In 2013, a strange occurrence took place in that we got not
one but two films involving a siege
on the White House by terrorists going after the President. I’ll leave whatever
political connotations can be read into that, considering how this came about
not that long after Obama was re-elected, and instead look at them both in
context to each other. Now, White House Down is a film I haven’t gotten around
to yet because, quite frankly, less Roland Emmerich in my life can only be a
good thing. However, going just on the casting of Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx
and the image from the trailer of Foxx as the President wielding a rocket
launcher, I can only assume that the film didn’t take itself too seriously.
Olympus Has Fallen by Antoine Fuqua, on the other hand, plays things so seriously that the frequent action/siege/borrowed from Die Hard clichés that crop up regularly instilled laughter in the audience. For the record though, as a film I actually have seen, OHF was a decent watch. The acting was good, with a surprisingly awesome turn from Melissa Leo, the action shows Fuqua’s knack for brutal and low-flash fight scenes and the pacing was excellent, even if the story got topsy-turvy in spots. Given how I watched this film for the first time recently, I can only hope that this follow-up isn't just going to be a repeat of the exact same story.
Olympus Has Fallen by Antoine Fuqua, on the other hand, plays things so seriously that the frequent action/siege/borrowed from Die Hard clichés that crop up regularly instilled laughter in the audience. For the record though, as a film I actually have seen, OHF was a decent watch. The acting was good, with a surprisingly awesome turn from Melissa Leo, the action shows Fuqua’s knack for brutal and low-flash fight scenes and the pacing was excellent, even if the story got topsy-turvy in spots. Given how I watched this film for the first time recently, I can only hope that this follow-up isn't just going to be a repeat of the exact same story.
