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Watching the heads of state was my best moment this week. Though, what attracted me to this movie is the presence of John Cena and Idris Elba. I have always loved seeing these two in movies and thank God they didn't disappoint me as regards this one too as they have never disappointed me before. Also the presence of Priyanka Chopra endeared me to watching the movie.
The heads of state is an American action thriller movie which was released in 2025. The movie was directed by Ilya Naishuller and it features actors like John Cena, who acted as Derringer and performed his role as an American President with pride and with ultimate loyalty to his seat of power and to his country. Also we have Idris Elba, also known as Sam Clarke, the UK prime minister who will not because his seat jeopardized his love for his country.
Furthermore, we have Priyanka Chopra, a seasoned actress who performed his role as CIA agent. She was the one that led the team that was trailing Paddy Considine, known as Viktor Gradov, another character in the movie who was best known for arms dealing, he was a Russian arm dealer in the movie.
Still in the movie we have characters such as Comer, Hammond,Bradshaw, Kirk, Quincy, Cat Derringer and a whole lot of them that performed their roles to the best of their ability and made the movie an interesting one to watch from the start to the end.
THE PLOT
The movie is about two world leaders who would not be on the same page just because of their ego and power. Both of them were not on good terms just because of their different views about what was happening in the world.
These two leaders are the President of the United States and the UK Prime Minister in the persons of Derringer and Sam Clarke, but when the whole world through Gradov was against them, they both came together to join forces together and through the help of Noelle, the erstwhile lover to one of the them, Sam Clarke, they were able to conquer the world and help to make the NATO stand and take its place.
THEME, ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY
The central theme of the movie is loyalty. This can be seen in the way the two heads of state, despite the challenges they both faced on their way to the NATO summit, proved their loyalty to their countries and the course they believed in. The loyalty on the part of those officers on the Airforce 1 to their nation and the president even unto the point of death cannot be overemphasized.
Also, we have themes of love, which was seen among the president Derringer and his family and between Sam and his erstwhile love, Noelle. Also the theme of betrayal from the US vice president can be seen not at the beginning of the movie but towards the end of the movie. Though, the VP tried her best to divert the attention of her betrayal to another character in the movie, but it didn't work in the end as she was being exposed at last. Furthermore, we can see the theme of betrayal in the way some of the heads of state present at the NATO summit withdrew their support for the body, but thanks to the timely intervention of the duo of president Derringer and prime minister Sam Clarke.
The theme of murder and blood pulling can also be seen in the movie. This can be seen in the way Gradov got so many people killed just for him to have his way. The man Gradov was just a man ahead of others most especially his top target, the president and the prime minister and he nearly got them killed on many occasions, both on the Air Force 1 and at Warsaw in Poland where his men struck and were so determined to kill both heads of state. Also at the NATO summit, he made sure he killed the US Vice President, his informant and also made an attempt to kill the heads of state. His men really tried, but he and his men met their waterloo and they all died.
Also, the hijacking and hacking of the Echelon which holds the secrets of NATO was another brave and brilliant move from the man Gradov. He made use of this to compromise and ground all the activities of the heads of state. Though he was not the one doing it, but with the help of Hammond who was being coerced to do so, he was able to achieve his mission. The man Gradov was a smart guy. But thanks to Hammond who gave the trio of the president, prime minister and Noellel the hint on how to get all the needed information on their snitch.
Also, the conflict between the two world leaders and their public outburst at the initial stage of the movie calls for questions, I think their conflict and public outburst was due to ego and superiority contest between the two. I could remember when Derringer said, “I'm an American president and an American president doesn't share the stage with any other person.” This statement is actually filled with pride, but thank God he didn't allow that to override their peace mission which was jointly carried out by both.
The role played by Comer and Noelle were so significant in the movie and I would not forget the Belarusian woman who helped to transport them from Belarus to Warsaw in Poland, though, both men pretended not to be known, but they were yet recognized by the woman and the kind gesture of this woman cannot be overemphasized. What this means is that no one character in the movie is useless as they all contributed to the success of the movie and the victory of the two heads of state in making NATO stand.
One of the scenes I love most in the movie is that scene where both wanted to steal a car from the Belarusian guys but failed. Though, they wanted to be a good leader by not fighting them, but those guys would not understand. Thanks to the woman that came at the right time to rescue them.
In addition, the role played by Sam Clarke, the UK prime minister in the movie who was presumed dead in making sure they get to the venue of the meeting cannot be overemphasized. He came at the right time with the fire truck to rescue them from the Gradov men. This is bravery on his part.
But as much as the movie has its good side, I would not but mention a few things I think should be improved on, one is the use of the Russian language. Although this is supposed to be the strength of the movie, it's a flaw. Had it been subtitled, it would have been good, but it's and this left me to be unconnected to what was going on in the movie.
Also, I think the security details of such a powerful president should be more detailed and informative than what we saw in the movie. The two powerful heads of state were just presented as a mere commoner in the movie which is not too good at all.
Furthermore, what took place at the NATO summit to me is what I have already presumed and it really happened the way I thought it would happen. The actions of both heads of state were so direct that anyone would know that's what would happen.
But overall, the movie is interesting and I would love to watch it over and over again. Also, the pictures are crystal clear and the use of music in embellishing the various scenes was so superb.
RATING
I will rate the movie 7/10.
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All other images are from the movie screenshots.
