Hollywood What If

Chapter 118

[Author's note: This is my own summary, so I'm not sure if it's all right since I watched Taken two months ago. By the way, I hate writing summaries of movies or novels. I find it time consuming and not fun. Just think of the summary as bullet sentences. If you are curious, you can watch the movie instead].

[You're probably wondering why I've been gone for about three days. Well, I have been diagnosed with a disease called procrastination, unfortunately it seems that this disease is very hard to cure.]

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[Bryan Mills(Liam Neeson), a retired agent with a daughter. His ex-wife married a rich man, and his daughter lived with them.]

[With his normal status, he wanted to buy a karaoke box for his daughter's birthday. He knew his daughter wanted to be a singer].

[On his way to the store, two people were sitting at a table. They were discussing a movie budget. Their conversation was muffled in the background, so few could hear what they were saying.]

"Is that a cameo? Kazir and the producer are talking."

Note that the reason people were watching this movie was under the influence of the sex/human trafficking incident a few days ago.

"I think so. This is the first time I have seen Kazir on the screen. He is tall, so he looks like a buff guy who can beat a person in a boxing match." Tom Cruise replied.

"Hm." Nicole Kidman nodded to Tom Cruise.

'Tom, I don't know why you said that, but I'm just going to nod my head. Let's watch the movie first.'

[At his daughter's birthday party, Bryan Mills found his ex-wife and daughter. He gave his gift, but was easily outdone by the stepfather, who brought a horse as a gift for Kim Mills. He left the party with shame as he knew that he could never do that to his daughter.]

[Bryan had a job at a security agency. Along with his retired friends, they work as bodyguards for celebrities. The last time he protected a famous singer from a crazy fan].

[After the birthday party, a few days later, Bryan was called by his daughter to talk. Kim Mills wanted to go to France to see an art exhibit.]

[As a father, Bryan felt it was not good for a young woman to travel to a foreign country with her only friend, Amanda. But because of his ex-wife's words, telling him that he needed to be good to his daughter, he was convinced and let his daughter leave the country.]

"Who is this woman?"

Nicole Kidman frowned. Brianna Evans may not have had a pretty face, but she had the aura of a queen. Nicole Kidman looked around and realized one thing: most of the audience was staring at the woman on the screen without knowing it.

As an actress, Nicole Kidman realized that Brianna Evans could be a difficult opponent. She had the power to grab people's attention with her acting alone.

In fact, even her husband, Tom Cruise, was staring intently at Lenore (Brianna Evans).

Nicole Kidman bit her lip and squeezed the man's hand.

"Huh? Are you okay, honey?"

"I'm fine." She smiled.

[To make sure Bryan could contact Kim, he reminded her to call him every day.]

[The two young girls, Kim and Amanda, went to the terminal and flew to France. Bryan had no idea that Kim was actually lying. She wasn't interested in going to the art exhibit, she was going to see her favorite band in concert].

[As Kim and her friend came out of the airport, they met a handsome man named Peter. The man was a gentleman and captured Amanda's heart. But this man was actually a scout. Someone who scouts out a potential target for kidnapping.]

[Amanda told Peter where they lived and that they were alone in the house. This information was the cause of their suffering.]

The audience clicked their tongues at the obvious plot. But this kind of thing was why they were here in the theaters. To see movies with obvious plots and be entertained.

"Kids, don't talk to strangers. Even if they are handsome."

A father reminded his daughter. They watched the movie because of current events.

"Yes, Dad."

This movie was a good way to educate young women. They shouldn't believe people so easily.

[Bryan Mills waited for his daughter to call him, but she never did. So Bryan decided to call her instead. After a few minutes of ringing, Bryan picked up the phone.]

[Kim: "Dad. Let me go to another room. My friend's playing music too loud."]

[Kim went into another room. There she could see her friend dancing to the music through the window. Kim had a conversation with her father, but it didn't last long.]

[Kim: "D- Dad, something is going on!"]

[At the window she saw her friend being kidnapped by a group of men!]

"That kid's got a nice reaction."

One of the higher-ups from Paramount who attended the premiere saw Scarlett Johansson's emotions. Though young, the girl showed that she could act.

[Kim panicked and realized she was in danger.]

["Oh my God, they got Amanda." Kim shuddered]

["What?" Bryan sensed that something bad was going on.]

["Okay honey, did you meet anyone? How about the airport?" Bryan started going through his things.]

["P- Peter"]

["Peter who? Did he know where you were staying?"]

["He took a cab with us." Her breathing became ragged. "Dad... They are coming. Dad, I'm scared." She began to sob].

["Stay focused, Kimmy. Get under the bed. I'm going to tell you something important. They are going to take you away." Bryan closed his eyes.]

["No." Kim whimpered, realizing the hard truth.]

["You have five important seconds. Leave the phone on the floor. Shout out everything you see, their appearance, hair color, eyes. Everything you see."]

[Through the phone, Bryan heard the footsteps of the kidnappers.]

Even the audience was silent the whole time, waiting for the suspense.

[Just then, Kim screamed as she was pulled out from under the bed. She started screaming. Bryan listened with a serious expression as his daughter was taken.]

Just like Bryan Mills, the fathers in the audience had horrified expressions.

[Suddenly, someone grabbed the phone. It was one of the kidnappers. In frustration, Bryan Mills said the iconic line.]

[I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. But what I do have is a very specific set of skills, skills that I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that's the end of it. I will not come looking for you, I will not hunt you down. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you"].

And that was the beginning of a meme...