When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
The film's central narrative champions individual heroism, unwavering patriotism, and a strong, decisive military response to external threats against American symbols and leadership, aligning with conservative values.
The movie features visible diversity in its supporting cast, with minority actors in significant government roles. However, the narrative maintains a traditional framing, portraying its white male protagonists positively without engaging in critical commentary on traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.
The film "Olympus Has Fallen" is an action thriller focused on a terrorist attack on the White House. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, leading to a determination of N/A for its portrayal of LGBTQ+ content.
The film primarily focuses on male characters in combat roles. While female characters are present, none are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Combat scenes involving female characters are either brief and result in their defeat, or they are not involved in direct physical confrontations.
The film features an original story with newly created characters, not adaptations of pre-existing material or reboots of legacy characters. Therefore, no characters were established as one gender in prior canon and then portrayed as another.
Olympus Has Fallen is an original film with characters created specifically for it. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which characters' races could have been established and subsequently changed.
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