In the grand hierarchy of Hollywood action tropes, few settings are as sacred—or as frequently violated—as the White House. In 2013, director Antoine Fuqua delivered Olympus Has Fallen , a film that stripped away the suave polish of James Bond and replaced it with the gritty, bruising determination of a lone wolf. For Sri Lankan audiences, accustomed to the high-octane spectacles of Bollywood and the stylized violence of the Fast & Furious franchise, this film offered something rawer.