London Has Fallen Character Analysis

London Has Fallen is a thrilling movie that showcases true heroism and the power that nationalism can have on an individual. Mike Banning, the main character, is a secret service officer who is very close with the President. London Has Fallen is the sequel to Olympus Has Fallen, where Mike Banning a former secret service agent returns to the White House to save the President’s life. In London Has Fallen, Mike Banning returns as the head of the secret service task force serving full time for the President. To give some context, the film starts out by showing a known terrorist named Aamir Barkawi attending a family affair. The United States, after receiving a tip of Barkawi’s presence at the event, makes the decision to drone strike the meeting not knowing that Barkawi’s family was there. Aamir Barkawi manages to avoid the drone strike, but must endure the pain of watching his daughter die and his son get his legs blown off. Fast forward to the present day, Mike Banning is debating resigning from the secret service due to the fact that he has his first child on the way. He faces a tough decision because he loves his family, but also enjoys the friendship that he has with the …show more content…
collectivism. Our textbook would define these terms as “the extent to which a culture emphasizes the individual versus the group (Wild and Wild, 2016, 64).” Derived from this definition, people can see cultures that value a more individualistic society value hard work, encourage entrepreneurs, and inspire risk taking. Often times this kind of attitude can create innovation, but upon failure the blame usually will fall directly upon those in charge. Collectivist cultures put more value on family and groups. These people put less value in personal goals and put the goals of the group ahead of their own. This creates an environment that shares responsibility even when something