{"id":128892,"date":"2023-02-24T19:55:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/hes-the-first-gay-action-hero-why-the-transporter-director-gave-jason-stathams-film-a-gay-subtext\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T19:55:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:25:45","slug":"hes-the-first-gay-action-hero-why-the-transporter-director-gave-jason-stathams-film-a-gay-subtext","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/hes-the-first-gay-action-hero-why-the-transporter-director-gave-jason-stathams-film-a-gay-subtext\/","title":{"rendered":"“He’s the first gay action hero!” Why the ‘Transporter’ director gave Jason Statham’s film a gay subtext"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One, two, three, answer again: name three openly gay movie action heroes<\/strong>. If your mind has gone blank, it’s understandable; and it is that the lack of representation among the protagonists according to what type of large productions continues to be more than remarkable. Mind you, we may have missed a case hiding in plain sight.<\/p>\n

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When the third installment of the ‘Transporter’ saga was released, we could see how the titular character shared fluids with Valentina, the character played by Natalya Rodakova. This fact could not be of greater importance if it were not for the fact that Louis Leterrier, director of the first two Frank Martin adventures, confessed at the time that Jason Statham’s driver was homosexual<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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As the filmmaker told Chris Lee of the Los Angeles Times, he decided to create a gay subtext for avoid making “a Steven Seagal movie”<\/strong>adding the following explanation with dart included for the action movie fandom.<\/p>\n

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“If you watch the movie knowing he’s gay it’s so much funnier. It’s great, the first gay action hero! Action fans tend to be very homophobic. You see these tough guys going, ‘Transporter, that’s a good movie!’ If they only knew they were cheering for a new kind of action hero.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In addition, Leterrier highlighted the moment in ‘Transporter 2′ in which good old Frank rebuffs Audrey Billings’ advances using the phrase “It’s because of who I am.” According to the French director, “It’s the one coming out of the closet!”<\/em>; a statement with which Statham did not agree at all<\/strong>if we take into account their statements in this regard.<\/p>\n

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“It’s just Lou-Lou trying to be funny. Although he did say, ‘In the second part you become the gay icon.’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I haven’t the foggiest idea if Frank Martin is gay or not, and it doesn’t matter too much as far as the franchise narrative is concerned. What I do know for sure is that I have a perfect excuse to review the trilogy again<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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