Throughout his long career, the action star The Rock has brought many heart-stopping stunts, helping him leave a deep impression on the audience.
The Mummy Returns (2001): In the second installment of the Egyptian Mummy franchise, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays an ancient warrior who, out of lust for power, agrees to sell his soul. me. In modern times, an encounter between adventurer Rick O’Connell (Brendan Braser) and priest Imhoptep (Arnold Vosloo) then awakens the Scorpion King. Although only the face is cut into a half-scorpion half-human body entirely by CGI, The Rock’s charisma still helps the character become very majestic and formidable. This character is also a favorite with many audiences, so much so that Universal later decided to make a spinoff movie about the character.
Unbelievable action in the Fast & Furious series: The famous speed-action franchise has added The Rock’s Luke Hobbs since Fast Five (2011). Like Dominic Torreto (Vin Diesel), the secret service guy possesses skillful fighting skills, “heavy” racing talent, and physical strength beyond all human standards. In the last three episodes, Luke Hobbs entertained viewers with a series of action scenes that were so eye-pleasing to the point of illogical, such as when he used his bare hands to break bars like play, survived an explosion, or pushed a torpedo. with… bare hands. Here, Luke Hobbs will have a separate movie with Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw.
The early chase scene of The Other Guys (2010): The muscular star plays a cameo in the action comedy directed by Adam McKay. There, he and actor Samuel L. Jackson played two “legends” of the New York police force. With extraordinary experience and combat ability, they aggressively attack and chase a team of professional bandits as easy as playing. However, due to overconfidence, the two “pros” later died in a … wasteful way. The death of the duo is an opportunity for two white collar workers Allen (Will Farrell) and Terry (Mark Wahlberg) to show off their talents in the main storyline of the film.
The opening scene in Hercules (2014): Through the narration of Iolaus (Recee Ritchie), the anecdote about Hercules (Dwayne Johnson) and his 12 exploits appear extremely vivid. In fact, these are just exaggerated stories, because the “god of strength” in the film is the leader of a group of unknown mercenaries. However, viewers cannot deny the grandeur of the continuous action sequence, when Hercules encountered many mythical beasts such as Hydra, the lion of Nemea, the three-headed dog Cerberus…
Overcoming natural disasters in San Andreas (2015): Ray Gaines (Dwayne Johnson) is a helicopter pilot in the Los Angeles Fire Department. Along with spending too much time on rescue work, he broke his family. But in the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the San Andreas area, Ray seemed to be the only hero, brave enough to save the residents and his wife and children from doom. Like other roles, The Rock’s character knows no fear, strongly plunges into collapsing structures or devastating tsunamis to save people.
Survive the three giant beasts in Rampage (2018): Mysterious objects falling from the sky have released a poison, turning three wild animals into giants. Among them is George, an albino chimpanzee who was raised by primatologist David Okoye (Dwayne Johnson). In the scene where three monsters attack the city, The Rock’s character is like an invincible superhero, wearing only a t-shirt and carrying a gun but still bravely rushing into the battlefield.
Jumping over tall buildings in Skyscraper (2018): In the new action movie of Universal, the former wrestler plays Will Sawyer – an FBI agent who lost his legs during a hostage rescue mission, so he had to retire. . He accepted to work as a security consultant for The Pearl. It is a skyscraper with an extremely solid and unique design. When terrorists attack and isolate hostages – including Sawyer’s wife and children – in the tower, Will is forced to make an unlikely jump into The Pearl from a crane.
