It was Denzel Washington who added the layer of Robert McCall living with OCD to The Equalizer's lead character.
The Big Picture The action genre has seen a number of major entries, including the John Wick series and The Expendables . One of the most underrated film series is The Equalizer. Based on the 1980s television series of the same name, the Equalizer films star Denzel Washington as former black ops agent Robert McCall, who despite his efforts to live a peaceful life ends up utilizing his "particular set of skills" to dispatch the wicked.
That behavior manifests itself in the way that McCall observes his surroundings: a person's shoes, their belongings, the objects surrounding them. McCall is able to take in the details and often utilizes them to deadly effect. But the one element that stands out is McCall's signature stopwatch. Before each fight scene, McCall will click the timer on his stopwatch and tell his opponent the exact number of seconds it'll take to dispatch them.
Washington Makes Sure To Make Robert McCall An Engaging Protagonist Above All Else The fact that Washington makes McCall's OCD a part of his character, and not his whole character, is a true breath of fresh air — especially when it comes to shaping his character. Too many films have simply been content to not flesh out a character past the basic appearances, which hurts them in the long run.
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