Until now, Jason Statham is still one of the icons of the action-thriller genre in Hollywood. The 56-year-old actor has a series of lifetime roles in martial arts and close combat with the highest level of violence. He has appeared in many of the world’s most popular action franchises, including “Fast & Furious”.
During his 40 or so works throughout his career, Jason Statham has had quite a few films following the formula: the English article “The” and a certain profession, making him the most “multi-vocational” actor on the screen. wide photo.
The Transporter
The role that brought Jason Statham explosive fame in the field of action was “The Transporter”, one of Statham’s first major movie roles.
In the film, Statham plays Frank Martin, a former member of the US special forces. After quitting his job, he lived in France and became a freight carrier. He has three rules when working: Don’t change the deal, don’t know the identity and never look inside the package.
Until one day, Martin violated the third law. He opened the “package” and discovered a beautiful girl, Lai (Thu Ky). Martin was caught up in a transnational human trafficking ring, with the leader being Lai’s father.
In “The Transporter”, Jason Statham demonstrated all the qualities that made him an action star, with eye-catching close combat moves, masculine beauty, and cool looks.
The Bank Job (The robbery of the century)
One of the most highly rated movie titles starring Jason Statham is “The Bank Job”, a work in the thriller – thief genre. Statham plays Terry, who works as a small car dealer and is trying to give up his criminal past to start a peaceful family life. Martine, Terry’s old neighbor, asked him to participate in a bank robbery. Although he realized that this was an extremely dangerous mission, Terry knew it could also bring a life-changing opportunity.
The plan was drawn up and the thieves found safes filled with gold coins in Lloyds Bank in Marylebone, London. But they did not know that those safe drawers also contained terrible secrets related to underworld criminals, key figures in the government and even the Royal Family.
In “The Bank Job”, Jason Statham still shows the charms that make up his unique appeal in action movies: decisiveness, decisiveness and coldness. Although there aren’t as many heavy action scenes as previous films, Statham’s transformation into the role of a thief gives the audience new aspects of his acting.
The Expendables (The Expendables)
One of Jason Statham’s most famous roles to the mass audience is Lee Christmas in the hit film series “The Expendables”, alongside big Hollywood stars such as Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger… Lee Christmas is one of the key faces of the entire film series , appearing since the first part. Christmas comes from an elite SAS veteran background, with mastery in close combat and knife use.
With a humorous and generous personality in normal times but fiery and ruthless in battle, Lee Christmas is an extremely popular character with the audience and can be considered the mercenary with the most “fans” in the entire series. this infamous squad. In the last 4 part, Jason Statham also replaced “old guy” Sylvester Stallone to become the main star of the movie and received a lot of positive feedback for his shining performance.
The Mechanic (Killer Mechanic)
Another movie that also bears the mark of Jason Statham is “The Mechanic”, a remake of the movie of the same name released in 1972. Statham plays Arthur Bishop, a professional assassin, often called by gangsters. with the name “mechanic”. Whether he likes it or not, Bishop is still caught up in difficult assassinations.
Incarnating the role of Arthur Bishop, Jason Statham is still a cold-faced, emotionless assassin who fights with blood but is also very intelligent and intelligent. With “The Mechanic”, Jason Statham continues to show off realistic, breathtaking fighting scenes that excite the audience, especially men.
The Beekeeper
In 2023, Jason Statham will bring back to the screen a movie that holds his mark like the famous works mentioned above. “The Beekeeper” comes from Miramax and revolves around the story of Adam Clay, a diligent and lonely beekeeper. After a close friend died, Adam Clay began his bloody revenge mission. His true identity and the secret organization Beekeepers were also gradually revealed.
In his transformation into a beekeeper, Jason Statham will still capture the film’s glory with eye-catching, extremely bloody fight scenes, single-handedly “handling” the bloody villains. Not only that, the interesting role of the Beekeeper in the film also opens up the future for the next popular Hollywood action movie franchise.
