Episode
Film Theory: Is Hitman's Bulletproof Skin POSSIBLE?
Overview
Hitman: Agent 47 is the new movie adaptation of the stealth-and-cover video game...and you all know how much I love movies based on video games! Here we're dissecting some of the movie details, specifically the ultra futuristic armor that John Smith sports to try to take down Agent 47. We'll be looking at the latest in high-tech armor and figuring out whether it's actually possible to create bullet-proof skin.
Details
- Series
- Film Theory
- Season
- Season 2015
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2015-08-20
- Runtime
- 13 min
Episode context
Is Hitman's Bulletproof Skin POSSIBLE? is Episode 12 in 2015 of Film Theory. It aired on 2015-08-20. The runtime is 13 min.
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