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Die Hard (1988) Redefined The Action Movie Genre. With Great Characters, Memorable Villains, And Nonstop Tension, It Set The Standard For Action Films For Decades To Come. Even today, it remains a true classic that never gets old.@thefed22d

When people discuss the greatest action movies ever made, Die Hard is almost always at the top of the list. Released in 1988, the film was a massive success and helped change what audiences expected from action heroes. More than thirty years later, it remains one of the most entertaining and influential films ever made.

The movie was directed by John McTiernan, who would later become known for directing several action classics. His work on Die Hard was outstanding because he understood how to balance suspense, humor, action, and character development. Instead of relying solely on explosions and gunfire, he made audiences care about the people involved.

Bruce Willis stars as John McClane, a New York City police officer who travels to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, Holly. What begins as an attempt to reconnect with his family quickly turns into a nightmare when terrorists seize control of the Nakatomi Plaza building.

Bonnie Bedelia plays Holly Gennaro McClane, while Reginald VelJohnson appears as Sergeant Al Powell, a police officer who becomes McClane’s most important ally from outside the building. The supporting cast is excellent and helps make the story feel grounded despite the increasingly dangerous situation.

Of course, no discussion of Die Hard would be complete without mentioning Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber. This was Rickman’s first feature film role, and he immediately created one of the greatest villains in movie history. Hans is intelligent, calm, sophisticated, and ruthless, making him the perfect opponent for McClane.

The plot is simple but incredibly effective. A group of heavily armed criminals led by Hans Gruber takes everyone inside Nakatomi Plaza hostage during a company Christmas party. Unknown to them, John McClane is loose inside the building and determined to stop their plans.

One of the reasons the movie works so well is that McClane feels like an ordinary person. Unlike many action heroes of the era, he isn’t invincible. He gets tired, injured, scared, and frustrated. Watching him struggle makes every victory feel earned.

The action sequences remain impressive even today. From rooftop explosions to intense shootouts and hand-to-hand fights, the movie keeps the tension high from beginning to end. John McTiernan’s direction ensures that every action scene serves the story rather than existing solely for spectacle.

The film also contains a surprising amount of humor. Bruce Willis delivers countless memorable lines, and his sarcastic personality helps separate John McClane from other action heroes. That sense of humor gives the movie additional charm and makes it even more enjoyable to revisit.

Another reason Die Hard has endured is its pacing. The movie wastes very little time and constantly moves the story forward. Every scene feels important, and the tension continues to build as McClane and Gruber move closer to their inevitable showdown.

The relationship between McClane and Al Powell is another highlight. Most of their conversations take place over a radio, yet their friendship feels genuine. Those quieter moments provide emotional depth and help balance the nonstop action.

Over the years, countless action films have tried to copy the formula that made Die Hard successful. Many have come close, but few have matched the combination of great casting, smart writing, memorable characters, and expertly crafted suspense that this film delivers.

For me, Die Hard remains a great film because it succeeds on every level. The cast is excellent, the direction is outstanding, the action is thrilling, and the story never loses momentum. It is the kind of movie that is just as entertaining on the tenth viewing as it is on the first.

More than three decades after its release, Die Hard continues to stand as one of the greatest action movies ever made. It influenced an entire generation of filmmakers and introduced audiences to one of cinema’s most iconic heroes. That’s why it remains a true classic and a movie I never get tired of watching.

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›Die Hard (Personal Opinion) ESP/ENG@victor235690d

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Generally, when I have free time, I always like to watch action movies, and yesterday I stumbled upon this old gem, Die Hard, or "Duro de Matar" as we call it in Latin America. Nostalgia got the better of me, so I decided to watch it again to see if it was as good as I remembered. In it, we see John McClane, a police officer who arrives in Los Angeles to try to reconcile with his wife, but when he gets to the building where his wife's company Christmas party is taking place, he discovers that a group of terrorists has taken control of the building. He tries to stop them by keeping a low profile until a confrontation becomes inevitable.

Por lo general, cuando tengo tiempo libre siempre me gusta ver películas de acción, y ayer me encontré con esta joya de antaño, Die Hard o "Duro de Matar" como le llamamos en Latinoamérica. Me ganó la nostalgia así que decidí volver a verla para comprobar si era una película tan buena como la recordaba. En ella vemos a John McClane, un policía que llega a la ciudad de Los Ángeles para tratar de reconciliarse con su esposa, pero cuando llega al edificio donde se está llevando a cabo la fiesta de navidad de la empresa de su esposa, él descubre que hay un grupo de terroristas que toma el control del edificio, así que él intenta detenerlos actuando bajo perfil hasta que la confrontación es inevitable.

Watching it today, I realize that the film obviously has many over-the-top action scenes (very typical of the '80s and '90s). However, despite all that, I'd say that McClane isn't your typical invincible, perfect hero. He makes mistakes, and in fact, the worst of them was underestimating one of the supposed hostages, who turned out to be none other than Hans Gruber, the leader of the terrorist group. At other times, they show his vulnerability, like his feet getting cut by broken glass (something very realistic within the plot), but McClane is cunning and always opted for a low profile until it became unavoidable, unlike heroes like Rambo or any other from his era.

Realmente, viéndola hoy en día me doy cuenta que obviamente la película tiene muchas escenas de acción exageradas (muy típico de los años 80 y 90) sin embargo a pesar de todo yo diría que McClane no es el típico héroe invencible y perfecto, él comete errores y de hecho el peor de ellos fue subestimar a uno de los supuestos rehenes, quien resultó ser nada más y nada menos que Hans Gruber, osea el líder de la banda de terroristas. En otras ocasiones nos muestran su vulnerabilidad, como los pies heridos por los vidrios (algo muy realista dentro de la trama) pero McClane es astuto y siempre apostó por el bajo perfil hasta que fue inevitable, a diferencia de héroes como Rambo o cualquier otro de su época.

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And for an extraordinary hero, there obviously had to be an extraordinary villain. Hans Gruber, wonderfully portrayed by Alan Rickman, offered a perfect counterpoint to McClane's genius and cunning. He is an elegant and, to a certain extent, charismatic villain who, when he knows he is lost, does not use brute force, but instead bets on vulnerability to gain empathy, which makes him more dangerous and unpredictable.

Y para un héroe extraordinario obviamente debía haber un villano extraordinario, Hans Gruber, interpretado maravillosamente por Alan Rickman, ofreció un contrapunto perfecto para la genialidad y astucia de McClane, es un villano elegante y hasta cierto punto carismático, que cuando se sabe perdido no usa la fuerza bruta, sino que apuesta por la vulnerabilidad para ganar empatía, lo cuál lo vuelve más peligroso e impredecible.

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The film holds the audience's attention from the start (at least from my point of view). It doesn't waste too much time on digressions or boring scenes, and I think the best scenes are those of McClane in the air conditioning duct, waiting for the ideal moment to attack. But beyond the good scenes and performances, the film could be considered, to some extent, a critique of police bureaucracy, which can put the lives of hostages at risk in similar situations. In fact, here in my country (Venezuela), this happened many times in the 90s. Due to police bureaucracy or bad decisions, tactical operations turned out to be fatal, so in that sense, the film reflects reality, although fortunately, the plot's outcome was much more encouraging.

La película mantiene la atención de la audiencia desde el inicio (al menos desde mi punto de vista) no pierde demasiado el tiempo en divagaciones o escenas aburridas, y creo que las mejores escenas son las de McClane en el conducto de aire acondicionado, esperando el momento ideal para atacar, pero más allá de las buenas escenas y actuaciones, la película podría considerarse hasta cierto punto como una crítica a la burocracia policial, la cuál puede poner en riesgo la vida de los rehenes en situaciones similares, de hecho aquí en mi país (Venezuela) esto sucedió muchas veces en los años 90, por culpa de la burocracia policial o malas decisiones, las operaciones tácticas resultaron fatales, así que en ese sentido la película refleja la realidad, aunque afortunadamente el desenlace de la trama fue mucho más alentador.

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Anyway, I still think it's a really good movie to enjoy on weekends. Thanks for reading my post, see you next time, God willing.

En fin, creo que aún la sigo considerando como una muy buena película para disfrutar los fines de semana. Gracias por leer mi post, nos vemos en una próxima oportunidad, Dios mediante.

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›Die Hard is a christmas/action masterpiece.@richardalexis709d

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I just saw Die Hard for the first time and it's inevitable that I don't feel stupid having ignored this great movie my entire life.

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The brilliant film directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis as an adaptation of a novel called "Nothing last forever" is not only one of the most brilliant displays of action that have had the opportunity to be presented within the seventh art, but apart from that, He has hard-earned his place in popular culture.

We are experiencing a kind of renaissance of action cinema and it seems that films like John Wick, Nobody or the iconic Fury Road have shown that there is a space for pure and simple entertainment, however, it is commendable that a work released more than 30 years ago years can be placed on the same level as these majestic works.

The key to a film like Die Hard is simple: the spectacle is above everything, but its execution is taken care of from all angles, being a "silly" film is not something that serves to the detriment of its direction, the editing, the performances and the general atmosphere of it.

Die Hard is aware of its over-the-top nature, but at the same time confronts it with all the seriousness in the world, thus creating a masterpiece that constantly dances between camp and pure genius.

Obviously, this is largely thanks to the brilliant performances of Willis and Allan Rickman (who plays the antagonist in one of the most iconic roles of his career), on them falls the weight of almost the entire feature film and it is easy to go from the tension to absolute enjoyment with the twists given by the excellent script.

John Mcclain is the epitome of the ideal action hero, with a level of intelligence and physical strength well above average, but at the same time full of characteristics that humanize him: he makes mistakes, he can be impulsive and maturity is not something May you do very well.

Every shot is important, and even the building in which the events take place ends up becoming another character: tangible and imposing.

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Acabo de ver Die Hard por primera vez y es inevitable no sentirme tonto al haber ignorado está genial película durante toda mi vida.

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El brillante filme dirigido por John McTiernan y protagonizado por Bruce Willis como adaptación de una novela llamada "Nothing last forever" no solo resulta uno de los despliegues de acción más brillantes que han tenido la oportunidad de presentarse dentro del séptimo arte, sino que aparte, se ganado a pulso el lugar que ocupa dentro de la cultura popular.

Estamos viviendo una suerte de renacimiento del cine de acción y pareciera que películas como John Wick, Nobody o la iconica Fury Road han demostrado que existe un espacio para el entretenimiento puro y duro, no obstante, es loable que una obra estrenada hace más de 30 años pueda ponerse en el mismo plano que estas obras magestuosas.

La clave de un filme como Die Hard es simple: el espectáculo está por encima de todo, pero la ejecución del mismo se cuida desde todos los ángulos, el ser una película "tonta" no es algo que sirva en detrimento de su dirección, la edición, los performances y la atmósfera general del mismo.

Die Hard está consciente de su naturaleza exagerada, pero al mismo tiempo la confronta con toda la seriedad del mundo, creando así una obra maestra que baila constantemente entre el camp y la genialidad pura.

Obviamente, esto es en gran parte gracias a los brillantes performances de Willis y Allan Rickman (Quien hace de antagonista en uno de los papeles mas icónicos de su carrera), en ellos recae el peso de casi todo el largometraje y es fácil pasar de la tensión a el disfrute absoluto con los giros que da el excelente guión.

John Mcclain es la epítome del héroe de acción ideal, con un nivel de inteligencia y fuerza física muy por encima del promedio, pero al mismo tiempo plagado de características que lo humanizan: comete errores, puede llegar a ser impulsivo y la madurez no es algo que se le de muy bien.

Cada disparo es importante, e incluso el edificio en el que transcurren los eventos termina convirtiéndose en otro personaje más: tangible e imponente.

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›Die Hard [1988]@sirdelly924d
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Hello friends, I'm here with another interesting movie titled Die Hard and I would like to share with you.

The movie is about, when Detective McClane lands in LA to spend Christmas with his wife, he learns about a hostage situation in an office building. Hans Gruber is the culprit, and McClane's wife is one of the hostages.

It begins On Christmas Eve, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Detective John McClane arrives in Los Angeles, hoping to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly, at a party held by her employer, the Nakatomi Corporation.

He is driven to Nakatomi Plaza by a limo driver, Argyle, who offers to wait for McClane in the garage.

While McClane changes clothes, the tower is seized by German radical Hans Gruber and his heavily armed team, including Karl and Theo.

Everyone in the tower is taken hostage except for McClane, who slips away, and Argyle, who remains oblivious to events.

Gruber is posing as a terrorist to steal the $640 million in untraceable bearer bonds in the building's vault.

He kills executive Joseph Takagi after failing to extract the access code from him, and tasks Theo with breaking into the vault.

The terrorists are alerted to McClane's presence and one of them, Tony, is sent after him.

McClane kills Tony and takes his weapon and radio, which he uses to contact the skeptical Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Sergeant Al Powell is sent to investigate.

Meanwhile, McClane kills more terrorists and recovers their bag of C-4 and detonators. Having found nothing amiss, Powell is about to leave until McClane drops a terrorist's corpse onto his car.

After Powell calls for backup, a SWAT team attempts to storm the building but is assaulted by the terrorists.

McClane throws some C-4 down an elevator shaft, causing an explosion that kills some terrorists and ends the assault.

Holly's co-worker Harry Ellis attempts to negotiate on Gruber's behalf, but is killed by Gruber when McClane refuses to surrender.

While checking the explosives on the roof, Gruber encounters McClane and pretends to be an escaped hostage; McClane gives Gruber a gun.

Gruber attempts to shoot McClane but finds the weapon is unloaded, and is saved only by the intervention of other terrorists.

McClane escapes but is injured by shattered glass and loses the detonators. Outside, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents take control.

They order the power to be shut off, which, as Gruber had anticipated, disables the final vault lock, so his team can collect the bonds.

The FBI agrees to Gruber's demand for a helicopter, intending to send gunship helicopters to eliminate the group.

McClane realizes Gruber plans to blow the roof to kill the hostages and fake his team's deaths. Karl, enraged by the death of his brother Tony, attacks McClane and is seemingly killed.

Gruber sees a news report by Richard Thornburg on McClane's children and deduces that he is Holly's husband.

The hostages are taken to the roof, while Gruber keeps Holly with him. McClane drives the hostages from the roof just before Gruber detonates it and destroys the approaching FBI helicopters.

Meanwhile, Theo retrieves an escape vehicle from the parking garage but is knocked out by Argyle, who has been following events on his car radio.

Find out what happened next as Theo escapes from the parking garage but is knocked out by Argyle as the movie get interesting.

Thanks for reading my post.

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›Christmas Contest: Die Hard (Eng-Spa)@pannavi926d

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A pleasure to say hello again to all the cool people who are part of my favorite community #MoviesAndTVShows! Today I want to make official my first participation in the Christmas Contest initiative. And I want to do it with a movie that for me is a classic and maybe not considered as Christmas-y as such. I'm going to give you my opinion on Die Hard.

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I love to see this film at this time of the year because for me it is a classic of classics and even more so because it features two actors that I have appreciated very much since I met them on the big screen. One of them is the incomparable Bruce Willis and the legend of Alan Rickman.

Before I give you my opinion about this film I want to tell you a little bit about a little debate I had with a good friend, who told me that this movie is not considered Christmas and that they made a lot of memes about it. I didn't know, but I usually watch it and I do find it Christmasy despite everything.
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Despite what he told me, we both usually watch this film at this time of the year for the same reason, we find it cool to see it in December because the story takes place in December. Also, I understand that this movie was released on July 20, 1988, in the United States, and believe me, if I had the chance to see it in the theater, I would have thought it was a Christmas action movie.

And it's mostly because it's an action movie that I see it at this time of year. They leave the Christmas theme aside and give way to a plot full of greed, ambition, and action with pretty good stunts for the season.
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At that time our favorite actor, Bruce Willis was unknown, he was just starting to work on the big screen, and what better opportunity to show his talent than with this film?

I also loved the entrance they gave to Alan Rickman, I remember the impression that actor made on me with his role as the evil villain. He did it so but so well that it made me rage at him for being so evil and for that reason he left a mark on me. Of course, years later I found out that he was the same actor who played my beloved Professor Snape in the Harry Potter saga.
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both actors did very, very well and it was this film that brought Bruce Willis to stardom. Since this film received a few Oscar nominations for best special effects, best sound editing, and more, it also won awards such as the BMI Awards and the National Film Registry.

Aside from that, one of the things I like most about this film and its style is that it's all action with characters who shoot first and ask questions later. They have personal bad guys just because, and they get to be as bad as if their badness comes from the spinal cord.
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Another aspect to highlight is that we are presented with a hero without a cape who is human, who gets hurt and still keeps fighting until he does good in an extraordinary way and doesn't rest until he does it. I remember seeing a few action movies where they showed a hero who didn't get hurt, not even a scratch, but in Die Hard that wasn't the case, I think that's why it stood out at the Oscar awards.

I found the special effects aspect with the explosions to be phenomenal and very well crafted for the date. There were two explosions that I enjoyed watching and found to be very well done. One is the explosion of the national guard truck and the other in the building itself.
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Now one of the aspects that I didn't enjoy about the film was the role given to all the California police that worked in that film, and that is that they did everything that they didn't have to do, ignoring many warnings by other colleagues who were of lower rank. It's fine to have your position as chief detective or FBI but to want to do things to such an extent because you feel like it and because you are allowed to do so, I thought it was in bad taste.

Bruce Willis' dialogue also lacks depth, his jokes and sarcasm were great but there were moments when I noticed he was a beginner, and it must be because it was his first movie, but even so, he did an excellent job.
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Finally I want to give you my score for this film, for the date of its release, its special effects, and the performance provided by its protagonists, I give it an 8/10 or ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5. It is a film that I recommend with my eyes closed if you are one of those people who like action, fights, and shootings. For m,e it is:

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Well dear readers, so far I leave you my opinion about Die Hard. I would like to know if you have seen or want to see it after reading it. I'll say goodbye until the next post not before inviting @ikigaidesign and @promete0sz to participate in this initiative, as well as thanking them for reading my opinion. Greetings! and be well! 😄

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Un gusto saludar nuevamente a toda la gente chévere que forma parte de mi comunidad favorita #MoviesAndTVShows! Hoy quiero hacer oficial mi primera participación en la iniciativa de Christmas Contest. Y quiero hacerlo con una película que para mí es un clásico y tal vez no sea considerada tan navideña como tal. Voy a darles mi opinión sobre Duro de Matar.

𝔻𝕦𝕣𝕠 𝕕𝕖 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕒𝕣
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A mi me encanta ver este film en estas fechas, ya que para mi es un clásico de clásicos y más aún porque trabajan dos actores que aprecio mucho desde que los conocí en la pantalla grande. Uno de ellos es el innigualable Bruce Willis y la leyenda de Alan Rickman.

Antes de darles mi opinión sobre este film quiero contarles un poco sobre un pequeño debate que tuve con un buen amigo, quien me decía que ésta película no se considera navideña y que de hecho sacaron muchos memes al respecto. Yo la verdad no sabía pero suelo verla y a mi si me resulta navideña a pesar de todo.
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A pesar de lo que él me dijo, ambos solemos ver este film en estas fechas por lo mismo, nos resulta chévere verla en diciembre porque su historia se desarrolla en Diciembre. Además, tengo entendido que esta película fue estrenada el 20 de julio de 1988 en Estados Unidos, y créanme que si yo hubiera tenido la oportuidad de verla en el cine, hubiera pensado que es una película navideña de acción.

Y es más que todo por ser de acción que la veo en estas fechas. Dejan el plano del tema navideño a un lado y le dan paso a una trama llena de codicia, ambición y acción con escenas de riesgo bastante buenas para la época.
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En aquel encontces nuestro actor favorito, Bruce Willis era totalmente desconocido, estaba literalmente empezando a trabajar en la pantalla grande y qué mejor oportunidad de mostrar su talento que con este film?

Además me encantó la entrada que le dieron a Alan Rickman, recuerdo la impresión que me causó ese actor con su papel de villano malo maloso. Lo hizo tan pero tan bien que me hizo tenerle rabia por ser tan malvado y por esa razón dejó una marca en mi. Por supuesto, años después me enteré que era el mismo actor que interpretó a mi querido profesor Snape en la saga de Harry Potter.
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Definitivamente ambos actores lo hicieron muy pero muy bien y fue este film que llevó al estrellato a Bruce Willis. Ya que esta película recibió unas cuantas nominaciones al Oscar por mejores efectos especiales, mejor edición de sonido y otras más, además también ganó premios como el BMI Awards y el National Film Registry.

Aparte de eso, una de las cosas que más me agrada de este film y su estilo es que es totalmente de acción con personajes que disparan primero y preguntan después. Tienen personales malos porque sí, y llegan a ser tan malos como si su maldad proviniera de la médula espinal.
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Otro aspecto a resaltar es que nos presentan un héroe sin capa totalmente humano, que se hace daño y aún sigue luchando hasta hacer el bien de forma extraordinaria y no descansa hasta lograrlo. Recuerdo haber visto unas cuantas películas de acción en donde mostraban a un héroe que no llegaba a sufrir daño alguno, ni siquiera un rasguño, pero en Die Hard no fue el caso, pienso que de ahí que resaltara en los premios Oscar.

El aspecto de los efectos especiales con las explosiones me resulta fenomenal y muy bien elaborado para la fecha. Hubo dos explosiones que me gustó mucho ver y que me resultaron muy bien hechas. Una es la explosión del camión de la guardia nacional y la otra en el propio edificio.
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Ahora uno de los aspectos que no disfruté del film fue el papel que le dieron a toda la policia de California que trabajó en esa película, y es que hicieron absolutamente todo lo que no tienen que hacer, ignorando muchos avisos por otros colegas que eran de menor rango. Está bien que tengas tu puesto de detective en jefe o del FBI pero querer hacer las cosas a tal punto porque te da la gana y por tener dicho cargo te lo permiten, me pareció de mal gusto.

A Bruce Willis, también se le nota que sus diálogos carecen de profundidad, sus chistes y sarcasmos estuvieron geniales pero hubo momentos en que lo noté bastante principiante, y ha de ser porque literalmente era su primera película, pero aún así, hizo un excelente trabajo.
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Ya para finalizar quiero darles mi puntuación de este film, para la fecha que tiene de su estreno, sus efectos especiales y la actuación brindada por sus protagonistas, le doy un 8/10 o ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ de 5. Es una película que recomiendo con los ojos cerrados si eres de las personas que le gusta más la trama de acción, peleas y disparos. De mi parte está:

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Bien apreciados lectores, hasta aquí les dejo mi opinión sobre Duro de Matar. Me gustaría saber si ya la viste o la quieres ver después de leerme? Me despido hasta una próxima publicación no sin antes invitar a participar en esta iniciativa a @ikigaidesign y @promete0sz, así como también darles las gracias por leer mi opinión. Saludos! que estés bien! 😄

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›CineTV Contest #50 - Favorite Iconic 80s: Die Hard.@nbarrios671214d
Die Hard is the story of a cop who, faced with a high-risk situation involving his ex-wife, is forced to work alone against sadistic terrorists. The film's dialogues are very accurate thanks to a consistent and fast-paced script, there are spectacular action scenes and great supporting actors such as Alan Rickman and Reginald Veljohson.

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It is impossible to get bored with the film, as it goes at breakneck speed, and is superbly directed by John McTiernan, which creates or school in action films and in turn launches Bruce Willis to stardom.
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The film is perfectly balanced between the spectacle of action, shootouts and fights.

John McClane is a fun and tremendously explosive character who, with each of his gestures and interventions, brings a touch of charisma to a film that is part of cinematic history as one of the best action movies of all time.

Hans Gruber, the villain played by Alan Rickman, (in his first film role), is cool and brazen. Strong and incorruptible in his ideas, he leads some terrorists, who in the end, turn out to be sophisticated thieves. In order to trap McClane, he pretends to be a hostage.

Al Powell (Reginald Veljohson) is the sympathetic agent who provides moral and psychological support to a stressed John McClane (Bruce Willis).

Karl, played by dancer Alexander Godunov, is a vengeful hitman and Hans Gruber's right-hand man.

Harry Ellis, (Hart Bochner), is the yuppie who ends up being killed for trying to negotiate with the villains.

Holly Gennaro McClane, (Bonnie Bedelia) is the executive of the company Nakatomi, in which she holds an important administrative rank.

In the city of Los Angeles, at Christmas time, an armed terrorist group has taken over the building of a Japanese transnational company called Nakatomi Plaza and has taken a group of people hostage. Only John McClane (Bruce Willis), has managed to escape the terrorist harassment, and he alone is the only hope for the hostages.

Die Hard in its own right became a classic of contemporary action cinema, ensuring entertainment from beginning to end.

The film reflects the loneliness of the hero who against all hope does his duty, no matter how hard it may be. It is a hero who has few resources and who in the end manages to make luck smile on him. The hero of the film is barefoot, he lacks weapons, the terrorists know all the tricks of the SWAT group, and the FBI so that the members of these are shown as inept being very bad.

John McTiernan makes this film in a very elegant way, especially when shooting the action scenes, directing his actors and making the most of a script that abounded in blows and violence. The explosions of the film were real, with extraordinary special effects and pyrotechnics unparalleled for the year 1988, plus the soundtrack is by the late Michael Kamen.
[Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJNrZjcHeM)
One of the best scenes is the one in which McClane saves his ex-wife from the clutches of Gruber with the gun attached to his back.

As far as I'm concerned this is the number 1 action movie of the 80's, and has been imitated in later productions such as: Passenger 57 with Wesley Snipes, Under Siege with Steven Seagal, Air Force One with Harrison Ford, Sudden Death with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Skycraper with Dwayne Johnson, Speed with Keanu Reeves, Olympus Has Fallen with Gerard Butler, White House Down with Chaning Tatum, Con Air with Nicolas Cage and many, many others.

"Yippi Ka yey, motherfucker", a somewhat rude phrase and that comes in part, ( just Yippi Ka yey ), from an expression of revelry and merriment used to greet each other by the cowboys of the mid-19th century. John Mc Clane and Hans Gruber, talk for the first time through a Walkie Talkie and Gruber asks him who he is and who he thinks he is. The conversation ends up degenerating into Mc Clane liking old cowboy movies featuring Roy Rogers. At that point, the protagonist hears the terrorists on duty arriving and as he says goodbye to Gruber he blurts out the famous "Yippie ki-yay, motherfucker".
[Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSRrzrQtmto)
I saw this movie in its premiere at a drive-in theater in Caracas, I was surprised by its spectacularity, how well shot it was and the tension generated by the actions of McClane who had to use all his wits to counteract the criminal actions of this group of kidnappers who really presented a hidden plan that was to steal 640 million dollars in bonds that were in the vault of the building.

McClane arrives in the city of Los Angeles to save his marriage, but fate forces him to save many people.

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›LSC Clips: Die Hard (1988) - "Tools and Motifs"@lionsuit1241d
LSC Clips: Die Hard (1988) - "Tools and Motifs"

A Celebration of John McTiernan's Love Story, Christmas Movie, Action Film Die Hard (1988)

In this clip we go into the story tools and motifs of Die Hard, including the use of dutch angle, contained story setting, the motif of feet, an irregular hero, an outsider trying to convince locals, an powerful b-story, the motif of cowboys, the motif of the Rolex watch, and more.

Great film. Classic. A beautiful love story, action film, and Christmas movie. :-)

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›LSC 23: A Celebration — Die Hard (1988)@lionsuit1272d
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A Celebration of John McTiernan's Love Story, Christmas Movie, Action Film Die Hard (1988)
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›Die Hard is The Best!@artgirl1569d
Took me a while to think about my favorite action movie. At first I thought I didn't have any but then I remembered what it is. Haha. Die Hard is the best! ❤

For those who don't know why it's really an iconic action movie, you should watch it if you haven't yet. It makes you feel all sorts of things especially the action is always entertaining and engaging.

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I've never been a Bruce Willis fan. Well perhaps I am in denial but I have watched some of his later films just because of the movie Die Hard. Of course I also saw the other movies in the series and it was all good up to a certain point.

I even watched 12 Monkeys and other films he's in. No I haven't seen all of them. 😅 Just the ones that seem interesting to me at the time.

What's The Appeal of Die Hard?

Well let me get right into it. What do you think makes it such a popular film that it even spawned a series?

It's about an ordinary citizen (cop) who was off duty but manages to save many people's lives (including his ex-wife of course). And we get to see all the action too! That's what's uuup. 😃❤👍

Check out the classic trailer. Ah it brings back all the great scenes in my mind. 😍

Well it has been touted as a Christmas movie because hey the timeline is during that season. And who wouldn't find such stories endearing even if it's an action film, right? 😆

We all love stories of heroes, especially these days we seem to be in short supply of it. That's another thing that makes Die Hard the best. We see a reluctant hero saving lives just because he's a cop and someone he loves is also trapped in a bank/building. Awww. Isn't that amazing? ❤

What else makes Die Hard a favorite of many people?
- Great visuals, including make up/prosthetics & set design ✅
- Plenty of thrilling action scenes ✅
- Admirable and charming lead actor ✅
- Formidable enemy ✅
- In the end it's still all about love and family ❤ ✅
It looks as real as it could. The scenarios are just right and not so out of this world. It doesn't seem like you're watching a movie at all. It gives you the, "Hey this is real life!" vibe. 😆 (At least for John McClane.)

Is There Any Other Movie Quite Like It?

Nope. I don't think so. I've watched plenty of action movies and I even love Jackie Chan ones too but nothing compares to Die Hard.

Jackie Chan's movies are likeable because he's in it. I don't think any movie spawned a long series but his entire work is commendable. For me he is best known for being a comedian action star. ❤ But it's a totally different thing to what I'm writing about.

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If you look at Mission Impossible, that's about a spy/agent life/work. Nah. Although it is still good, it doesn't have the ordinary person appeal.

How about Rambo? Well that's about a soldier and frankly speaking it's got too much testosterone for my taste. I think I saw it once on TV/cable as a kid. Not that impressed with it so I never bothered watching it at all as an adult...

White House Down and Olympus Has Fallen are good enought too but they're all just following Die Hard's success. Enjoyable yes but nothing beats the original. 👍👍👍

Oh and look I found a feature video about Die Hard. Haha. Check it out! ❤❤❤

Isn't it just nice to know more about your favorite movies? Have you watched Die Hard before and do you like it too? 😁

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›The Real Reason Why Die Hard is the Best Christmas Movie Ever@amirtheawesome11660d
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Okay, hear me out. Don't start cussing yet, please. I know how you feel, trust me, I do. The movie has at least 20 murders, people smoking cigarettes like it is cool, I used to think that is stupid as well. But allow me to convince you just like I was convinced.

Now the stable of any Christmas movie is pretty simple. According to screencraft.org, you need to have these seven things to qualify as a great Christmas movie. So let's go through them one by one. I am going to explain how Die Hard has all those that line it up with the greatest Christmas movies, but also another factor that just makes it better, which the rest don't have. First, we start with:

Magic

Movies like Miracle of the 34th Street, The Polar Express, and The Santa Clause have that. They all end in a miracle, Die Hard is no different. John McClane had the odds stuck against him. He is facing a mob that has planned everything. Everyone is a professional, and only one man to stop them, it is magic that he survives all that. Almost, you could say it was....... A Christmas Miracle

Family

John McClane goes into this movie having an estranged wife. A family that is drifting apart. However, they both realize how important they are to each other during the movie as they face death. They realize how much they love each other. They end up together again and stronger than ever. I mean look at this picture.

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If this picture doesn't say romance, I don't know what does. Who wouldn't love to be bloody in the cold with their significant other? Okay, I may have some issues, but the point still stands. And to top it off in "It Is A Good Day To Die Hard". He connects with his son to kill and blow up people

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Now isn't that nice?

Atmosphere

Die Hard has 21 Christmas-related objects to it, trees, snow, people saying "Merry Christmas" with a smile, and of course

"NOW I HAVE A MACHINE GUN HO HO HO" written in blood. That's the true spirit of Christmas.

Holiday Tropes and Cliches

I hope you haven't forgotten about this already

Christmas Tropes and Cliches are scattered all across the movie. First, everything we mentioned in the "Atmosphere" section. Second, the career-focused father. And they also tie into each other with family, and magic at the end of the episode. Die Hard has it all.

Hope

Die Hard ends with the McClanes reconciling, which gives us hope that their marriage will be fixed now that they realize how important they are to each other. John also saves the day and New York City. Another terrorist attack failed with the least amount of possible casualties and deaths of the innocent. A hopeful message that the city could stand its ground in the future.

Redemption

As we established before, John McClane was a job-obsessed father and husband. He always seemed to put his family second after the job, however, and near the end. John makes up for all that by showing his wife that he is willing to go through fire for her and redeems himself in her eyes. Something about seeing a man wearing a bloody tank top screamed I love you to his wife.

Nostalgia

The entire movie is nostalgia now. Die Hard happened way before Bruce Willis started his chain of shitty movies. Stop if you heard of any of these movies: Airstrike, 10 Minutes Gone, The Prince, Acts Of Violence, Hard Kill, Precious Cargo, Cosmic Sin, Vice, The Cold Light Of Day. Any of them ring a bell? Exactly. Bruce Willis has now done more bad movies than good, and more horrible movies than both. He just took any movie offer with a paycheck. I mean how desperate must you be to do a movie with Tracy Morgan?

Die Hard is nostalgic in that it reminds us of a beautiful era where Bruce Willis knew how to pick a fucking movie!

That Concludes screencraft.org's 7 Elements

With those elements, Die Hard makes for a good Christmas movie, one about family, hope, redemption, and everything that makes a great Christmas movie. However, unlike the other Christmas movies, Die Hard offers something unique to it and more important that sits atop of the list.

The New Christmas Discussion

Christmas can be stressful, be it with family or friends. All the questions and all the discussions. What Die Hard does is that it lefts the intensity of a Christmas discussion. In a time where politics, social issues, opinions on Covid-19 lockdowns, and restrictions, everyone is intense where they discuss this over a dinner table. And Christmas is a time for family conversations, but we live in a time where important conversations are causing family members to hate and be estranged from one another when talking about anything relevant that everyone knows about.

Die Hard remains a conversation that is relevant enough during Christmas time, but not intense to cause fights and estrangement. People might decide to lose a person because of their opinion on BLM, LGBT+, student debts, the elections, but who'd want to lose a person because of their opinion of Die Hard, plus it is a great movie, so talking about it is great as well.

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›Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?@richardalexis1684d

The cover was made using Canva, the picture of Die Hard was taken from LOS40

I think one of the funniest statements I have heard about cinema is that "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie, which for many could be considered little more than a "meme" led by a series of arbitrary connections for me is the trigger of a quite interesting conversation about Christmas movies and more importantly: when we can classify a movie as such.
[Source](https://hipertextual.com/2020/10/die-hard-john-mcclane-2020)
Honestly, although we start from a fairly simple question, so many implications emerge from them that I don't even know how to begin to expose them, from totally objective angles that categorize certain films in certain genres or themes to the deep seas of subjectivity where they are rules don't matter.

For me, a good starting point would be to ask ourselves, what makes a movie being a "Christmas" one? For me, the smartest way to address this question is by focusing on it as those films that are set at Christmas, a fairly broad definition where works like Die Hard (Or Iron Man 3, to mention a similar case) could be comfortably framed on it. The problem with this definition is that it totally ignores the thematic nature of said works, reaching to a point where, as a consequence of their own breadth, we would end up calling "Christmas movies" those that have little to do with the holiday beyond being totally or partially situated in December.
[Source](https://amp.20minutos.es/noticia/1826625/0/iron-man-3/taquilla/record/)
What if, for example, we have a movie that takes place partially at Christmas but this is not its main focus? Should we approach this in quantitative or qualitative terms? There are works like The Irishman that not only partially take place at Christmas but were released in December and coincide thematically with these festivities (although in unconventional ways).

If we approach it from a quantitative point of view in a broad sense, we could say that a film like The Irishman is for Christmas, while if we do it in a restrictive sense, a work like Toy Story (Which ends at Christmas) would be excluded.
[Source](https://elpais.com/elpais/2015/11/16/icon/1447675247_926379.html?outputType=amp)
On a personal level, Christmas films require a series of characteristics that manage to be quite flexible in the right conditions, Christmas is a holiday that we usually associate with a large number of very specific symbols and images, but this does not mean that the absence of said symbols excludes a film from being Christmas.

Take as an example of the latter the brilliant animated film "Klaus", Klaus is almost indisputably a Christmas movie, although its folkloric nature insists on reinventing the myth of Santa Claus and everything that surrounds it, the set of essential elements that give it the Christmas flavor are much more ethereal than that.

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Talking about something "ethereal" in these circumstances is vital, since I feel that the key to the formula of every Christmas film is found not only in the intangibilities of the work itself but also in how the dynamic between us and the film is emerging .

In short: everything is subjective, each head is a world and we as human beings are nothing more than a collection of experiences, knowledge and feelings that will affect how we perceive each piece of art that we consume.

A few paragraphs above I mentioned The Irishman as a Christmas movie and although it may seem like a meme (Just like when people mention Die Hard in the same category) on a personal level I have a nostalgic connection that makes me feel that it is. This connection is reinforced by a considerable part of the film's setting and my own memories of the time when I first saw it.

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Although it is entertaining to try to rationalize these types of thoughts, plunging into logical operations that try to make sense of it, at the end of the day there is nothing stronger than personal opinion, a projection of ideas that we have internalized for one reason to another.

So what is the point of this post? I've spent the last few weeks watching an absurd number of Christmas movies, I've written about several on Hive, and while some have been warm and enjoyable experiences, I've also seen some pretty disastrous ones.

While there are films like Home Alone that perfectly capture the spirit of Christmas, there are others like Father Christmas is Back that, despite clearly taking this celebration as a frame of reference, fail when it comes to replicating the beauty of these times.
[Source](https://us.as.com/us/2019/08/07/tikitakas/1565191568_814641.amp.html)
This is where the genius of subjectivity comes in, we all have different tastes and it is always fascinating to reflect on our own perspectives, Do you think that Goodfellas is a Christmas movie because it is cold in New York and do you remember seeing it 15 years ago with your father a Dec. 18? Well that's fine, I'll always be happy to hear your reasons.

La portada fue creada usando Canva, la imagen de Die Hard fue tomada de LOS40

Creo que uno de los statements más divertidos que he oído respecto al cine es que “Die Hard” es una película navideña, lo que para muchos podría considerarse poco más que un “meme” desembocado por una serie de conexiones arbitrarias para mi es el detonante de una conversación bastante interesante sobre el cine navideño y más importante aún: cuando podemos catalogar una película como tal.
[Source](https://hipertextual.com/2020/10/die-hard-john-mcclane-2020)
Honestamente, aunque partimos de una pregunta bastante simple, a partir de ellas surgen tantas implicaciones que no sé ni siquiera como empezar a exponerlas, desde ángulos totalmente objetivos que categorizan ciertos filmes en ciertos géneros o temáticas hasta los profundos mares de la subjetividad en donde las reglas no importan.

Para mi un buen punto de partida sería preguntarnos, ¿Qué hace que una película sea “navideña”? Para mi la forma más inteligente de abordar dicha pregunta es enfocándolo como aquellas cintas que se encuentran ambientadas en navidad, una definición bastante amplia en donde obras como Die Hard (O Iron Man 3, por mencionar un caso similar) podrían enmarcarse cómodamente. El problema de dicha definición es que ignora totalmente la naturaleza temática de dichas obras, llegando al punto en donde como consecuencia de su propia amplitud terminaríamos llamando “películas navideñas” a aquellas que poco tienen que ver con la festividad más allá de estar situadas total o parcialmente en diciembre.
[Source](https://amp.20minutos.es/noticia/1826625/0/iron-man-3/taquilla/record/)
¿Que sucede si por ejemplo, tenemos una película que transcurre parcialmente en navidad pero este no es su foco principal? ¿Debemos abordar esto en términos cuantitativos o cualitativos? Existen obras como The Irishman que no solo transcurren parcialmente en navidad sino que fueron estrenadas en diciembre y coinciden temáticamente con estas festividades (Aunque sea de formas no convencionales).

Si lo enfocamos desde un punto de vista cuantitativo en un sentido amplio podríamos decir que un film como The Irishman es de navidad, mientras que si lo hacemos en un sentido restrictivo una obra como Toy Story (Que concluye en navidad) quedaría excluida.
[Source](https://elpais.com/elpais/2015/11/16/icon/1447675247_926379.html?outputType=amp)
A nivel personal los filmes navideños requieren una serie de características que logran ser bastante flexibles en las condiciones adecuadas, navidad es una festividad que solemos asociar a una gran cantidad de símbolos e imágenes muy específicas, más esto no quiere decir que la ausencia de dicha simbología excluye a un film de ser navideño.

Tomemos como un ejemplo de esto último el brillante film animado “Klaus”, Klaus es casi indiscutiblemente una película navideña, aunque su naturaleza folklorica insiste en reinventar el mito de Santa Claus y todo lo que rodea, el conjunto de elementos esenciales que le dan el sabor navideño son mucho más etéreos que eso.

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Hablar de algo “etéreo” en estas circunstancias es vital, ya que siento que la clave de la fórmula de todo film navideño se encuentra no solo en las intangibilidades de la obra en si mismo sino de cómo va surgiendo la dinámica entre nosotros y la película.

En pocas palabras: todo es subjetivo, cada cabeza es un mundo y nosotros como seres humanos no somos más que un cúmulo de experiencias, conocimientos y sentimientos que van a afectar como percibimos cada pieza de arte que consumimos.

Unos párrafos arriba mencioné The Irishman como un film navideño y aunque pueda parecer un meme (Justo como cuando la gente menciona a Die Hard en la misma categoría) a nivel personal tengo una conexión nostálgica que me hace sentir que si lo es. Esta conexión se ve reforzada por una parte considerable de la ambientación de la película y mis propias memorias de la época en donde la observé por primera vez.

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Aunque es entretenido tratar de racionalizar este tipo de pensamientos, hundiéndonos en operaciones lógicas que tratan de darle sentido, al final del día no existe nada más fuerte que la opinión personal, una proyección de ideas que hemos interiorizado por una razón a otra.

Entonces, ¿Cuál es el punto de este post? He dedicado las últimas semanas a ver una cantidad absurda de películas navideñas, he escrito sobre varias en Hive y aunque algunas han sido experiencias cálidas y gratas también he visto otras bastante desastrosas.

Mientras que existen cintas como Home Alone que capturan a la perfección el espíritu de la navidad existen otras como Father Christmas is Back que a pesar claramente de tomar esta celebración como marco de referencia fracasan cuando se trata de replicar lo hermoso de estas épocas.
[Source](https://us.as.com/us/2019/08/07/tikitakas/1565191568_814641.amp.html)
Aquí es donde entra lo genial de la subjetividad, todos tenemos gustos distintos y siempre es fascinante reflexionar sobre nuestras propias perspectivas, ¿Piensas que Goodfellas es una película de navidad porque hay frío en New York y recuerdas haberla visto hace 15 años con tu padre un 18 de diciembre? Pues está bien, siempre me alegrará oír tus razones.

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›Film Structure Analysis #12B (Full) - Die Hard (1988)@lionsuit2758d

"This IS Christmas music."

A few days ago I posted in regards to Die Hard's first act. Today I was thinking about the entire story and wanted to go deeper. To be honest, I can see myself revisiting this breakdown in two months and making some aggressive changes, then I can see myself coming back to it a year later and changing it back to this. The point is--it's opinion. The main reason I am reminding myself of this is because of the third act. I think one could dive deeper into analysis on Act 3 than I do here.

For Act 1: https://steemit.com/film/@lionsuit/film-structure-analysis-12a-act-1-die-hard-1988

At the start of Act 2 we have a huge LA office building with a New York cop, his wife, a party of business people, and a band of robbers all inside. The goal of the thieves: break into the vault, steal the money. The goal of our hero: save his wife, stop the bad guys. We start with easiest first. Pull the fire alarm. Then fight and kill Tony, take his machine gun, drop one of the best lines in the film via a sweatshirt: "Now I have a machine gun Ho - Ho - Ho," call 911, get a squad car to come by, nothing?! Throw a body out the window onto the hood. "Welcome to the party, Pal." This leads us into our midpoint or first culmination in a sense. Al is now a part of the story. John and Hans connect on the radio. The news team enters. The police chief shows up. It reminds me of Jaws in a way: the first half of the film deals a ton with trying to convince others of the danger we have on our hands. Once the midpoint hits, the truth is out and the story changes direction.

The second half of Act 2 deals with the "LAPD Truck," Ellis' death, fake demands, and the arrival of the FBI, then one of the best interactions in the movie, one of the best scenes: John and Hans meet face to face, one of the best examples of Dutch Angle in modern film. John outsmarts Hans, but they are interrupted--"Ding!"-- by Hans' team, guns, glass, glass, glass, and ultimately a turnover of the detonators back to the bad guys: an empowerment of the robbers while John reaches his most vulnerable physical point, bare feet cut apart by broken glass. Things don't look good.

Act 3 starts with Al sharing his sad past, then races us toward Hans' success: the FBI cuts the power which unlocks the final seal of the vault and the money gets packed up. Meanwhile John sits in a pool of blood, hidden in some bathroom tucked deep into the building giving Al a message to pass on to his wife, aka he thinks he's not going to make it. "I'm sorry."

In a sense, this sequence (the first half of Act 3) sets us up for a clean all around good guy loss. The news team even makes it to John and Holly's home and force their cameras into the faces of the children. Even this is set up as a possible final chance for the children to send a message to their parents.

The final sequence, though, takes us into one more push, one more cathartic dive, one last hope: the roof fight, the choppers come in and we warn off the business hostages, Holly is taken hostage as her identity is revealed, and the final showdown--two bullets, two bad guys. Tape the gun to the back. The classic "everyone laughs" moment, and POW, POW. Hans goes back out the window and pulls Holly to the edge. John must unlatch the Rolex to get Hans' hand off Holly--the watch, set up earlier as a motif symbolizing John's loss of Holly comes into play PERFECTLY--killing the bad guy and fighting for his wife become the exact same imagery and moment. John gets the Rolex off her wrist, Ellis' gift. Hans dies. Same action. So good.

As we walk out and meet our friends face to face, we have one last jolt of danger as Al resolves his trigger issues, cult fans or haters in theaters argue continuity issues, and Argyle returns to the screen. It's a go on the Christmas music as we drive off into the end.

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›Die Hard (1988) - "Ding" As Audio Motif@lionsuit2945d

One of the best love stories ever written ;-)

Broad or specific, this is a feast of a film conversation movie. An action packed adventure 30+ stories up. At the core, a love story.

Today though, audio motifs are on the mind, and Die Hard has a great one with a super fun setup.

Soooo, what do we have in this kind of movie?.. Hostages, guns, demands, explosives, electricity... keep going... Shoes or lack of shoes, a walkie-talkie... Elevator shaft... Up and down... Bad guys, good guys, different floors, loved ones, guns, up and down.

Up and down in regard to our environment. A building.

The elevator doors, upon each opening symbolize a completely new possibility, mostly danger or death, mostly Hans' goons coming for us, into our space.

Enter our audio motif. "Ding." Every time the elevator opens.

Early on when John takes the elevator this sound is nothing, normal, standard.

By the end of the film, this "Ding" means "Get ready."

Even more fun, is that it's actually set up in the opening scene of the film, in the airplane. Listen for the seatbelt signal. "Ding."

"Get ready."

(Directed by John McTiernan, written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the novel by Roderick Thorp.)

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›Die Hard (1988) - A Love Story@lionsuit3049d

Next time someone gives you trouble for calling Die Hard a Christmas movie (and it is), go even further and tell them it's a romance first and foremost (and it is).

Yup. Hans Gruber's final scene... John's covered in blood, two bullets left. You've heard Run DMC, you've seen air duct rambles, caught plenty of great one liners. "Now I have a machine gun. Ho. Ho. Ho." Etc. etc.

But under all that action, all those stories of steel and glass and adventure, all the bare feet and bonding over walkie talkies, what seals Hans' fate?

It's the old F U to Ellis. It's the Rolex off his wife's wrist. A reclaiming of his heart. A 100% killer motif. It's a love story.

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›Die Hard@beejayjung3055d
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. It was produced by the Gordon Company and Silver Pictures, and distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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