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The Birth of an Action Classic: Point Break (1991)

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Hugo Pagan Soto

With the arrival of Point Break in 1991, new paths were opened in the action genre on the Hollywood scene. During the 1980s, the universe of action heroes revolved around a small group of figures led by Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Kathryn Bigelow’s film introduced a character with new codes that, although it takes elements of the classic action figure, adds fresh touches and language that helped with the transition to the new action cinema of the 90s. Point Break would come to compete on the summer billboard with movies like Terminator 2 and Double Impact and pit a young Keanu Reeves against Schwarzenegger and Van Damme.

John Wick: The Man, The Myth, The Masterful Assassin

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Hugo Pagan Soto

The John Wick franchise has created a modern action hero. A throne for which few have paraded in the more than 100 years of the Hollywood industry. In the era of superheroes, television series, and social networks, the grim character in the black suit, with an unfocused look and superhuman skill in handling weapons, has managed to prevail and challenge any form of entertainment that comes out to the public. This John Wick is not a character engendered from the codes of the Instagram and TikTok generation, he is a protagonist conceived almost anachronistically. It could well have been a John Wayne, a Stallone, an Arnold, a Van Damme, or a Bruce Willis. His feat is only compared to what Tom Cruise does these days, where a suit and cape weigh more than anything else.