Collateral
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Paramount+Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Paramount+Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
This brings Collateral to a staggering level of incoherence, far beyond anything achieved with De Niro in Taxi Driver or even Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator . Speaking to star iconicity, Dave Saunders observes, during his sagacious examination of the Schwarzenegger iconography [2], how Schwarzenegger, as the titular villain of The Terminator, was inexplicably “playing like the hero” (Saunders, 2009: 68, citing Tom Shone). Similar to Collateral , it is unclear whether this is due to some failure on the part of the filmmakers or simply due to the power of the Arnie aura.
Atmospheric visuals: The film employs a distinctive visual style, using shadows, low lighting, and evocative camerawork to create a sense of tension and unease. By exploring these elements, “Collateral” effectively updates the classic noir tradition for a contemporary audience. What Inspired the Making of “Astrosmash”?
