ATOMIC BLONDE | Black Belt Reacts to Charlize Theron | Epic One-Shot Stairwell & Apartment Fight

[@TheMartialActor]

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[@ciaranmacallister785]

I dont get why so many people are acting like this is another hollywood film were a 90 pound woman effortlessly beats men thrice her size. Shes about 5'11” and athletic, and she was half dead by the time the fight ended. Plus, throughout the film she always avoided fights if she could and used sneak attacks, the environment/ whatever she could get her hands on to hurt her opponents.

[@TheMartialActor]

It’s true - this movie is very much unlike limits other Hollywood action films because it leans so much into realism, which is awesome

[@jamesquinn4158]

@@TheMartialActor Everything Ciaran said is spot on and like your saying these fights look realistic, definitely better than the Jason Bourne style fight scenes

[@somanytakennames]

Also if people wanna rag on this fight scene because it's unrealistic for a woman to get the better of a man in a fight because of physical differences then they should have an issue with like 95% of fights scenes in films, because we often see male characters do things that NO man in real life would be capable of doing.

[@VeerleTakino]

I like the realism of the fights in this movie, how she uses throws and knees and point strikes instead of standing and trying to box someone, and that they show that yeah, in a "real" fight, you're not getting through it unscathed

[@TheMartialActor]

The realism is top notch, can’t agree more

[@TiMonsor]

my favorite action scene in movie history, no joke. even raid fights r not that intense. the camerawork is sublime. the realism makes its so visceral, god its good. the director is one of the two john wick's directors

[@TheMartialActor]

Yeah it’s very good :))) I think I like the raid a tiny bit better, but this is definitely up there

[@gilgamesh310]

I’ve seen people complain that this fight is unrealistic because Charlize is much smaller than the guy’s she fights. I never got this. She’s about the same height as some of them and uses weapons against them.

[@TheMartialActor]

I 💯 agree with you

[@swamppifi6186]

There is a video of Charlize and the stunt men training for three months just for that one 10 min scene, she did everything in that fight. If you haven't watched the movie yet, watch it. The plot twists after twist after twist, and the action, and the 80's music,makes this a 5 star movie, I want to see more movies to follow up, they want a female 007, they just did it....

[@TheMartialActor]

It’s such a great film

[@imgeorge81n]

For real.

[@rigohook1160]

Now this is a woman who deserves to survive and win against the bad guys. She did'nt win this one because she was superior to them, after all the bad guys had the same or similar training as she had. She won, because she did'nt stop to fight, she went through the pain and the punishment, she took advantage of her surroundings and used the stairs and stuff laying around as a weapon.

[@blackraven3436]

It is good that Charlize still retains her fighting skills from Aeon flux after I saw this. Though it wasn't a good adapted film, i love her style in it. I showed my cinematography teacher this clip when it wasn't release yet and he was impressed with the one shot combat

[@TheMartialActor]

yeah she’s a beast - been a fan since Italian Job

[@smustipher]

Worth noting that Charlize Theron's fighting technique incorporated being at close range so that she could get in blows to the body using her knees, leverage her attackers movement and bodyweight to execute throws, etc. She used the environment and weaponized it (walls, tables, stairs), and overall used a variety of tools (apart from relying solely on striking power, which I'd rather use to stun/distract an assailant until I can use a tool take them out as I am a smaller person) to get the job done.

[@Ariel-uj3kk]

The real life pain and breathing, the need to break was the reason I really like atomic blonde

[@TheMartialActor]

Such a great film

[@LG-cz6ls]

@@TheMartialActor Yep. I've just seen another critique of this scene where the MA was saying crap along the lines that "in real life, you don't stop, and that strike where she has the corkscrew in her hand misses wildly was bad technique" or summat like that. And I just knew the guy had never been in a real life fight in his life. Wazzock!

[@shaunstevens4292]

This fight and the one take fight scene with Tony Ja in, I think, The Protector, are just downright amazing and so impressive. Love it.

[@TheMartialActor]

Tony Jaa is an amazing fighter, I’ll have to check out that scene

[@shaunstevens4292]

@@TheMartialActor I would love to see your take on the scene. It can be found KZbin and he truly did the entire 5 minute scene in one take. I'm not sure you can find it on youtube uncut/altered, though.

[@shaunstevens4292]

Looks like this one is uncut, but the quality is low: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKLaZGlvj9ieg80

[@TheMartialActor]

Do you know if it’s on any streaming platforms?

[@shaunstevens4292]

@@TheMartialActor looks like renting on KZbin is the only option.

[@LeeCarlson]

The stunt coordinator for this movie was interviewed and said that he was pleased that Charlize Theron had the background and discipline to learn long pieces of fight choreography, which allowed for longer one-shots.

[@sfisabbt]

This scene is famously made of 40 shots. Whenever no character is on the screen, whenever the camera pans really fast, whenever an object comes really close to the camera or whenever the entire screen is off focus, there's probably a cut. It's crazy how far technology has gone in the matter of stitching together theses kind of shots. You can reframe, interpolate, compose dynamically, add all kind of effects to hide imperfections. And sometimes, you can simply show a knife and jumpcut to a kind of similar point of view and nobody will care. (4:47) Also, I believe this fight benefits from the intro scene of the movie when we see how bruised and wounded the heroine's body is going to be as a result.

[@TheMartialActor]

Seriously such a great fight, both choreography-wise and cinematography-wise

[@sfisabbt]

​@@TheMartialActor Mid 2010s, the CGI fatigue lead to a great come back of practical effects. The clearest result of that is, of course, Fury road but even before that, we got the Raid, the Winter soldier, Ghost protocol, John Wick and Edge of tomorrow. It's really cool to see those believable choreography, feel the weight and the impact of things and know that some brave people have been doing for real these crazy thing we see on screen.

[@TheMartialActor]

And the Raid especially really revitalized interest in the hardcore action genre, which has been so great to see

[@LASPR777]

...but, he DOES get up. She shoots him and runs over him. I believe he is still alive. LOLOLOL

[@TheMartialActor]

Yeah it's def crazy lol

[@simoncolligan3944]

This link m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJO7fXegfcyjp5o is the director and editor discussing the cuts - 8 of them, including the cut where it cuts just befor she slams her back against the wall after the stair fall cut - they're all really well done and difficult to see

[@TheMartialActor]

I read up about it after I filmed (lol), but yeah it ended up being so seamless! Thought it turned out really tight

[@VeerleTakino]

@@TheMartialActor i recall that originally they were going to do more quick cuts and "shaky cam", until they saw Charlize working with the stunt choreographers, and decided to use these very clear, well framed shots to show off just how good she is at this

[@cedarandsound]

There have been cuts but they're very subtle wipes, some are noticeable but most in this movie were well hidden.

[@modisuppose1321]

"She's a giant of a woman" Aaaaahhhhh I'm her height aaaahhhh

[@TheMartialActor]

It’s a great height to be! You could take all of those guys in a fight too!!

[@joemusashi7774]

I want to see Elizabeth Debicki in a fight scene. She's much taller than Charlie at 6'3! A kick from her would be extremely powerful.

[@rikaardyyz3039]

I dunno if 5-10 is really a" giant of a woman ", go to London fashion week and half the women are 5-9 to 5-11. But Charlize is fit and tonned and gives it 100% as she did in Mad Max Furry Road. She pays attention and works hard and it helps she looks great. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHzGXmaYhNCrbMU

[@kevinmalone3210]

Great fight scenes in this flick.

[@TheMartialActor]

Great fight scenes indeed

[@fieldsofgold775]

One of my favourite movies ever.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

You must live a clean, healthy, and wine-free existence to not recognize a corkscrew. 😂 Saludos!

[@styot]

I love lamp.

[@phantomkitten73]

There's actually a lot more cuts in this scene than you might realize, (not that is isn't still impressive of course). Ruustic has a great breakdown: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5iknGCjgKtlpM0

[@TheMartialActor]

That’s a great breakdown!!

[@imgeorge81n]

I love that movie so much! Its so good! ❤❤❤

[@Jasruler]

Epic front kick. KA-WOOPH

[@missionaryofstolas-3168]

Could you do a fight scene video on "The Hunt's" final sequence? Fight between Crystal & Athena. It is the best part of this movie and lenght is around 5 minutes. It's a worth a watch at least

[@TheMartialActor]

For sure!! Could you drop a link?

[@missionaryofstolas-3168]

@@TheMartialActor Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKC2hXuglquihJI Definitely worth disecting the choreography (bunch of props were used aswell).

[@TheMartialActor]

Awesome!! Love Hilary Swank :)

[@missionaryofstolas-3168]

@@TheMartialActor I hope you will make a video on that sequence.

[@TheMartialActor]

@@missionaryofstolas-3168 keep an eye out for my upload tomorrow ;)

[@movieexpert18]

Oh please react to Punisher season 2 bathroom fight. Great realistic fight scene

[@TheMartialActor]

I never saw the punisher, I’ll have to check it out :)

[@dondee5439]

No offense, but I think it would be a much better review if the movie was full screen and you were in the little box. I know it might obscure some of the action. Maybe you could move your small box to the parts of the screen not dynamic. Perhaps a split-screen would work?

[@TheMartialActor]

Yeah I agree with you - I’m gonna finish the current series in the style that I’m doing but after that I’m leaning towards switching it up, probably similar to what you’re outlining

[@summermedico3769]

no stunt double... charlize theron does all her stunts, she’s a professional & that’s what i love about her

[@TheMartialActor]

She’s legit

[@summermedico3769]

@@TheMartialActor yup 😛 i’m glad she’s becoming an action star & in her 40’s 🤯

[@TheMartialActor]

It’s so weird, Hollywood prefers the older gen for action movies and hasn’t really banked on a young action star with very few exceptions for a while

[@davidcarr9772]

She does have a stunt double, like every actor. There are 2 parts they were used. When she jumps of the balcony it's her with harness (Impressive) but the stunt double is the one who lands the jump on the lower balcony. The stair scene is actually 2 cuts. Charlize stunt double is when she rolls down stair slamming her back unto the wall, just for that very short fall. She has spoken about it. Those are the only two times a stunt double was used. If you watch close you can see the cut in the stair scene. I'm a massive Charlize Theron fan, so only clearing that up. Definitely not hating. It's still FECKING amazing. Unlike Tom Cruise who pretends to do all his stunts! Latest was him saying he flew the jet, when you clearly see he is in the back seat of the cockpit. No way he would have been allowed to fly it anyway. Angelina Jolie pretend stunts as well. Real stunts is GINA CARANO as well, she is badass in HAYWIRE, apart from Director Soderling Dubbing her whole voice. Only fans would notice it wasn't her voice.

[@bigfean429]

That was all charlize doing all that

[@TheMartialActor]

She was *great* in this movie

[@ruksanarini3058]

Wow great analysis! Can we get more of Charlize Theron?

[@TheMartialActor]

I’ve done a breakdown of The Old Guard as well, would love to do more of her tho

[@ruksanarini3058]

@@TheMartialActor yeah I’ve checked that out.These are awesome too!

[@capsrawesome0108]

Epic fuckin' Movie! Charlize is a Goddess..💙💙💙

[@grantsullivan8588]

It’s a corkscrew lol

[@TheMartialActor]

Ahhhh I see it now haha

[@josiahvonb3426]

Hold up, did this dude say handguns lose their effectiveness at 30yards.

[@Ryan-is-me]

I don't know if this guy is really a blackbelt because all he did was comment on the camera work and the stunt work

[@TheMartialActor]

Check out some of my more recent videos! I now label all of the combat-related moves that are done on camera

[@Ryan-is-me]

@@TheMartialActor Cool, I'll check them out 👍

[@DimitriYar]

Best thing is : Charlize Theron did quite all the stunts herself. Actesses of today can look up to Charlize !

[@Jasruler]

I’m glad Hollywood has realized fighting is exhausting, disorienting, full of goofy grunting, and frankly HURTS

[@TheMartialActor]

Haha so true

[@LG-cz6ls]

@@TheMartialActor There's usually a lot more blood, too. Especially with stab wounds. I'm assuming gunshot wounds as well.

[@86leewis]

Take a 9mm at 200 yards and then speak about the effectiveness of range with a handgun.

[@wellthen.......9384]

I love this movie but she is not tall. All of those men and her scene are incredibly short, at least to me. They are, I'm 6 foot 4. They're all 5'10 or 5'9 Because she the actress charlize theron is 5'10