{"id":6892,"date":"2011-07-07T17:22:28","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T15:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=6892"},"modified":"2011-07-07T17:22:29","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T15:22:29","slug":"hanna-starring-saoirse-ronan-eric-bana-cate-blanchett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/hanna-starring-saoirse-ronan-eric-bana-cate-blanchett\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanna starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana & Cate Blanchett"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hanna starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana & Cate Blanchett. Image via thewolfmancometh.wordpress.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hanna \u2013 The Plot<\/strong><\/p>\n

14 year old Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) has been raised in the cold and wilderness of Finland by her father Erik (Eric Bana). She knows how to hunt, fight, use weapons and she can speak several languages. They have led this isolated life to raise and train Hanna, while Erick could stay out of CIA\u2019s radar. When she is ready, she \u201clets\u201d CIA find her. By the time the operatives arrive, Erik has already left. The plan is to kill Marissa Wagner (Cate Blanchett) \u2013 The CIA agent who wants Erik dead and Hanna captured.<\/p>\n

And while Marissa was prepared for the kid to be good, her strength, agility & strength surprise her. Hanna ecapes from custody, and this unleashes the much darker side of Marissa- who enlists the help of the weird yet brutal Isaacs (Tom Hollander) to do her dirty work. It becomes the ultimate journey of survival for father and daughter, as they try to cross countries to meet in Germany. Things could have gone more accordingly to plan, however, if Erik had been able to anticipate Hanna\u2019s social awkwardness, need for friendship and curiosity.<\/p>\n

Is it worth seeing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hanna is a weird film. It is highly enjoyable, so as long as you can embrace the hybridness of the plot, the characters, the genre, cast and the director. Here\u2019s what I mean with hybrid:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Wright is best known for his critically acclaimed period drama\/romances such as Pride and Prejudice<\/a>, and Atonement. If I were to choose a director for an action\/sci-fi combo with dramatic and surreal elements, he wouldn\u2019t be the first to come to my mind.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The movie combines elements of fairy tales, genetics, the wild, the city, family, friendship, chase, fighting scenes, road trip – and spices it up with electronic music by The Chemical Brothers.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, there are implausibilities, but we did watch the movie with a certain sense of disbelief. After all, it is about a 14-year-old killing machine.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are holes in the story that are not necessarily plot holes. Many things \u2013 including motive and explanation for characters- have been left out of the script.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And most of the characters are pretty irrational.<\/p>\n

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That being said, I have nothing against Hanna\u2019s over user 7 rating on IMDB. It is strangely captivating, and the elements work despite the flaws. But brace yourselves: it is illogical, the characters are totally strange and our main characters cover a lot of miles either by foot, by swimming or by a caravan. \u00a0\u00a0But at the end of the day, it provides good entertainment with even better aesthetics.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0Fun Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tom Hollander has worked with Joe Wright in the movie, Pride and Prejudice<\/a>. While his character was really annoying, he was definitely not a psychopath there.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tom Hollander and Cate Blanchett also worked together before. They co-starred in the movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age where Blanchett played Elizabeth.<\/p>\n

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Other Movies of the Cast<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eric Bana<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Time Traveler\u2019s Wife starring Bana and Rachel McAdams<\/a><\/p>\n

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Funny People starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen & feat. Eric Bana<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cate Blanchett<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elizabeth: The Golden Age starring Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush and Abbie Cornish<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tom Hollander<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen & Donald Sutherland<\/a><\/p>\n

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Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence: Fun romcom with Monica Potter, Rufus Sewell and Joseph Fiennes<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Good Year starring Russell Crowe, Marion Cottilard, Abbie Cornish & Tom Hollander<\/a><\/p>\n

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