'Plane' Will Be Remembered As One Of The Great Action Movies Of Our Generation

'Plane' is almost a masterpiece.

Warning : Minor Spoilers Ahead

EndingPolitics.com puts our big seal of approval on the new action-thriller 'Plane' which opened in theaters a little over a week ago. This truly is one of the best action films you'll have seen in quite a long time.

The action kicks off in this movie almost immediately as Capt. Brodie Torrence, his crew, and a plane full of passengers experience some major turbulence on their flight to Tokyo, right before lightning strikes their plane and they lose almost all power on board. Capt. Torrence, a very talented pilot with quite a bit of flight experience, then performs a successful emergency landing on a small island outside of the Philippines.

But when the crew and passengers step off the plane, they soon realize that this island is inhabited by a couple of separatist factions locked in the heat of a civil war, and needless to say, these militants are not friendly. There's no government here. No police. No court system. Just the passengers and crew of stranded Flight 119 and the separatist militants.

With a very limited supply of food and water, Capt. Torrence and Gaspare (who was in police custody onboard the plane being extradited to Tokyo on a murder charge) venture off to scavenge the island for supplies and to try to find any sort of long-range communications system they can use to call for help. At first, Torrence is reluctant to de-handcuff Gaspare, but he's clearly the toughest crew member, and he certainly doesn't want to leave the suspected murderer alone with the rest of his crew by the plane. This turns out to be a very wise decision though, as we soon learn that Gaspare is former military and is an expert in combat, and that Gaspare has the potential to be a very useful ally to Capt. Torrence on an island inhabited by dangerous separatist militants.

The story is simple and straight-forward: Ensure the survival of the passengers and crew of lost Flight 119 and get off the island as soon as possible. Because of the simplicity of the story, it's quite easy to immerse oneself in the dialogue and relationships between the characters on-screen.

And as it turns out, Capt. Torrence has a daughter whom he doesn't get to see too often but clearly loves very much, and the short conversations they're able to have with each other via long-range communication throughout the movie are some of the best moments, and really help develop the Capt. Torrence character into one that's very likable and easy to care about. Gaspare and Torrence's developing-friendship and trust is another great relationship dynamic in the film.

This movie is necessarily violent, and some of the most intense moments are when Torrence and Gaspare have to kill the enemy militants. This is another great dynamic at play in the film. Torrence, who we learn very quickly is quite the badass himself, still hates killing people when he has to, and we see his guilt onscreen whenever he does. Gaspare on the other hand, is a trained combatant and has no problem taking the lives of his enemies, which he's very clearly done many times before... and is umm... very good at, to say the least.

The acting in this movie is fantastic. Gerard Butler gives an A+ performance as he does in every movie he's in, and Mike Colter who plays "Gaspare" has the other big standout performance in the film.

'Plane' is action-packed, suspenseful, thrilling, and will keep you on the edge of your seat with your eyes locked on the screen the whole way through. I found myself completely immersed in this world while I was watching the film, rooting for the good guys, and my heart beating a million miles a minute every time Torrence and Gaspare turn a corner on this island they don't know at all, wondering if another violent separatist would be standing there ready to kill them if they get spotted. It's also even heart-warming at times.

For these reasons, EndingPolitics.com gives this film a big thumb's up and three and a half out of four stars. You need to go see this movie. You'll love it just like you loved all the action movies of old, before cinema started to suck.