Skyscraper (2018)

 

Skyscraper - 2018

Coming up next we have 2018's "Skyscraper", a film about a man who must evacuate his family from inside the world's tallest building after it erupts into a fury of fire following an act of terrorism.

The film's cast includes Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Moller, Noah Taylor, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber, McKenna Roberts, Noah Cottrell, Hannah Quinlivan, and Tzi Ma.

In Hong Kong, the world's tallest skyscraper is being fully opened.  Called "The Pearl", it is 3,500 feet tall and has 225 floors.

Up until now, the bottom half of the tower has been open to the public for shopping, concerts, and hotel stays.  After a final security check, the top half, which is residential, will be opened.

The man doing the final security check is Will Sawyer, who has been living in the tower as a preview with his wife and two children.

When Will goes to visit with the owner of "The Pearl", he sees some of the tower's most amazing features, including a huge indoor park complete with waterfall.

Inside the penthouse, Will is amazed by all of the state of the art amenities on display.

The owner takes Will inside the sphere which gives the tower its name, "The Pearl", and shows him what will become one of the premier tourist attractions in the area.

All of those amenities sound wonderful.  However, there are those that don't wish the skyscraper success, and they actively plot it's destruction.

They start a fire on the 96th floor of the tower.  Crowds watch in awe at the flames.  They can't believe this seemingly indestructible building has become an inferno.

Will is off sight.  His family, however, are trapped inside the tower as the flames grow higher and higher.

Will realizes that his family's only chance is for him to save them.  Using all of his ingenuity and special training from an earlier career, he gets past barricades and lots of policemen to access the building.

Once Will locates his family, they've got to work together to beat the clock and escape the building before it completely implodes on them.

Things don't look good as the flames continue to climb higher and higher.  The gathered crowd watches from a safe distance with baited breath.

Luckily, things turn out all right for the Sawyer family.  When Will asks the owner of "The Pearl" what he plans to do, the owner says, "Rebuild".

Cast rundown:

   Dwayne Johnson.............................Will Sawyer

   Neve Campbell................................Sarah Sawyer

   Chin Han........................................Zhao Long Ji

   Roland Moller...................................Kores Botha

   Noah Taylor.....................................Mr. Pierce

   Byron Mann....................................Inspector Wu

   Pablo Schreiber...............................Ben

   McKenna Roberts.............................Georgia Sawyer

   Noah Cottrell...................................Henry Sawyer

   Hannah Quinlivan.............................Xia

   Tzi Ma............................................Fire Chief Sheng

And that's it for Skyscraper.  A production designer for the film gave an interview to the New York Times which said that the name for the tower, "The Pearl", is actually derived from a Chinese myth about a boy who swallows a pearl and turns into a dragon.  The pearl sits inside the dragon's mouth high above everything, while the tail rests on the ground.

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