Heart of Stone follows female agent Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) of the MI6 unit headed by main agent Parker (Jamie Dornan). 

However, in reality, Rachel Stone works for The Charter – a secret peacekeeping organization that uses advanced technology to neutralize global threats.

Returning to the main role in the action project, “warrior goddess” Gal Gadot did not disappoint the audience with her acting.

Gal Gadot is the soul of ‘Heart of Stone’

In Heart of Stone , Gal Gadot takes on the role of an agent who sticks to her own rules. 

She constantly engages in vital missions, is willing to sacrifice herself to save her teammates, always stands on the side of justice and wants to surround herself with people with ideals fighting to make the world a better place.

We see somewhere the image of  Wonder Woman  – the character who made Gal Gadot’s name – in Rachel Stone, although in this new work, she no longer has the supernatural abilities, fighting alone like before.

Through Gal Gadot’s acting, Rachel Stone becomes more real. The character is initially somewhat inferior to the rest of the members in MI6, being a new recruit to the organization and has not yet shown many abilities. 

But later on, she showed her elite skills, from fighting, driving, using weapons, to her ability to lead and organize plans.

The film has a few carefully choreographed action scenes. On the big screen, we can admire the dramatic moments, racing against time of the main character.

She glided through canyons in the snowy night, ran from enemies on the small streets of Lisbon and parachuted from Locker at an altitude of 24km.

Director Tom Harper shared when making the film that he wanted to create a realistic work, where anything can happen but must be believable to the main character.

And Gal Gadot confided: “The film will take the audience on an exciting journey, escaping from everyday life. The film has a great script, elements of action, emotions and of course heart.” . They possess every aspect in a very real way.” 

The price you pay for being a heroine

In Heart of Stone , Rachel Stone is a lonely hero. Because of the duties she carries on her shoulders, she is forced to hide her true identity and limit outside communication. 

Throughout the movie, we always see the image of Rachel Stone alone solving her personal problems. She is a person with a strong ego, but at the same time, that independent thinking also makes her separate herself from society. 

The work of a spy makes anyone close to Rachel Stone potentially become an unwilling victim of evil forces. Therefore, she was forced to isolate herself so that no one would be hurt.

The work clearly shows the price paid to fulfill the duty and become a hero who saves the world for characters like Rachel Stone. 

Ordinary people like us always dream of becoming superheroes, but we don’t understand that actually superheroes simply dream of being ordinary people.

To protect the lives of millions of people, they were forced to create a separate world to avoid being affected by outside noise. 

Sometimes, they have to sacrifice their personal happiness and accept to live a lonely life, without anyone to accompany or share with them.

Heart of Stone  is a moderate action movie, easy to watch, suitable for audiences who simply need entertainment. 

The film is based on a script by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder. In addition to Gal Gadot, the film also stars Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighofer, Paul Ready, Jing Lusi…