Taken is an Action/Thriller film that was released in 2008 starring Liam Neeson as the main character Brian Mills. We see the film open with old home movies of a young girls birthdays. Brian Mills then wakes up on his couch with a framed picture of his daughter in his hands. This tells a lot about the character an portrays a flaw in him. He can't let go of the past. This idea of a flawed protagonist is a common convention of the Thriller genre. This is further shown later on in the opening when he buys a karaoke machine for his daughter's 17th birthday, knowing that she wanted to be a singer when she was 12. He also then wraps it in clown gift wrap, corroborating how he thinks of his 17 year old daughter as his baby girl rather than the young woman she actually is.
I don't feel like i can take anything away from this plot-wise but the editing had sparked an idea in my head on how to properly edit the piano and assassin scenes together in my head. The idea of a flawed protagonist isn't a new idea and i don't really see how we could incorporate this into my idea due to how we wont have any dialogue or any named characters.
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