{"id":1259,"date":"2025-11-30T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2025-11-30T10:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:26:19","slug":"bloodshot-2020-his-mind-was-taken-his-body-is-a-weapon-he-was-built-to-follow-orders-now-hes-rewriting-the-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/?p=1259","title":{"rendered":"Bloodshot (2020) \u2013 His Mind Was Taken. His Body Is a Weapon.\u00a0He was built to follow orders. Now he\u2019s rewriting the code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-266.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-266.png 526w, https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-266-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloodshot (2020) explodes onto the screen as a gritty, tech-fueled superhero origin story with a twist\u2014built on revenge, memory manipulation, and unstoppable rage. Based on the Valiant Comics character, the film follows Ray Garrison (played by Vin Diesel), a soldier brought back from the dead by a secretive tech conglomerate. But he&#8217;s not just revived\u2014he&#8217;s rebuilt.Injected with experimental nanotechnology, Ray becomes Bloodshot, a walking arsenal of self-repairing nanites that give him superhuman strength, instant healing, and a built-in combat processor. But the cost? His memories are no longer his own. What he believes is revenge for his wife\u2019s murder is actually a planted narrative\u2014one used to control him, to make him kill on command, again and again.As Ray slowly begins to unravel the lies, he escapes the company\u2019s grip and goes rogue, determined to uncover the truth behind his past and those who hijacked his humanity. Along the way, he encounters KT, another enhanced operative with her own buried trauma, and Wilfred Wigans, a fast-talking hacker who provides both comic relief and essential aid in Ray\u2019s pursuit of freedom.Directed with a slick, high-gloss style, Bloodshot combines fast-paced action with cyberpunk aesthetics. From high-speed chases to nanite-powered brawls, the action scenes feel visceral and stylized\u2014particularly a standout sequence in a tunnel filled with flour, slow-motion gunfire, and exploding memories.But beneath the muscle and bullets, Bloodshot asks a potent question: If your memories are weaponized, can you ever truly trust yourself?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Bloodshot (2020) explodes onto the screen as a gritty, tech-fueled superhero origin story with a twist\u2014built on revenge, memory manipulation, and unstoppable rage. Based on <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/?p=1259\" title=\"Bloodshot (2020) \u2013 His Mind Was Taken. His Body Is a Weapon.\u00a0He was built to follow orders. Now he\u2019s rewriting the code\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1261,"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259\/revisions\/1261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstime.jkfraser.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}