The Action Hero - Your Thoughts?

Question

I am working on a script and in my mind I want to create an epic action hero with cult classic undertones synonomous with Pulp Fiction, Indiana Jones. The character is male and of an older age (young enough to be Hollywood star) say about 40 - 45. i.e I want him to really feel the pain when he gets hit, falls etc instead of a spring chicken.

The plot outline is a slightly more modern world. Crime is rotting the city our plot centres in. This crime is neither explained nor justified and only offers a setting. The police are moving through the city and although they resembles any average LA cop they move with Terminator precision. They are strong and powerful (is it too much like Matrix?) this is attributed to their training and not any software program. Our heroes situation involves him with local gangs and of course he beats them. He is fallible and is wounded often. Meanwhile the cops contiue to eradicate crime as well as the few innocent amongs the poverty ridden favelas

I need reason why he is doing what he is doing and your thoughts on him as well as any names you want to suggest for script?

Also is it silly to give him something like "I hate snakes" "I dont use guns" "I sleep with every women I meet"?

The idea of an unstoppable police force I think is interesting but would it feel a lot like Agents from the Matrix universe to an audience?

Answer 1

check the news:
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=45902&src=site-marq

http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/85375

If these technologies play out as I expect they will, AI & robotics will make Law Enforcement in 2040 look like magic to us primitives.

It's your job to make this look different from robocop, matrix, judge dredd, etcetera. if i had a full-blown conception, i wouldn't give it away here or anywhere. Why should i hate myself if you make billions from my picture of future LE????