It's very rare that I come across non-trailer promotional material that I immediately fall in love with, but the latest glimpse from the Cold War action flick starring Charlize "Furiosa" Theron Atomic Blonde just gave me my new favorite thing. In quickfire fashion, here's my reasons why.
Fight Like A Girl
I suggested almost this exact branding for team Wonder Woman and it looks like team Atomic Blonde took it instead...I'm both mad but also incredibly happy about it. Can I get some credit somehow?
High Praise for Charlize
I've seen plenty of praise heaped on actors like Tom Cruise and Jason Statham for their commitment to stunt work, so seeing Charlize Theron be immediately billed as "in the top 1% of actors doing their own action" is both impressive and refreshing. The feature also demonstrates the different this made for the director in terms of shooting, highlights the work Theron put in, and shows us the prep work to create a bad ass fight scene.
A Great Look Into Action Filmmaking
Another awesome thing to see, aside from the female bent of this feature, is director David Leitch's approach to action film-making. For example, he says that Theron's skill set meant that they could extend takes to include more moves, which is not only complimentary to his lead but more enjoyable for the audience (especially folks like me who hate heavily cut fight scenes). I also liked that he talked about the work he put in the choreography team to make Theron's fighting style realistic and the training she went through to do all the film asked of her.
But of course, Theron giving credit to the stunt team for taking extra hits, getting them drinks afterwards, and boasting about a lack of (admitted) injuries on set is phenomenal. These folks are the people that make all of our bad-ass action movies possible and they deserve a ton of credit. The final shot with Theron asking if her movie attacker and stunt partner was ok? Great stuff and a responsible portrayal of staged violence.
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