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Outline:

Have you ever seen the Denzel Washington movie “Man on Fire?” If you haven’t Denzel (who is ex-CIA and a former U.S. Marine Corps Officer who specialized in reconnaissance - he was basically an assassin for the U.S. government) is hired to be the private bodyguard of a nine-year-old little girl named Pita (played by Dakota Fanning).

While the gig initially seemed straightforward (and a bit beneath the skill set of our hero) things take a turn when Pita is kidnapped and Denzel is seriously injured trying to save her.

Now I’m fast-forwarding through a lot of good stuff and essential plot development, but to make a long story short… The dead drop of the ransom money goes bad so the kidnappers threaten to kill Pita which prompts Denzel to take matters into his own hands.

For the next hour and a half this “Man on Fire” leaves behind a trail of death and carnage as he tracks down leads into who’s ultimately responsible for this act against this little girl… Which includes brutally torturing and killing anyone with information: low level criminals, syndicate crime bosses, corrupt police officers, dirty lawyers, even Pita’s own dad (who it turns out was initially behind the kidnapping so he could collect on the insurance money).

Initially, it might seem a bit peculiar why a man relatively new to Pita’s life would end up going to such lengths to save her; and yet, there is a scene right before the action commences that provides a little insight into his core motivation. (PLAY CLIP)

Understand… The reason Denzel takes a bullet to defend Pita and then becomes this “Man on Fire” in an attempt to rescue her is because his relationship with that little girl had effectively saved his life! You see when Denzel’s character first took the job he was an alcoholic suffering from extreme depression and severe guilt as a result of his former life.

While he had at first resisted Pita’s continual attempts to strike up a friendship, by the time of her kidnapping her unusual kindness and grace had unquestionably won him over. Understand, her love that had freed him from the very things that were destroying him. Their relationship filled his life with both meaning and purpose. Denzel is so grateful for the impact of Pita’s kindness that he’s even willing to lay down his life if it meant saving hers.

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