Guest blogger: Michelle H1

The movie Taken is a very character driven movie about a dad finding his daughter. She and her friend were scouted out in Europe shortly after arriving by men seeking women to traffic. The man followed them to the place they were staying by grabbing a taxi with them and asked if they would like to go out later. The girl who went had to call her dad multiple times to make sure she was okay, and later when she called, the girls had started to be taken. The dad goes looking for her in Europe knowing the slim chances of finding her. He encounters lots of bad people and you soon find out how this dad will do anything to find his daughter and bring her home. Liam Neeson is who plays the dad in this movie. He is the main character the movie focuses on. His performance in this movie is unbelievable. I think he was the perfect actor for this part and movie, because his voice and heart really left a lasting impression for me. All of Liam’s motivation in the movie was towards his daughter. He loved her and tried to be in her life and protect her as much as possible like a good dad. The movie shows all his motivation going towards finding his daughter in Europe and bringing her home. He knew with his knowledge and training from his past job as a CIA agent he could find his daughter the best. The theme of the movie is about a dad who loves his daughter and just wants to bring her home. He goes through many obstacles to find her in Europe just because he wants his daughter back. I agree with the critics about how Liam’s character is over skilled to be realistic. They talk about how he was a one man team with skills of many people. This is true but does it really matter if his skills are realistic? He was a kick butt dad saving his daughter. It made the movie very interesting and action filled. This movie is worth the money and time to watch, I could watch it like 100 times.