William Devane as Major Charles Rane in Rolling Thunder against an orange bee-themed background
The Big Picture 2024 has certainly proven to be an underwhelming year at the box office, with many highly anticipated franchise films like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and The Fall Guy falling well below expectations. However, the year has proven to be rather uplifting for original films, including David Ayer’s brutal action thriller The Beekeeper.
Rolling Thunder RActionDramaCrime A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. When thugs invade his home to steal the silver coins he received for his service, they mangle his hand and leave him and his family for dead. Rane survives and becomes obsessed with getting revenge. Aided by his loyal friend Johnny Vohden, Rane, now wielding a hook for a hand, sets out on his mission of vengeance.
Related The 10 Best Action Thrillers of the 2010s, Ranked While many of these films have impressive set pieces, a truly great action thriller does more than just collect incoherent action sequences. ‘Rolling Thunder’ Has Significant Anti-Authoritarian Themes The Beekeeper is a fairly straightforward action thriller, but it does slip in some surprising bits of political commentary. After tracking down the scammer, Derek Danforth , Clay realizes that his actions have been covered up by his mother, the United States President . Similarly, Rolling Thunder examines the mistreatment of veterans who return from service and are not given the proper protections by their government.
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