Last night my wife and I sat down to watch The Beekeeper staring Jason Statham and I was amazed at how many applicable life lessons there were.
Honestly, this movie changed my life. So, let’s take a look at these life-changing lessons.
1. Most Innocuous, Reclusive Professions Are Really Filled By Elite, Retired, Ex-Military Dudes
Well, as we learn in the movie the Beekeeper isn’t ex-military, but is actually retired from an elite shadow warrior organization that is outside of the normal USA government chain-of-command.
I can’t help but notice that this has been more common lately as seen by movies such as The Accountant, The Bricklayer, and now The Beekeeper. The obvious takeaway here is that you shouldn’t piss off your florist, who is probably retired from an elite-military organization and has a bad attitude.
2. If You Ever Find Yourself In A Fight Against 20 Dudes, They Will Courteously Form An Orderly Line And Fight You One At A Time
I didn’t know this because I’m a lover not a fighter.
But it’s good to know that just in case I ever have to face 20 dudes in a fight they will not just rush me at the same time, making it impossible to defend myself, but rather they will form an orderly line so I can fight them one at a time.
BONUS TIP: Bad guys are particularly vulnerable to unusual, unorthodox fighting techniques, so the more outlandish your moves the better chance you have at defeating them.
3. If You Elbow An FBI Guy Wearing A Helmet You Will Easily Knock Him Out
This one happened quick in the movie, but I caught it. The Beekeeper was surrounded by an FBI SWAT team with guns and he defeated all of them using Kung Fu.
One move that was particularly surprising–and it happened quick but I caught it–was he elbowed an FBI SWAT guy straight on his helmet and knocked him out. I imagine those FBI helmets are pretty sturdy, but it’s good to know they are vulnerable to a quick elbow just in case you ever find yourself needing to fight off an FBI SWAT team with nothing but your hands and feet!
4. The Secret Service Always Forgets About The Sewers
Let’s say (SPOILER ALERT) you needed to sneak into the President’s weekend getaway which is fortified like a fortress and surrounded by heavily armed Secret Service…how would you go about it?
The sewer, of course!
While perhaps the perimeter of the weekend getaway would be heavily guarded, the Secret Service will ALWAYS forget about the sewer system which runs directly under the property and it provides a prime way to sneak past the heavy security.
5. The Best Way To Defeat A Team Of Navy SEALS Is To Lure Them Into An Elevator And Then Cut The Cable
I think most people already know this one, but it’s worth reiterating–if you are ever being chased by a team of Navy SEALS just lure all of them into an elevator and then cut the cable.
Works everytime.
6. The Secret Service Is Really Soft
I know a lot of people think the Secret Service would have some type of fighting skills but they don’t. They are actually chosen purely on how well they look in a black suit and black sunglasses.
So if you ever need to battle your way through 100+ Secret Service you really have nothing to worry about, honestly.
7. If A Bunch Of Dudes Are Shooting Bullets At You, They Can’t Hit You If Walk Around Purposely Like A Boss And Ignore Taking Any Cover
This one surprised me, but now I know if a bunch of dudes start shooting bullets at me, I can simply walk through the wall a bullets if I just walk like a cool dude and scowl at the bad guys a little bit. And then I will be able to walk right up to them, grab their guns, and then begin to hit them on the head with the butt of their own weapons. Wow!
Thanks for reading and I hope you got as much out of The Beekeeper as I did!