Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

About this episode

The episode discusses the reboot of Jack Ryan featuring Chris Pine and explores various themes related to the film and its context.

For the second time in as many weeks, we find ourselves learning once more about young Jack Ryan. In the second reboot of the series, Chris Pine now helms the mantle of the analyst extraordinaire. We finally see the legendary helicopter crash that is pivotal to his backstory before we see him move to Wall Street to begin his work with the CIA. Trading in James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman for Kevin Costner, we get another image of Ryan in another decade where franchise filmmaking has shifted significantly—we of course talk about the politics, the post-war on terror philosophies, the Hollywood Chrises, and much more! Join us now as we wrap up our You Don't Know Jack... Ryan marathon.

People in this episode

Host: GoodTrash Media

Topics covered

• Jack Ryan
• franchise filmmaking
• politics
• post-war on terror
• Hollywood

Keywords

• Jack Ryan
• Chris Pine
• franchise
• politics
• Hollywood
• CIA
• film review

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Books & works: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

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