Reacher Differences From Tom Cruise's Movies

[Music] so with amazon now providing their take on lee brainchild pun intended jack reacher we thought we'd take a look at some of the biggest differences between the tv series and the movies starring tom cruise other than you know not starring tom cruise pretty much every movie there's at least five minutes of run time devoted to run time that's a spirit kid so without further ado let's tom cruise down the river of reacher if you say so i definitely do man that pun was pretty bad huh how'd you come up with that now i know i said i wasn't going to talk about the casting but i'm going to break that rule almost immediately i lied as it has to be said that the size shape and physical presence between the two lead actors is literally one of the biggest differences between the show and the movies that's because one of the biggest criticisms that the movies faced is the physical size of their star tom cruise what are you talking about now no one is saying tom cruise isn't in great shape i mean he puts me to shame and i'm over half his age but with an athletic build more suited for like i don't know tennis and a height of a five foot seven or 1.7 meters depending on how you measure height he is certainly no hulking behemoth like the character that is described in the books with the literary reacher being an absolute beast being extremely muscular and measuring up to six foot five inches or again 1.9 meters depending on how you measure therefore it's six foot three and being built like a brick house alan richan's portrayal of the character is much more in keeping when the way the character is described in the novels richton who plays hank hall in titans was already a big lad coming into the show weighing in at 205 pounds most of which was pure muscle but he decided to add an extra 30 pounds of muscle to resemble the character's physique even better to do this the production crew gave richton an almost endless supply of food including a boatload of pizza and i have to say this is the diet that i can get behind wait how much would i have to exercise speaking about getting ready for the roll richson said in an interview with variety i had to eat a lot of pizza to bulk up for this roll i started working out a little more and stepping into that famous reacher silhouette when looking back in hindsight author lee child acknowledged that readers of his books which span over 100 million were never entirely satisfied with cruz's reacher not because of his acting ability i mean the guy is like the face of every major action franchise other than john wick but child said because they had an issue with his physique as it never measured up to the giant beast of the novels so when child decided to move the live-action adaptation of his books from movie format to a tv series and cruz expressed no interest in being in the show he could wipe the slate clean and bring in a relatively unknown star to play the role who was closer to the book version so in came mr richton because of the size difference richson's version of the character is much more intimidating so when both actors perform the quiet scenes which the character likes to do a lot richson arguably has more of that laid-back menace that cruz was lacking when describing his co-star hugh thompson who plays baker on the show said he's like an aircraft carrier with arms and legs that guy and that's a pretty accurate description now with the series having a bigger bulkier and more physical guy as their lead that meant that they could make the tone of the show darker grittier and more violent the series is arguably by far more gruesome and graphic than its movie counterpart and with it not only having a bigger lead star in a physical sense but a longer run time as a whole they were much more free to explore the violence of the novels in many ways the action scenes in the movies were pretty watered down so they could be accessible to a younger audience which was admittedly another major criticism from big reacher fans now while the series isn't exactly a gore fest like s craig zayler movies like bone tomahawk or brawl and cellblock 99 it's a lot more violent than its movie counterpart while it does make multiple nods to the movies as it mirrors a number of their scenes the series takes a lot more risks than the movies arguably ever did yes i know i have used arguably like 100 times already but with these big brutal action scenes ritzen made sure that his bulk wasn't just for show and in scenes where typically a stuntman would be used richson did it for himself which left him with a number of minor injuries speaking about his preparation richson said the fight training was another level reacher's a heavy yoke to wear he left me a little wounded i broke a joint my ac joint in the shoulder i had surgery when we wrapped and i tore an oblique in a fight on set it was rough but i got through it and i feel better than ever now hopefully we can do many more i'll put those scars behind me of course cruz is no stranger to doing his own stunts i mean we have covered it on this channel multiple times but having rich sin applies size firsthand makes for an even more engaging and immersive action scene feels like it'd be hard to make a cohesive movie with a strategy like that actually super easy barely an inconvenience but size isn't just where tom cruise's reacher and alan richton's reacher differ it's not only is hulking size that makes jack reach or jack reacher but also his top notch brain in the books reacher is a mountain of a man but he also has a crazy investigative mind and can make brilliant deductions think of him as sherlock holmes as if he were also in the wwe because there was so much that had to be backed in the movies and information given through exposition cruz's portrayal of the character didn't really get to show off how clever he really was and although he had razor sharp intellect when paired with the lack of his physical size it made him feel less like jack reacher and more of just another cool but seen before tom cruise action hero so we just jumped from stunt to exposition to stunt to exposition richson's arguably look i said it again please don't make it into a drinking game gets to show off more of his intelligence in the series though admittedly he still suffers from the same drawbacks as the movies in order to explain his deductive reasoning he has to do so pretty stiffly through exposition because it's kind of hard to convey what goes on in a character's mind otherwise especially when it's explained at length in the books [Music] another difference between the two is that rich sim's reacher is also funnier and dare i say slightly more charismatic than cruz's version of the character richton's reacher is constantly quick with a quip or a dry comment and this use of humor not only diffuses tension but is another important aspect of the character that was perhaps missing in the movies not my problem in an interview thompson said what struck me was his sense of timing his sense of humor he's actually smart in the way that reacher is smart he totally understands what he's doing and what that character is about i think he nailed it this isn't surprising when taking into account how much richson prepared for the role with him reading all 24 jack reacher novels before filming to make sure he knew the character inside and out now we have already kind of alluded to this one man it's pretty obvious to be fair but due to a longer run time and more room to explore the series has a different and arguably better pacing and yes i am aware i said arguably again whoops whoopsie the series has much more to maneuver than the movies did which struggled to fit as much as they could into a two hour or so rung time this gave the show much more of an opportunity to sew the story beats across the season provide a little bit more information and go further into the realm of the books than the movies got the opportunity to do when comparing the series and the movies directly thompson said they are different animals in a series you have so much time you don't have to crash everything together in two hours like when you're doing a feature you can do more setup you can do a little bit more exploration of what reacher is like in the books you see how intelligent the guy is thompson went on to say that because of the amount of time you get in a series it becomes much more clear why the books are as popular as they are and what makes reacher such a beloved character saying you understand why this franchise has the support and rabid fan base that it does because it's such a page-turner there's also a lot of stuff about morality and code of conduct he's a man of action and a hero and you get behind him because he does stuff according to what he thinks and doesn't look back it's addictive but because they had so much time the series actually could work around the books it was based on 1997 killing floor and actually set up and explore plot threads and character development from other books such as 2002's without fail this entry goes hand in hand with the extended run time we discussed previously but by having more time on the board the reacher series can provide more character depth and backstory than the movie and arguably i can't stop saying it who's drinking even the killing floor managed to do so in the book reacher discusses his relationship with his brother but really doesn't go much further into his backstory while the tv series employs a wealth of details and references to other cases that are mentioned in other books by using flashbacks to reach his relationship with his brother joe we empathize more with the character as we see the emotional connection between him and his brother and we also gain a greater understanding as to why reacher turned into the man we see in the present now for those who prefer an element of mystery this may not have been your cup of tea but it did add for the final time in this video arguably an extra layer to the character than the movie iteration right that's it for differences unless we miss some so feel free to sound off in the comments but before i go i wanted to say that it probably sounds like i'm being pretty harsh on tom cruise version of the character and the movies which i wasn't trying to be as i am a fan of both those series and movies and cruz did cash in great performances as the character however if you were to ask me which was the better reacher in my humble opinion i would arguably have to say richson but let us know in the comments your thoughts and which one you like more let's end on this piece of trivia reportedly nick santora never once met either lead star allen ritzen or lee child in person the entire process of designing the show writing auditioning etc was done by him over zoom and at the time of the first season's release on amazon prime he still hadn't met them in person that's arguably the coolest fact you'll 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Length: 9min 40sec (580 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 24 2022