Colombiana Film Summary

In this scene from the movie Colombiana which was produced by Luc Besson, A girl grows up seeking revenge from an incident that occurred when she was very young. She then was raised by her uncle who taught her everything she knows about school as well as living the life of an assassin Fabio, Cataleya’s father takes three guards loyal to him and races home, knowing they have only an hour to leave the country. Fabio gets home and tells his wife, Alicia, that "it's time". He tells his young daughter, Cataleya, to pack but she says she is already ready. Fabio tells her in case something happens, she should go the “American embassy” and give them a microchip He hands her tie microchip and she sticks it in her mouth. It has all the information
on Don Luis's illegal activities. "It's your passport." He also gives her an address for his brother.
Fabio then gives his daughter his necklace that has the Cataleya flower on it. She was named after it, because his mother always grew them. "Never forget who you are." he says. Minutes later, Marco and numerous cartel members show up and slaughter Fabio's men. Fabio and Alicia grab guns and try to hold the men off but are killed off-screen. Cataleya sits at the table in shock and listens to the gunfire. She quickly swallows the microchip. Marco and the men come up to Cataleya. Marco pretends to be friendly saying he was a friend of her father but Fabio took something from Don Luis; the microchip. Marco asks if she knows where it is and she nods. Marco asks what she wants. Cataleya leans in close... and grabs a knife placed under the tabled and stabs him in the hand. "To kill Don Luis!" screams Cataleya. Cataleya scoops through a window and onto a ledge. Marco’s cartel members try to shoot the 10 year old as she escapes but Marco screams “we need her alive.” She runs off to escape while Marco's cartel men chase her through the city. Despite being chased by several men running and driving cars Cataleya escapes through a sewer and that was the last they saw of her. Throughout the rest of the movie she fights these men in order to seek revenge for her
family.
This scene catches the viewer’s eyes and make them want to continue watching it.
Throughout the movie Cataleya places the symbol of her name which is a flower on each victim that she kills. The director does a good job of making this her name and the signature of the movie as well as the character. The camera gets a close up of Cataleyas face showing her fear in all that was going on especially when she talked to Marco. The music in the background gives a sense of seriousness to that particular moment and makes the viewer more interested in what is going on. When Marco talks her, you can tell he is trying to get into her skin and make her confess about the chip that he wants. Since she is young he talks to her softly not trying to harm her in anyway, but just wants her to give him what he wants. By calling her sweetheart and telling her “smart girls always get what they want” he is forcing her to give in. What he doesn’t know is the strength she carries and her ability and knowledge of secretly hiding a knife in order to stab him. When she escapes the music beings to sound like something adventurous is happening, for instance the song would most likely be in a spider man movie when he is saving the day. The purpose of this clip is to make the viewers want to watch more and want to know if Marco and his cartels will ever find the girl, or what will happen when she gets older. Action movies like this interest all of their viewers especially women because usually women are not
the main characters but in this movie, Cataleya is the primary character and the movie revolves around her. Normally men would be the main character but in this movie it changes the views on sexism. Especially because the character she plays is bad ass and become an assassin as she kills every member that had to do with the deal of her family. The filmmakers really make this movie about action and elimination as she kills men on by one in several different scenic areas of the movie.