If you want to see a straight forward, no nonsense action flick, then the next time you log in to your movie download service, put Rambo on the queue. Rambo 4. It's just called Rambo even though it's the fourth in the series. It goes like this: First Blood, First Blood Part 2: Rambo, Rambo 3, and then just Rambo. It's confusing, there's no telling why they did it like that. Why not just First Blood, Rambo 2, Rambo 3 and Rambo 4? Well there's no telling. But, Rambo is sort of a return to the roots of the series.
The movie is incredibly simple and straightforward. The second and third films in the series were a little too... Ambitious in terms of storytelling. The end result was that they felt bloated, confusing and excessive. Rambo on the other hand is lean, mean, and tough. It's gritty, raw, and it feels much more real than the two films that preceded it.
The best of the series is still, of course, the first, First Blood. That film focused on the anger and disillusionment experienced by Vietnam War veterans upon returning home. It had something important to say. While the fourth in the series is more focused on extreme action, it's also a very conscientious film with a social message just like the first.
The movie takes place in Burma. Right now, in real life, the conflicts shown in the film are taking place in the real Burma. When writing the script, Stallone wanted to use his role as a Hollywood hero to turn the world's attention to a real issue, and he did. The end result is a film that really does shine a light on some very ugly truths about modern war and politics.
The movie took courage to create, having been filmed on the outskirts of Burma. Stallone received death threats from the very same militants he vilifies in the film. The end result is that the film actually did succeed in turning international attention towards the problems being faced by the people of Burma.
Rambo kills hundreds of badguys, yes, but ultimately, it never feels as if the weight of violence on the human soul is being cheapened. The characters are actually affected by the chaos they're a part of. They don't kill a dozen people and then make a wisecrack, they actually have to contemplate what the act of killing an armed opponent really does to them, where it places them in the grand scheme of things. The movie deals with these questions head on regardless of the challenges it places on the writer and director and cast. It never feels like a cartoon.
The movie really develops in a pure way. It's just action. A woman is kidnapped. Rambo saves her. The end. In this simple structure there's an enormous amount of depth to what you can do with the action and characters. In fact, without a lot of plot getting in the way, the movie can really get down to the heart of what the STORY is all about.
It's exciting seeing Stallone on the comeback trail after Rocky Balboa. After a string of flops, he finally took a moment to remember what it is he's good at and to try and excel at it. So between this, Rocky Balboa, and The Expendables, he's really knocking them out of the park on a regular basis over the last few years in cinema.
The movie is incredibly simple and straightforward. The second and third films in the series were a little too... Ambitious in terms of storytelling. The end result was that they felt bloated, confusing and excessive. Rambo on the other hand is lean, mean, and tough. It's gritty, raw, and it feels much more real than the two films that preceded it.
The best of the series is still, of course, the first, First Blood. That film focused on the anger and disillusionment experienced by Vietnam War veterans upon returning home. It had something important to say. While the fourth in the series is more focused on extreme action, it's also a very conscientious film with a social message just like the first.
The movie takes place in Burma. Right now, in real life, the conflicts shown in the film are taking place in the real Burma. When writing the script, Stallone wanted to use his role as a Hollywood hero to turn the world's attention to a real issue, and he did. The end result is a film that really does shine a light on some very ugly truths about modern war and politics.
The movie took courage to create, having been filmed on the outskirts of Burma. Stallone received death threats from the very same militants he vilifies in the film. The end result is that the film actually did succeed in turning international attention towards the problems being faced by the people of Burma.
Rambo kills hundreds of badguys, yes, but ultimately, it never feels as if the weight of violence on the human soul is being cheapened. The characters are actually affected by the chaos they're a part of. They don't kill a dozen people and then make a wisecrack, they actually have to contemplate what the act of killing an armed opponent really does to them, where it places them in the grand scheme of things. The movie deals with these questions head on regardless of the challenges it places on the writer and director and cast. It never feels like a cartoon.
The movie really develops in a pure way. It's just action. A woman is kidnapped. Rambo saves her. The end. In this simple structure there's an enormous amount of depth to what you can do with the action and characters. In fact, without a lot of plot getting in the way, the movie can really get down to the heart of what the STORY is all about.
It's exciting seeing Stallone on the comeback trail after Rocky Balboa. After a string of flops, he finally took a moment to remember what it is he's good at and to try and excel at it. So between this, Rocky Balboa, and The Expendables, he's really knocking them out of the park on a regular basis over the last few years in cinema.
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