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Conventions of Action • Clearly defined hero, victim, and villain • Hero’s object of desire is to stop the villain and save the victim • Power divide between hero and villain is large • Speech in praise of the villain • Other conventions specific to the subgenre
Narratives • Type of film and tells a story from start to end. • involves a lot of violence, extended fighting, explosions, car chases.
Sub-Genres • Adventure • Chase thrillers • Superhero films • Spy film • Martial arts
Does this genre Hybridise with other genres? • Action adventure- Indiana jones • Action romance • Sci-fi action • Action comedy- Beverly Hills Cop • Action horror- Army of Darkness • Action thriller
How successful financially is Action? • The ranking of total box office revenue of different movie genres in North America between 1995 and 2020 shows the action genre ranked 2nd with total revenue amounting to 47.72 billion dollars.
Companies responsible for making action films • Warner Brothers • Disney • Universal Pictures
Examples of Action films • Aquaman • Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw • Avengers Endgame • Kingsman: The Secret Service