{"id":355,"date":"2021-09-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/?p=355"},"modified":"2021-07-14T11:06:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:06:51","slug":"revenge-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/24\/revenge-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Revenge Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WARNING: <\/span><\/strong>This Article May Contain Spoilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revenge, def: the act of hurting or harming someone in return for injury or wrong suffered at their hands. <\/em>This is possibly something, deep down, that we are all familiar with \u2013 it\u2019s not always in violence. Even indirect social media posts can be seen as the modern form of revenge when hurt by a friend or lover. When it comes to films, however, more often than not the result is violence. It used to be rare to find female-led revenge films and when you did they were usually of the rape-revenge storyline. So, I have chosen to compile both male and female-led revenge films with varying motives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I\u2019ll be honest this film is rather messed up and a little confusing. In the beginning, you don\u2019t realise that this is a revenge film \u2013 it just seems to be about some middle aged woman trying to reclaim her youth through these teenagers and be cool. Things only start to come together when the flashbacks begin. However, everyone will talk about the fact that Sue Ann is trying to take revenge on the parents of these kids through them but the only connection to her school years is with Maggie and Andy. I think she is also trying to take revenge on the teens themselves as well because of the fact that they decide to stop hanging out with her \u2013 making her feel on the outside of the \u2018cool gang\u2019 once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upgrade<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I have been waiting a long time to see this film so you\u2019ll never understand my excitement when Film4 chose to show it. Firstly, I just want to get off my chest \u2013 OH MY GOD! There is such an amazing twist at the end but I will not spoil it. Anyway, back to the point of this article. Deep down, I think this is a revenge story we can all relate to in some way or another, and that is the idea of reeking vengeance on behalf of a loved one. Grey Trace is out for revenge for the death of his wife and will stop at nothing to find the men who did it and bring them to justice. OK, so that justice turns out to be allowing a chip in his spine to control of his entire body and kill them but hey, each to his own I guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls Against Boys<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                What\u2019s great about this film is that it is and isn\u2019t your typical \u2018rape-revenge\u2019 story. Normally, the leading lady that gets raped is the one that exacts the revenge (I Spit on Your Grave, Revenge <\/em>blah, blah, blah). However, this time the revenge is being exacted by the friend of the victim, and Shae is just kind of along for the ride until the journey leads them to their ultimate destination \u2013 the rapist. The interesting part is, can you really call Lu and Shae friends? Maybe by the end but Lu slightly forces herself into Shae\u2019s orbit \u2013 so is jealousy just as much of a motive as revenge? You\u2019ll have to watch it to make your own conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I just want to add, this was not the kind of film I ever expected Danielle Panabaker to be involved in. I\u2019m not sure why but something about her, including in The Flash, <\/em>has always screamed \u2018girl next door\u2019 to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only God Forgives<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This film really did not go the way I expected. I found it pretty weird and I cannot begin to explain the ending. The interesting thing however is that there are different angles of revenge and there\u2019s one character you expect to be vengeful that isn\u2019t. I\u2019m referring to Julian. You naturally expect that Julian would want revenge for his brother\u2019s death but he seems to be rather accepting of the reason why Billy is killed, and actually slightly feels that he got what he deserved. Instead it is their mother, Crystal, that longs to exact revenge on the men who killed her son but unfortunately it is her that revenge ends up being inflicted on. With this I am referring to the cop that allowed Billy\u2019s murder to happen and him taking revenge on the people who attempted to murder him in retaliation at Crystal\u2019s orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Tucker Must Die<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This isn\u2019t as violent as the title might suggest. This is a revenge film that proves that it doesn\u2019t always need to end in death, there are other ways to get even \u2013 the high school way. What I love is that not only is Kate trying to get back at John Tucker to help the girls out but maybe in a weird way \u2013 she is also doing it for her mum. However, my favourite thing \u2013 is that the revenge has more of a happy ending than trying to end a cheating low-life, it also helps three girls become friends with each other when they normal wouldn\u2019t even speak to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Revenant<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This may actually be the first time that I hate a character of Tom Hardy\u2019s. Also, I\u2019m not surprised that it was this film that finally won Leo his first Oscar. It\u2019s amazing! The story of a man travelling days to avenge the death of his son, while also being on the brink of death himself. It\u2019s also in a weird way a huge advertisement for karma. Glass is literally told \u2018revenge is in the hands of God, not mine\u2019 \u2013 which is why he hands Fitzgerald over to the Indians instead of finishing him off himself. I also want to draw your attention to another slice of revenge that features in this story and that is of the Indians themselves. The only reason they are attacking these men is in order to retrieve the Chief\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peppermint<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I genuinely thought I was going to be opening this paragraph by saying that Tarantino had a lot to answer for \u2013 however, instead of starting at the end, we actually thrown right in at the deep end. I feel that this film slightly subverts your traditional revenge story \u2013 a husband avenging the death of his wife and child, you know like Gladiator <\/em>(\u201c<\/em>Father to murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I will have my revenge in this life of the next\u201d\u2013 sorry I couldn\u2019t resist). This time it is the husband and daughter that are gunned down. What I think they got right in this film (outside of the fact that the \u2018gangsters\u2019 actually kill the person they are targeting) is that they actually explain how a \u2018soccer mom\u2019 can suddenly kick so much ass! Instead of her just miraculously knowing how to fight and handle a gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important side note: Prepare for a twist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Wick<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I\u2019ll be honest, this is probably my favourite revenge story of the whole article. He is literally avenging the death of his dog and I don\u2019t know any sane person that wouldn\u2019t want to do the same thing. Alright, so breaking into his house and stealing his car may have been contributing factors but the most important thing is the dog. What ensues for the majority of this Tarantino-esque (I say this because it starts at the end) film, is a well calculated rampage \u2013 taking down the people responsible for the home invasion and ultimate murder of his best friend. Not only that, Daisy is John\u2019s last connection to his wife so there\u2019s no surprise he\u2019s mad! In a way, he\u2019s lost her all over again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Revenge, def: the act of hurting or harming someone in return for injury or wrong suffered at their hands. This is possibly something, deep down, that we are all familiar with \u2013 it\u2019s not always in violence. Even indirect social media posts can be seen as the modern form … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","latest_post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}