with Britney Spears in the movie "Drum Shot."
A year later, gets a supporting role in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." The actress here plays the role of a sneaky pirate Anna-Maria. In 2004, Saldana manages to star with S. Spielberg in the āTerminalā and in the thriller āHarborā. In 2005, she pleased her fans by participating in the romantic comedy "Guess Who?" In which her partner was Ashton Kutcher. Further, her filmography was replenished with the paintings āStar Trekā, āStar Trekā, āAvatarā.
Creative way after the "Avatar"
After the triumph of Avatar, the actress faded into the shadows a bit. Despite this, she was invited to the shooting of the films: Boys Raiders, Burning Palms, and Death at a Funeral. In 2011, she accepts the invitation and starred in the action movie "Colombian." Actors-colleagues of the actress in the workshop could not "pull the blanket over themselves." And the film has become a typical example of a movie of one actor. More recently, Zoe starred in the role of Gamora in the film "Guardians of the Galaxy." The woman confirmed her intention to take part in the filming of the second part of āSentinelsā and the sequel to the film āAvatarā. Premieres are expected in 2017 and 2018. respectively.
Single actor film
Like it or not, āColombianaā is a typical film of one actor. Few people watching will remember performers of secondary characters. Actors of the film "Colombian", who performed episodic roles, played in good faith, but no more. You can single out Cliff Curtis, a New Zealand actor and producer who played the role of Uncle Emilio, who raised Catalina. Curtis began his career by participating in a number of New Zealand film projects before moving to the United States, where he received supporting roles. He appeared in the following series: "Injury", "Missing", "Criminal Connections" and "Fear the Walking Dead." It is impossible to call his participation in the action movie "Colombian" a breakthrough. Actors whose photos adorn the official poster of the film, and after its premiere did not become world celebrities.