Harrison Ford Played The Best Fictional President In This Die Hard Style Actioner
Twenty-five years ago, Harrison Ford starred in Air Force One, a tense action thriller that could be classified as "Die Hard On An Airplane." In this film, Ford portrays the U.S. President, who single-handedly battles terrorists who hijack his airplane and hold everyone hostage in order to have a comrade released from prison. Air Force One is one of the better Die Hard knock-offs because the action sequences are intense and hard-hitting, Ford is a credible President and heroic fighter, and Gary Oldman delivers one of his greatest villain roles.
While Air Force One is first and foremost an action thriller, the plot is revolved around the Cold War tensions between the U.S. and Russia, as well as the basis of whether U.S. government officials should negotiate with terrorists to save innocent lives. Director Wolfgang Petersen is a filmmaker who tends to have his lead characters deal with difficult situations involving war and politics (such as In The Line Of Fire andTroy).
Why The Die Hard Scenario Is So Enduring
Die Hard is a pantheon amongst action pictures because it's one of the first films involving a conflicted hero at odds against an army of villains who hold civilians hostage (generally for ransom, to seek global domination, or to achieve other evil schemes). What makes Air Force One interestingis that the Russian terrorists in this movie don't hold hostages for money, but rather demand the release of one imprisoned man (a Russian general who's captured during an elite U.S. military operation at the start of the film).
The heroic protagonist, President James Marshall, is portrayed by Harrison Ford as a nice guy, a firm leader, and a skilled combatant. It's not every day that a Commander-In-Chief is seen getting physical
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