In 2013, the Hollywood action movie "Olympus's Fall" appeared on the big screens. The main actor, Gerard Butler, appeared in this project in the image of a sort of "tough nut", which alone saves the White House from terrorists. The plot is not new, but at the box office tape has collected almost 162 million dollars. What did the audience like so much about this film?
The creators, a short plot of the picture
"The Fall of Olympus" was shot by American director Antoine Fukua. Antoine began his career in 1992, creating low-budget thrillers and action films. However, by the 2000s. He significantly raised his bar: began to collaborate with Mina Sorvino, Til Schweiger, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke and other celebrities.
The action "Fall of Olympus", released in 2013, with a budget of $ 70 million, earned 161 million 25 thousand dollars at the box office. The Hollywood star Gerard Butler not only played a major role in the film, but also acted as its producer.
The action movie “Olympus Falls” reminds the plot of similar paintings “The Storm of the White House”, “Independence Day”, etc. There is a hero who belongs to the special services or the naval infantry (in this case, this is intelligence agent Mike Banning). And this hero witnesses the capture of the White House by ill-wishers. No one expects such agility from the central character, but by some miracle he succeeds in destroying all the villains and doing work that whole units of internal security and intelligence could not do.
The success of the Fall of Olympus should not be connected with the plot, since it is quite trivial. Most likely, the matter is in the actors who played the main roles.
The Fall of Olympus: actors and roles. Gerard Butler as Mike Banning
Scotsman Gerard Butler appeared in the Hollywood sky in 1997, when he received a cameo role in the adventure film "Tomorrow Never Dies." After that, Gerard got the main role in the horror film "Dracula 2000", shining in the frame with Christopher Plummer, Johnny Lee Miller and Jennifer Esposito.
During his career, the actor collaborated with directors such as Joel Schumacher,
Zack Snyder and Guy Ritchie. On screen, Butler had a chance to play with Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner, Katherine Heigl and Jennifer Aniston.
Another successful milestone in Butler’s career was the Olympus Fall project. The actor played in the film a special services agent Mike Bunning, who at the time of the capture of the White House by terrorists was inside the building. Banning made a desperate attempt to free the president, as well as senior officials of the state. And he managed to carry out this venture, but before the main character had to go through a series of tests.
“The Fall of Olympus”: actors, photo. Aaron Eckhart as Benjamin Asher
In the movie Olympus Fall, the role of the head of the US government went to actor Aaron Eckhart.
At the beginning of the picture, the US president and first lady are in a serious car accident. It was then that Mike Banning first saved the life of Mr. Asher. However, this was not enough. Most of the participants in the motorcade died, including the president’s wife, so Mike was actually fired from the security services.
After 18 months, the US president again gets into trouble: this time, North Korean terrorists take him hostage. Despite the fact that Banning was stripped of his position and privileges, he again tries to save the hero Eckhart. For the second time, Mike manages to save the life of the US president and stop the destruction of all the country's nuclear warheads. On this positive note, the film "The Fall of Olympus" ends.
Actor Aaron Eckhart is a rather prominent person in the world of cinema: he played in the films The Black Orchid by Brian de Palma, The Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan, The Rum Diary by Bruce Robinson and other film distribution hits.
Morgan Freeman as Allan Trumbull
In the action movie “Olympus Fall”, actor Morgan Freeman appears in his usual image of a gray cardinal, who has a significant impact on the course of events and makes wise, balanced decisions.
According to the plot, the hero of Freeman (Allan Trumbull) becomes the interim president, while he is held hostage. When Mike contacts the secret channel and offers his help, it is Trumbull who agrees to this “adventure” and convinces others to trust the former intelligence agent.
Morgan Freeman often plays similar characters in movies. He rarely gets the main roles. However, the secondary characters of Freeman are so self-sufficient that they cause remarkable interest in the viewer.
In the filmography of the artist, there are works in such projects as “The Illusion of Deception”, “Ben-Hur”, “Especially Dangerous”, “Lucy”, “Oblivion”. Morgan Freeman managed to collaborate with almost all of the iconic actors in Hollywood. Despite his age (79 years), he still remains in demand in the movies.
Other role performers
In the movie Fall of Olympus, actor and martial artist Rick Yoon played the role of a visionary and cunning terrorist who managed to capture the US president. Youn is well known to fans of The Spy and Boston Lawyers, as he played key characters in these projects.
The titles of the action movie Antoine Fukua also include the names of Robert Forster (“Mulholland Drive”), Angela Bassett (“Green Lantern”) and Melissa Leo (“Oblivion”).
Public reaction
The actors of the film “Olympus Fall”, as well as the film crew of the project did a good job: the audience appreciated their efforts at a decent amount of box office. However, critics were not entirely satisfied with the creation of Fukua: only 48% of the world reviews were positive, the rest negative.