A sensational bromance amidst a crazy explosion of action and comedy
Self-awareness and even meta-cinematography have been established quite fluidly as a recurring tool for many action blockbusters, something that is surprising decades after ‘The Last Great Hero’ was partly rejected for it. Now the legacy of that film lives on in many contemporary hits.
Of course, there are films that are reduced to mere winks and show that they use the resource in a vague way to get out of uncomfortable alleys. Others, like the brilliant Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, use them to refresh the stories we receive in the cinema showto pay tribute to genres and pop culture that we adore, and to create hits like ‘Departed College’.
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The couple of directors who have created their own legacy in the animation genre moved here to live action and action comedies, consolidating themselves with a fabulous sequel that celebrates 10 years since its release in theaters. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum return in a sensational way in this film that can be seen streaming through Amazon Prime Video.
After having a surprising success with their first mission, undercover police officers Jenko (Tatum) and Schmidt (Hill) will inevitably return to action at the request of the force. On this occasion, as it could not be otherwise, they change the institute to pretend to be university studentsalthough with their roles reversed.
Although the changes are the simplest possible while maintaining a structure quite identical to ‘Departed’, the film is aware of the impossibility of maintaining the surprise effect of the previous one. Even so, he maintains the ability to laugh at herselfcommenting on its own continuing nature, just as in the original it was pointed out as a reboot of a relatively forgotten television series.
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Its freshness lies again in the magical ability to improvise both of Hill and Tatum and of Lord and Miller, who provide space for the best ideas to flow and the film to maintain a structure. Subverting already subverted roles, creating action sequences full of humor and also getting the best jokes through losing the fear of ridicule.
Being also aware that they are going back to the same thing, those involved take the opportunity to delve deeper into the perfect bromance that make up these two protagonists. Lord and Miller’s films shine for their irreverence, but also for continuing to have a powerful emotional anchor that hold the viewer within your referential whirlwind. If you offer characters to get attached to, you can get away with almost anything, including offering a collection of fake trailers for sequels that will never be produced.
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