Newsha Sajadi

MATH 110
Razavi
3 March 2014
Extra Credit #1: Tae!
Tae!" directed #$ %ierre M&re'" is a ti(ht" e))icie!t thri''er that wastes !& ti*e i! ee+i!( the
scree! with acti&!" a!d rea))ir*i!( h&w *,ch &) a #adass -ia* Nees&! is" as i) a re*i!der was !eeded.
Nees&! stars as /ria! Mi''s" a retired C0A a(e!t" wh& is tr$i!( t& re+air his )ract,red re'ati&!shi+ with
his ex1wi)e" 2a*e 3a!sse!" a!d his da,(hter 4i*" Ma((ie 5race. 6he! 4i* is a#d,cted #$ a!
A'#a!ia! h,*a!1tra))ici!( ri!( whi'e &! vacati&! i! %aris" /ria! trave's t& %aris t& resc,e his
da,(hter a!d wi'' !&t 'et a!$thi!( sta!d i! his wa$. Tae!" 7,ic'$ a!d s,cci!t'$" esta#'ishes /ria!8s
+ast a!d si''s" his da,(hter a!d h&w *,ch she *ea!s t& hi*" the c&!)'ict &) 4i*8s id!a++i!(" the
de+'&ra#'e e!e*$ )&rce /ria! is ,+ a(ai!st" a!d the ti*e 'i*its /ria! has t& )i!d his da,(hter.
The )i'*8s sh&rt *&*e!ts &) ex+&siti&! a!d +'&t deve'&+*e!t are !&t j,st t&e! +ieces &)
!arrative t& stri!( sce!es t&(ether" #,t rather" the$ (ive the acti&! sce!es c&!text a!d str&!( e*&ti&!a'
wei(ht with&,t detracti!( )r&* the* )&r t&& '&!(" th,s *ai!tai!!( the s,r(i!( +ace" a!d a''&w ,s t&
dee+'$ i!vest &,rse'ves i! /ria!8s *issi&!" a!d h&+e that he ca! )i!d his da,(hter" eve! th&,(ht he
r,!!i!( ti*e is 90: +,re acti&!. This rea''$ is the idea' str,ct,re &) this i!d &) *&vie.
The acti&! itse') is exce''e!t"ver$ #r,ta'" )&rce),' a!d ha!ds d&w!. The (,! #attt'es" ha!d1t&1
ha!d )i(hts a!d car chases" are thri''i!( a!d we'' *ade" a!d are eas$ t& )&''&w rather tha! s+astic a!d
&ver1edited. -ia* Nees&! a's& h&'ds his &w! as a credi#'e ass1ici!( acti&! her&" eve! i! his 'ate ;08s.
2,rther*&re" this is d,e j,st as *,ch t& his +he!&*e!a' acti!( as t& hi* +,**e'i!( #ad (,$s. S&*e &)
the #est *&*e!t si! Tae! are 7,ieter" s,s+e!se),' sce!es" i!c',di!( /ria! rec&!str,cti!( the
id!a++i!( i! his head" his a'tercati&! with a c&rr,+t )&r*er 2re!ch a(e!t" /ria! c&!)r&!ti!( the
tra))ici!( ri!( ,!derc&ver" a!d his )a*&,s ,'ti*at,* &ver the +h&!e" which se!ds a!tici+at&r$ chi''s
&ver &!e8s s+i!e. <! t&+ &) his ,s,a' char* a!d c&&' v&ice" Nees&! !ai's the +art &) a '&&se1ca!!&! (,$
wh&se e'ite si''s a!d dev&ti&! t& his da,(hter *ae hi* a'*&st ,!st&++a#'e. T& add" whe! he sa$s he
wi'' )i!d a!d i'' his da,(hter8s id!a++ers" &r tear d&w! the Ei))e' T&wer t& (et t& her" $&, #e'ieve
hi*.
S'aver$ was a#&'ished i! the 1=
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ce!t,r$" at 'east that8s what s&*e sa$. >et" s&*e &) ,s !&w
#etter. ?!)&rt,!ate'$" s'aver$ sti'' exists" es+ecia''$ i! E,r&+e. Ma!$ +e&+'e )&''&w cri*i!a's i! the
)a'se h&+e &) a #etter ),t,re a#r&ad" #,t e!d ,+ #ei!( r,th'ess'$ ex+'&ited. The$ are ,s,a''$ +h$sica''$
a!d *e!ta''$ threate!ed #$ cri*i!a's that have #,t &!e (&a'" ear!i!( '&ts &) *&!e$ #$ se''i!( the
services &) victi*s as )&rced 'a#&r" a s&,rce &) h,*a! &r(a!s" &r )&r sex,a' ex+'&itati&!. 0! the w&r'd"
20.= *i''i&! +e&+'e are victi*s &) h,*a! tra))ici!(" with h,!dreds &) th&,sa!ds &) the* i! E,r&+e.
=@: &) victi*s wh& are sex,a''$ ex+'&ited are w&*e! a!d (ir's. St&++i!( h,*a! tra))ici!( is a t&+
+ri&rit$ )&r the E,r&+ea! ?!i&!. The E? has a 4% +'a!: +reve!ti&!" +r&sec,ti&! &) cri*i!a's" +r&tecti&!
&) victi*s" a!d +art!ershi+s" with a'' act&rs e!(a(ed i! the w&r &) tra))ici!( &) h,*a! #ei!(s.
H&wever" *&re c&**,!a' i!v&'ve*e!t a!d aware!ess is vita' t& ),rther +reve!ti!( this A2; #i''i&! a
$ear i!ter!ati&!a' i!d,str$.