“Given the character’s peak physical conditioning, professional discipline, mental strength, personal motivation and determination, the laws of physics assert that he has a real shot at making this jump.”Įfthimiou estimated the crane in the movie to be roughly 20 meters in length, enough distance for a person to reach a horizontal speed of 9 meters per second, or approximately 20 miles per hour, before leaving the platform.
In this case, the movie’s director was either lucky or had done his homework,” Efthimiou says. “Most scenes and many entire movies defy the laws of the current universe. When Efthimiou sat down to carry out the calculations from Skyscraper, he was surprised to see the laws of physics do, in fact, allow a window of opportunity.Ī jump like the one in Skyscraper requires a very specific combination of horizontal and vertical speeds, says Efthimiou, whose work on the topic is published in Physics Education. His classes have included studies of well-known scenes from flicks such as Armageddon, X-Men and Black Panther. Efthimiou teaches a popular class, Physics and Film, in which he examines science at work in science fiction, thriller and superhero movies. UCF Physics Professor Costas Efthimiou had the same question - along with strong initial doubts. After the release of the movie’s trailer earlier this year, skeptics immediately began to question the jump’s feasibility and had everyone asking: Is this humanly possible? In this case, the movie’s director was either lucky or had done his homework.”ĭwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays the hero in the epic leap, and his movie Skyscraper already has the internet talking. The building is ablaze, and his family is trapped in a 240-floor building, above the fire line.
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Porter’s little speech also resonates with many people when he reminds Willie that he has no one but himself to help him reach his full potential.In the soon-to-be-released film Skyscraper, a war veteran with a prosthetic leg sprints across the arm of a construction crane, launching himself in a seemingly insane jump toward the broken, open window of an adjacent building. Eventually, Willie does succeed in knocking Porter down, and the audience can’t help but cheer along with the other players. Willie tries and tries and tries, failing at each attempt, while Porter keeps trying to encourage him. Porter gets all suited up in football gear and asks Willie to try knocking him over. Porter tells Willie that he gives up on himself way too easily, and takes it upon himself to help the football player see his true potential. Perhaps one of the most memorable moments from the film is when Johnson’s character Coach Sean Porter tries to encourage Willie Weathers (Jade Yorker), a kid from the detention center, that he has potential as a football player. It’s rare to find iconic The Rock scenes that aren’t action-packed, but if one were to look through Gridiron Gang, they would find quite a few. Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group
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