By Staff Writer: Tricia Tucker
Once I saw the previews for the movie “Non-Stop”, starring Liam Neeson, I began counting the days to its premiere. When I walked into that theatre, I expected it to be terrifying, and full of action and anticipation, just as the movie “Taken” was, which had also starred Liam Neeson. When the movie began, it was just as I had expected. As it continued, I found that my expectations were false.
When I left the theater that day, I was shaking and filled with anxiety as a result of its realistic plot.
Just as he does in most of his movies, Liam Neeson has very particular skills that he has acquired over a very long career. Skills that make him well suited for a movie like “Non-Stop”. Just as in the movie “Taken”, you don’t want to mess with this man, unless you plan on being killed. If you enjoyed the movie “Taken”, then you will most likely enjoy “Non-Stop” just as much. They are very similar except for the fact that “Non-Stop” is set almost entirely on the airliner crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
The movie starts off with the alcoholic U.S federal air marshal, Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) stepping onto British Aqualantic Flight 10. Expecting a smooth flight to London, Marks locks himself in the bathroom, smokes a cigarette and has a drink. Midway over the Atlantic Ocean, his plans are ruined. Marks receives a text message on his secure phone, stating that someone will die every 20 minutes until $150 million is transferred into their bank account.
Breaking protocol, Marks confronts Jack Hammond, the other air marshal on the flight to discuss the possible threat.
After pleading with the U.S. federal air marshal leader to send the plane to an emergency landing, suspicion leads the world to believe that Marks is in the act of hijacking the plane as a way of killing himself and the remaining 150 passengers on the plane. Since Marks is a divorced, unhappy man whose daughter died of cancer as a child, he seems like a perfect suspect.
Don’t worry, I won’t give away the entire ending, but the true master mind of this scheme is a man whose father was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He later joined the military but found himself disillusioned by the pointless wars. He blames the lack of security at U.S. airports for his father’s death and wants the world to
realize that. So, he hijacks a plane and plans on pinning it on a U.S. federal air marshal. This will make the world realize that their own security can’t be trusted; no one will ever be protected.
The master mind’s sidekick is a member of the American Military and is willing to murder 150 innocent passengers aboard the plane for one big pay-check.
The moral of the movie is to inform the world of America’s lack of security, and to inform every one that no one is safe- and it makes that point very clear.
“Non-Stop “was a very action-filled, engaging movie. From beginning to end, every minute was engaging. It seems to do all it can to keep the plot moving as fast as the plane is moving itself.
Just as he always done, Liam Neeson plays his tough, determined character flawlessly. “Non-Stop’s” script is engaging and extremely realistic, especially because of the recent missing Malaysian Flight. After leaving the, you will find yourself mindblown by its connection to reality. However, I wouldn’t recommend seeing this film if you are planning on boarding a plane anytime soon.
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