Proof of Life

When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter’s wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
For her, it’s personal. For him, it’s a contract.

Una ko napanood ang Proof of Life noong 2004. Wala akong idea kung tungkol saan ang movie noong ni-rent ko ang VCD nito sa Video City. Ang totoo, nag-rent lang ako dahil crush ko si Meg Ryan. 😅

Interesting panoorin ang Proof of Life dahil parang nagkaroon ng parallel ang story nito sa totoong buhay ng mga bida. Sa movie, si Russell Crowe ang gumaganap na hostage negotiator na nahulog ang loob sa character ni Meg Ryan, na may asawa sa story. Pero habang ginagawa nila ang pelikula noong 2000, nagkaroon din ng real-life romance sina Crowe at Ryan.

Naging malaking tabloid story ang relationship nila, lalo na’t kasabay nito ang paghihiwalay nina Meg Ryan at Dennis Quaid. Dahil dito, natabunan ng off-screen romance ang mismong pelikula, at sinabi pa ng director na si Taylor Hackford na naapektuhan ng kontrobersiya ang release nito sa US. Gayunman, sinabi ni Ryan na hindi si Crowe ang dahilan ng pagkasira ng marriage nila ni Quaid, kaya hindi rin patas na isisi sa kanilang relasyon ang lahat ng nangyari.


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