https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd The reason why i chose this genre is because of it's variety in fighting and movies. There are traditional-style movies and now many different sub-genres that make Action great. Action has been around for a long time and the more new films are progressing and becoming much better. en-us 2018-10-18 01:15:43 UTC 2024-10-02 03:17:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png kieran_kotulla https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/294653522 In the west, during the 1920's and 1930's, adventure films were popularised by actors such as Douglas Fairbank and Errol Flynn, but the settings were often period ones. In the 1960's and 1970's the huge success of the James Bond series helped popularise the modern day Action film concept. They were characterised by quick-cutting, car chases, fist fights and the ever more elaborate action sequences. The series also helped make the concept of the resourceful hero, who is able to dispatch the villains with a ready one-liner. ]]> 2018-10-19 00:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/294653522 kieran_kotulla https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/294659040 There are many Action films and each have different styles of Action. Some films have ninja's, gun's, police, armies, spies, medieval knights, explosions and chases. Action films often have some sort of fighting or battles even if they are unusual or weird in the film. Action has many sub-genre's to compensate for these weird fights and battles. Some of the sub-genres of Action that help support the main point are Action comedy, Disaster film, Girls with guns and Action-war.]]> 2018-10-19 01:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/294659040 kieran_kotulla https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/295029570 In the Action genre, one method to engage readers is to entice them with action. There are major events, plot-twists and turns that direct the story into new paths and deeper developments. There are also common actions, gestures, physical movements and every day actions that carry characters from one scene to the next. Action is a great example of enticing readers because of its captivating scenes and characters. If action was non-existent then there wouldn't be many thrilling or enticing stories. ]]> 2018-10-20 00:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/295029570 kieran_kotulla https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/295031408 Current trends in Action film include a development toward more elaborate fight scenes in Western film. This trend is influenced by the massive success of Hong Kong action cinema, both in Asia and in the west. Asian martial arts elements, such as kung-fu and karate can now be found in numerous non-Asian Action films. Now, a distinction can be made between films that lean toward physical, agile fighting, such as The Transporter, and those that lean toward other common Action film conventions, like explosions and plenty of gunfire, such as Lethal Weapon, although most action movies employ elements of both. ]]> 2018-10-20 00:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/295031408 kieran_kotulla https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/295033303 Feminist film theory has been used to analyze action movies, owing to their rare variance from a core archetype. The separation between the physical male, who controls the scene and the gaze, and the female, who is almost always the object of the gaze, is very clear in most such films. Although female characters in most action films are nothing more than objects, a prize for the winner, hostages,, loving wives and the like, there has been a move towards stronger female characters such as those in works by James Cameron and Kate Bigelow, and a move towards "girl power"-style feminine empowerment (e.g. Charlie's Angels), in place of the traditional "damsel in distress".  ]]> 2018-10-20 01:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kieran_kotulla/fl3uaf1s1pmd/wish/295033303