Rush Hour 2
M. Rush Hour 2
a. Synopsis of the Movie
Title
: Rush Hour 2
Director
: Brett Ratner
Producers
: Roger Birnbaum
Jonathan Glickman Arthur Sarkissian Jay Stern
Writers
: Jeff Nathanson (Screenplay)
Ross LaManna (Original Story)
Starring
: Jackie Chan as Chief Inspector Lee
Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter John Lone as Ricky Tan Zhang Ziyi as Hu Li Kenneth Tsang as Superintendent Chin Alan King as Steven Reign Roselyn Sánchez as Isabella Molina Harris Yulin as Agent Sterling
Genre
: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Distribution
: New Line Cinema
Release date(s) : August 3, 2001 Awards
: 10 wins & 17 nominations
“Rush Hour 2” is a 2001 martial arts film. This is the second installment in the Rush Hour film series .A sequel to the 1998 film Rush Hour, the film stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker who respectively reprise their roles as Inspector Lee and Los Angeles police detective James Carter. The film finds Carter and Lee embroiled in a counterfeit scam involving the triads.
Rush Hour 2 was released in August 3, 2001 and grossed $347,325,802 at the world-wide box-office, becoming the 11 th top grossing film of 2001 worldwide, and the highest-grossing martial arts film of all time.
‘Rush Hour 2” tells about two personal agents who work for America in a bombing case, they are Inspector Lee and Detective Carter. The story is started when L.A.P.D. Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) is on vacation in Hong Kong, visiting his good friend Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan). Carter is interested in having a good time, however, soon after he arrives, a bomb explodes in the American Embassy. Inspector Lee is assigned to the case, which becomes personal when it is discovered that it somehow involves Ricky Tan (John Lone), his late police officer father's former partner. Tan, who was suspected, but never proven, of having a role in Lee's father's death, is now a leader of the Triads.
The United States Secret Service, led by Agent Sterling (Harris Yulin), and the Hong Kong Police Force soon get into a fight over the jurisdiction of the case. Ricky Tan is not only involved in bombing case, but also conspirator with Steven Reign who is the rich man in L.A in money counterfeiting. In getting rid Lee and Carter, Tan is helped by Hu Li (Zhang Ziyi). She is a Chinese girl who is working for Ricky Tan. She helps Ricky Tan in criminality, includes counterfeiting of money.
In handling Tan’s case, Lee and Carter are helped by American Agent Isabella Molina (Roselyn Sánchez) who is under covering as Steven Reign’s women. All about Ricky Tan are informed by her and Superintendent Chin (Kenneth Tsang). After passing the hard fighting, finally Lee and Carter are successful in proving the truth that Ricky Tan and his people is the suspected.
b. Characters and Characterizations
There are many characters in “Rush Hour 2”. However, in this research, the researcher gives limitation in analyzing only the two main characters. Therefore, in characterization point, the researcher only takes the There are many characters in “Rush Hour 2”. However, in this research, the researcher gives limitation in analyzing only the two main characters. Therefore, in characterization point, the researcher only takes the
1. Inspector Lee Lee is the main character in “Rush Hour 2”. He acts as an inspector in Hong Kong. Lee is a hard worker. He prefers to handle a case than enjoy his vacation with his friend, Carter. In this movie, Lee with Carter try to investigate a case about American embassy bombing that killed two American agents. Lee is faced to Ricky Tan who is the suspected and also has a role in Lee’s father death. Lee and Tucker are successful in opening up the criminality of Ricky Tan and his gang.
2. Detective James Carter Carter is Lee’s friend. In this movie, he acts as an American agent. Carter has a big mouth and always acts rashly. What is in his mind is only woman. He is a Black American who is on vacation in Hong Kong with Lee. Carter has a terrible vacation in Hong Kong because he has to help Lee to solve the case. At first, Carter feels disappointed in Lee because Lee involves Carter in his case. However, at last, Carter wants to help Lee catch Ricky Tan and his people.