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G I Joe Retaliation -

Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki. Plot Summary: A Team Betrayed

The film's primary protagonist, Roadblock is a heavy machine gunner who takes command of the survivors after the betrayal. g i joe retaliation

The Joes extract a warhead from Pakistan. Roadblock calls out his shots ("Hollow points. Armor-piercing. Teflon-coated."). Good introduction to the team’s dynamic. Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne

The introduction of Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson) and Flint (D.J. Cotrona) shifts the dynamic. Duke was a white, all-American golden boy—the cinematic equivalent of a 1950s propaganda poster. Roadblock, conversely, is characterized as a heavy machine gunner and a father. The film pivots from the protection of the "world" to the protection of the "family." Roadblock calls out his shots ("Hollow points

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