00:00The strength of the first film came from the contemplative existentialism and nuanced sub-textual
00:09character work. That director Gina Prince-Bythewood and her cast poured into Greg Rucka's story of
00:15immortal warriors working as for higher mercenaries. What could have just been a basic? A well-choreographed
00:21action film evolved into something much bolder and more nuanced, a bone-crunching hand-to-hand
00:25combat film that also addressed issues of depression, suicidal ideation, centuries-old
00:30queer love stories, moral purpose, and the lived-in friendships of Boss Andy, also known as
00:36Andromache of Scythia, Charlize Theron, and her crew of fellow immortals. The contemplative existentialism
00:42and nuanced sub-textual character work that Gina Prince-Bythewood and her cast poured into Greg
00:47Rucka's story of immortal warriors working as for higher mercenaries was what gave the first film
00:52its strength. What could have just been a basic, well-choreographed action vehicle became something
00:56much bolder and more nuanced, a bone-crunching hand-to-hand combat flick that also dealt with
01:01depression, suicidal ideation, centuries-spanning queer love stories, moral purpose, and the lived-in
01:07friendships of Boss Andy, a.k.a. Charlize Theron's Andromache of Scythia and her crew of fellow
01:13immortals. The strength of the first film came from the contemplative existentialism and nuanced
01:18sub-textual character work that director Gina Prince-Bythewood and her cast poured into Greg
01:23Rucka's story of immortal warriors working as for higher mercenaries. What could have just been a
01:27basic, well-choreographed action vehicle became something much bolder and more nuanced, a bone-crunching
01:33hand-to-hand combat flick that also dealt with depression, suicidal ideation, centuries-spanning queer
01:39love stories.
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