Angelina Jolie blowing out 48 candles today. The actress is an undisputed icon of the Hollywood scene and beyond. Known all over the world for his extraordinary beauty, but above all for his extraordinary heart. A life dedicated to charity, humanitarian causes and helping others that made her “the most respected woman in the world” according to the survey. Listed on Time’s 100 most influential people in the world, she is also an ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It is no coincidence that he is shortlisted for the Gene Hersholt Humanitarian Award: the Oscar for humanitarian contributions.
Angelina boasts a respectable acting career, and her roles and interpretations have even brought fortune to some films. Although there is one common thread which connects many films of the actress, i.e. role playing “Tough Girl”. With what special meaning? Well, different. You just have to find out the rating of his 10 roles in which he manifests himself the most how hard it isand not only at home.
10. Those who want to kill me: when Bear Grylls is useless
We are located in Park County, Montana. Jolie plays Hannah Faber parachutist firefighter who works on the observation tower, and only for this deserves a place in the ratings. Hanna will meet little Connor who is being chased by two ruthless killers. The kid has evidence against the two and whoever hired them to kill. Between storms, lightning, fires and a hail of bullets, a woman survival technology expert help Connor in the struggle between life and death.
9. Salt: tempering steep
From fireman to CIA agentstep is short. In this film, the actress plays Evelyn Salt, a member of a US government agency whose life suddenly turns into chaos. In fact, during the interrogation of the Soviet spy, he mentions the woman’s name, pointing to her as one of his affiliates. Evelyn will then have to deal with accusations that she Soviet saboteur received the task to kill the President of Russia, who arrived in New York. Despite professing her innocence, she is placed in solitary confinement, but escapes out of fear for her husband’s safety. Jump against everything and everyone? Only a real cool one can.
8. The harshness of life in Gia – A woman beyond all restrictions
Angelina Jolie has acted in films many times, but too often without brandishing a weapon. In fact, the interpretation of dramatic roles with characters with difficult and painful experiences is not an easy task. This is the case Gia Karanji, model really existed and died tragically early of AIDS. The spiral of drugs and fame is beautifully conveyed by the actress, who conveys tragic loss of human life. An experience in which even the rejection of family, joys and life itself plays a fundamental role. A truly challenging role that earned Jolie a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild award.
7. Angelina Jolie’s “Run You Fools” in Wanted.
It seems that Angelina will never break the habit of killing, and therefore only she could be ideal for the film. Wanted – choose your fate, inspired by the comic book of the same name. In fact, here he plays the role of the Fox, formidable assassin which is part of a group called the Brotherhood. This secret society is made up of assassins with special skills such as curved projectile trajectory. The actress again demonstrates her skills and feels great with pistols or rifles in her hands. Between reckless action scenes, her character’s ending could make her the only one. “hard”.
6Tomb Raider: When toughness becomes a profession
Between 2001 and 2003, Jolie plays one of the most talked about roles, but also one of the most iconic of her career: Lara Croft, archaeologist neglect of danger in the pursuit of ancient artifacts. The character is the protagonist of a video game series called Tomb Raider, which has enjoyed international success since 1996. The actress’s incredible resemblance to a video game adventurer (albeit initially polygonal) has benefited the film adaptation of the two films, even though both of them are heavily criticized from all sides. No matter what, the heart of a true gamer will always be in Angelina heroine wielding weapons and climb everywhere.
5. Interrupted girls, hardness is not their choice
interrupted girls has its main character Winona Ryder as Susannah, a girl who is diagnosed with borderline disorder but owes much of her success to co-star Angelina Jolie. actress plays Lisa, sociopath that in the psychiatric hospital where Suzanne is sent, they only create additional problems for the girl and other patients. Despite her appearance, Lisa has a charismatic and persuasive personality, like a real tough guy. The parable about Lisa that we see during the film, between harmful behavior, punishment, understanding and justification, was made possible thanks to the incredible performance of Jolie, who deservedly lift the oscar to the sky.
4. Maleficent, Angelina Jolie’s Wicked Fairy (Not Quite)
Who saw sleeping Beautya 1959 Disney classic and deeply hated Maleficent? All probably. Evil witch because he wanted to kill Princess Aurora with a curse just because he was not invited to the christening. Here with the film Maleficent everything changes a little. The virtue of the film is that it tells the witch’s past, revealing backstory unexpected. The beautiful fairy creature Maleficent lives in a peaceful kingdom and has a kind heart. The heart that loves will be shattered by deceit. Angelina perfectly shows us how even the heart can harden.
3. Mr and Mrs Smith, a couple that flares up
Mr. and Mrs. Smith he was remembered by everyone only as a film that glorified Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. The experience on set made them fall in love with each other and they became Hollywood’s most famous couple. Together for more than 10 years, marriage, three illegitimate children. They are a couple in the movie. professional killers, not knowing about each other’s work, and in a family crisis. In fact, unfortunately, there was a divorce. If Angelina had tried to kill her husband, like in the movie, maybe passion would have flared between them again?
2. The legend of Beowulf, tough in the days of Geat
From epic poem to film Legend of Beowulf tells the story of a Scandinavian hero intent on saving the ancient Danish kingdom from an evil being named Grendel. However, history leaves behind another dangerous enemy, Grendel’s mother (whose name is not called, here as in a poem), in the magnificent guise of Angelina Jolie. Many define it as immortal demonShe is the last of her kind. A seductive menace that repeatedly gives history acts of despicable atrocities. lonely “Tough Girl” who can deceive even the great warrior Beowulf.
1. Angelina Jolie and the power of a mother in Changeling
Based on a terrifying true story, Changelings talks about his mother, to whom he is taken by the police the child is not hisafter the disappearance of his son. The struggle to get her real child back will result in her being branded as a mentally ill person. In the era of prohibition in Los Angeles, the cases of a woman who defies corrupt and diseased system, discrediting the police who destroy human lives to avoid humiliation. Maybe mother’s love be stronger than assassins, immortal beings and fairies? Angelina reminds us that the answer is yes.
Recall that Angelina Jolie will play Maria Callas in a biopic dedicated to her: more “Tough Girl” which, we are sure, the actress will pay tribute.