“Nikita” is a turning point for Luc Besson, who drew on the tradition of French cinema and became a masterpiece.

"Nikita" synopsis

Nikita, a delinquent girl who breaks into a drug store with her friends and robs it, shoots a police officer and is sentenced to life in prison. However, Bob, an intelligence agency executive, notices her survival instinct and trains her as a special operative, including assassination missions. She is reincarnated and returns to society and completes her mission, but is eventually forced into a struggle between her peaceful private life with her boyfriend Marco and the harsh demands of her job.

Index

• The origin of Besson's version of heroine action
• Was Besson the heir to the Nouvelle Vague?
• The beauty of not explaining with lines
• Besson's muse and attractive men
• With love for Paris from widescreen

The origin of Besson's version of heroine action

Luc Besson is now famous as France's national film director. His career as a filmmaker has spanned over 40 years, and he is a hit maker in Hollywood, not only as a director, but also as a screenwriter and producer, based on his own studio, EuropaCorp.

The heroine action genre is indispensable when discussing Besson's works, as was the case with her recent work ` `ANNA' ' (2019). Not only ` `Adele'' (10) and ` `Lucy '' (14), but also the historical drama ` `Joan of Arc '' (1999) contained a considerable amount of this essence. Among his produced and written works, we cannot forget `` Bandidas '' (2006) and `` Colombiana '' (11). Everyone agrees that ``Nikita'' (1990) is the origin of this trend.

"Nikita" preview

Besson himself admits that ``Nikita'' was a turning point for him, and many fans cite it as their favorite Besson work. So what's so special about this movie? In this article, I would like to take a closer look at the charm of this masterpiece.

First, let's briefly review the story. Nikita, a delinquent girl who breaks into a drug store with her friends and robs it, shoots a police officer and is sentenced to life in prison. However, Bob, an intelligence agency executive, notices her survival instinct and trains her as a special operative, including assassination missions. She is reincarnated and returns to society and completes her mission, but is eventually forced into a struggle between her peaceful private life with her boyfriend Marco and the harsh demands of her job.