White House Down

Gloria 2022-04-23 07:01:38

When Roland Emmerich makes a movie, there must be another place where he will fall. The previous "Independence Day", "The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012" can see Emmerich's behavior of destroying the White House in the United States. But the destruction of the White House is only a passing glimpse in the film. The work that really turned the White House into the main battlefield is the latest "Crisis". The biggest feature of director Roland Emmerich's filming is his willingness to spend money. The White House in the film is a scene rebuilt by the crew in the studio according to a 1:1 ratio. The investment cost can be imagined to be absolutely expensive, but this is not the end. After the construction is completed, the director will destroy the White House, and it is still riddled with holes. It is estimated that only Hollywood can satisfy such unbridled destructive power. Emmerich. "Shocking Crisis" tells the story of an ordinary day in contemporary America. A group of American terrorists launched an operation to capture the White House because they had been indicted by the government. At the same time, they took dozens of hostages and US President Sawyer (Jamie Fox) was trapped. Inside the White House, but he was not caught, and he was dealing with the enemy in the White House. Fighting with the president and protecting the president is a special agent Kyle (Channing Tatum), how a president and a special agent will break out of the enemy's heavy siege, which becomes the biggest suspense of the film. In addition to spending a lot of money on the set, the cost of computer effects is also unambiguous. There are many scenes such as gun battles, air strikes, and missiles. Among them, the fall of Air Force One is impressive. The director Emmerich is the United States that can be destroyed. The landmark buildings and vehicles of the highest authority were completely destroyed, and the visual impact brought by the film was extremely shocking. The President of the United States has a huge number of nuclear warheads, and the terrorists are aiming at the President's nuclear deterrent. Therefore, the fall of the White House has caused panic and anxiety in various countries around the world.

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  • Adalberto 2021-11-24 08:01:24

    The second part is like this: The male protagonist takes his daughter to a certain dynasty to travel to a cottage "White House", and when an official is enforcing the law, his daughter takes out his mobile phone and wants to take pictures...

  • America 2021-11-24 08:01:24

    A good movie that is rare in the near future! It can be regarded as the movie version of "24 Hours"! Not only the background music is similar, the attack on the White House + the kidnapping of the president + the nuclear bomb football + the shooting down of Air Force One are all 24 classic bridges, and at the end, it is accompanied by a grandma's secret ending. It is rare that the script allows the audience to enter the play, and there is no trace of writing for the sake of writing. The dialogue is humorous, witty, rich in metaphors, and has a strong sense of substitution. The details are echoed in place, and there are several unexpected little twists during the period.

White House Down quotes

  • Donnie the Guide: Now, not too many people realize this, but the White House is actually three buildings: there's the East Wing, where you guys came in, there's the West Wing, which houses the Oval and Executive Offices of the president, and we're about to enter the residence, which is the big, famous building in the middle that got blown up in "Independence Day".

    Midwestern Woman: What's in there?

    Donnie the Guide: Well, that's the president's home theater. Membership has its privileges.

  • Donnie the Guide: Oil painting by Tom Freeman to commemorate the burning of the White House by the British in 1814.

    Cale: Wait, the White House burned down?

    Donnie the Guide: Yeah, yeah, in the War of 1812. Practically had to be rebuilt from the ground up. When I look at this painting, I get very emotional.