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Die Hard

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Action film referenced as the archetypal male fantasy scenario of being in a life-or-death situation requiring resourcefulness and heroism.

Mentions (6)
"In the 90s and early 2000s movies (Beverly Hills Cop, Taxi, Die Hard etc.) the heros are often just normal dudes who like their job, have a cool girlfriend or trying to court the hot girl next door and all in all pretty confident and happy with their lives."
What happened with just being a "regular dude"? · u/billy6oy · ↑191 · 2024-07-24
"The fantasy of being put in a life or death scenario where you have to use a mixture of resourcefulness, courage and guile to rescue people from an armed bad guy is a universal male thought that loops once every two weeks."
"next year, im gonna get a six pack, a pizza, and watch die hard. I don't need it to be nice, I just need one year that doesn't actively traumatise me."
I can't wait for next christmas :( · u/you_oediplus_me · ↑51 · 2025-12-25
"I love action movies and like survival and combat centric media, especially historical or post-apocalyptic settings. I'm absolutely not a cinephile and I have never claimed to have good taste, but stuff like The Northman, Top Gun, Die Hard, Gladiator, and the first few seasons of TWD are totally up "
Being a fan of action movies and a female is ruining my life · u/Well-Welcome · ↑42 · 2026-02-06
"They made a movie that appeals to everything white guys want: 1. kill a bunch of terrorists to save the wife who left you 2. black guy thinks you are cool. why did they spend so much time introducing the Argyle character just for him to do nothing all movie?"
Thoughts on Die Hard · u/kickawayklickitat · ↑31 · 2025-01-06
"stuff like The Northman, Top Gun, Die Hard, Gladiator, and the first few seasons of TWD are totally up my alley"
Being a fan of action movies and a female is ruining my life · u/Well-Welcome · ↑42 · 2026-02-06
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