The idea of the everyman who is secretly a badass is one of my favorite tropes, and one of the biggest in action movies today. We really saw this burst into the mainstream again with Nobody, which is getting a sequel this year.I loved that movie, and I love the trope because it gives you a solid character and a backstory right off the bat. But to really make this character pop, you need a scene where they show their powers in a way that amazes the audience and the people inside the scene. Today, I want to show how the Nobody bus scene did that and probably started a franchise. Let's dive in. That 'Nobody' Bus Fight Scene In Nobody, Odenkirk portrays Hutch Mansell, a seemingly mild-mannered suburban father and husband who has long suppressed a violent past. He worked for the CIA at one point and was like a hitman, but he's since been beaten down by life and cannot remember if he has anything left in him from his old life. After his house is burgled, he goes on a one-man mission to get his gumption back. And the breakout of his old life coming back in the bus scene not only proves to us that he can do it, but it also intimidates the bad guys and puts the world on notice. It also sells Bob Odenkirk as an action hero. The bus scene serves as the explosive reawakening. After a group of menacing thugs harasses a...
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