Opening scene

Children playing soccer. Smiling. Laughing. One kid kicks ball through a bush, to another side which cannot be seen from the soccer pitch or by parents watching. One little child goes over to get the ball alone. That’s when two men in all black run through the shot and grab the kid quickly. Tape his mouth, and they disappear. A few seconds roll by and one of the parents finally runs to see the child and screams.

Command Center

Scene is some sort of a briefing room. An instructor runs through the specs of the mission. Shows clip of a black figure talking about the child, he has been taken out of the country and into the middle east.

GENERAL

Men, you have been selected from your units to play through this mission. It will require stealth, and your highest combat skills. The boy who was taken yesterday the son of US diplomat John Marcus. We recieved a tape this morning via an untraceable IP connection showing footage of Marcus’s son being moved to a warehouse in the middle east. The ransom demand in this case is unacceptable, and cannot be met. We need you men to storm the shore closest to the warehouse and retrieve Greg Marcus.

OPERATIVE

What means are we to use to get this kid back?

GENERAL

Gentlemen, you are to use anymeans nessecary to bring this kid home. Don’t let anything stand in your way. Wheels on the Helo taking you to the LZ are up in twenty, see you on the TARMAC.

Tarmac Escort

Scene will have to be shot in a parking lot. Everybody lined up straight in black, next few lines said by Commander will be yelled. All operatives standing straight at attenion.

COMMANDER

Gentlemen, this is what we have trained for. In just a few hours we will be heading straight into a combat warzone. You will need to use everything you have learned about close quarters stealth and combat to complete this mission. The objective, get in, grab the kid and get the hell out. Do you accept?

ALL

Yes, Sir!

COMMANDER

Let’s roll out boys, chopper, wheels up now! Oh and boys, we are dropping in the middle of the ocean and boating in.

Boat Entrance

Scene will be shot at beach, two boats, two kids each. Wearing all black. Pull up the the beach and dismount the boat and sprint as fast as they can up the beach. Run up to the back edge of the beach, drop bags and kneal behind the ledge.

COMMANDER

Men, we are almost there, the warehouse where Greg Marcus is being held captive is just up through this field here. From the satellite images taken a few hours ago, the warehouse and surrounding areas are heavily armed and guarded by our captors. Remember before you take any shots, stealth first, if you can lets get through these guys with no shots fired.

OPERATIVE

10-4 Commander, meet back at LZ in 30 min.

COMMANDER

Let’s move.

Heading to Warehouse

Films montage. Music to footage of all operatives sneaking up on people and killing them with knives, and cracking necks and such.

Outside Warehouse

Sneaking up along side of warehouse. Guns in hand, single file, one by one. Suddenly alarm goes off.

COMMANDER

They know we are here, we need to move quick.

Running starts quickly, shooting starts, shots heard in background, operatives ducking and dodging straying bullets. Lines up in enterance formation outside the door.

OPERATIVE

Lets do this quick and get the hell out of here.

Kicks door in, all operatives rush into the building and shouting starts.

Inside Warehouse

Strobelight flashing as operatives run through the warehouse. Gunshots blaring, siren blaring.

COMMANDER

Where the hell is this kid?

OPERATIVE

We need to get through that door!

Door blows open, captor has Greg with gun to his head. Close up of captor and greg. Captor suddenly swings gun to operatives. Two guns shots can be heard. For two seconds nothing happens. Then the captor suddenly in slow motion starts to drop. Siren still going off, Shot of operatives grabbing Greg and running out, this clip the sound is muted.

Final Scene

Slow motion, all four operatives are walking in a line with Greg in the middle. Greg sees his dad and runs to him.

COMMANDER

Good work men. Yet another job, well done.

Fades out.

If I have never told you about my Father you will hear it now. He is a genius. I admire him and learn a lot from him. He has thought me so much. I have his love for movies, and he pointed out to me how this movie kind of resembled the movie Man on Fire with Denzel Washington. Same scenario, girl kidnapped, Denzel goes on the warpath to find her. Although I liked how in Taken it got right into the action at the beginning, Liam Neeson started his rampage right off the start. In Man on Fire, Denzel doesn’t go “on fire” until the last 30 min. So kudos to Taken. I enjoy and recommend.
Luke’s Rating: **** (Out of 5)