Talk:Action movie
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I just made a distinction between fighty action movies and explody action movies. Could we start a list of subgenres like the two above and with others like the racy action movie (Ronin), and the dramatic action movie (Way of the Gun), etc? I'd also love to see more trends and conventions listed and detailed.
Also, isn't the list of stars a little out of date? Those guys haven't made a decent flick in a long time. There's a new round of action heroes. -Tubby
- What are these 'Less famous films but still fun'? Looks like a Steven Seagal shrine to me! Pcb21 10:08 10 Jun 2003 (UTC)
I've removed the section about Seven Samurai. Sorry to whoever wrote this because it's well-written and interesting, but I think there's a problem in including it mainly because this article is really about modern Hollywood action films, and Seven Samurai doesn't seem to have much relation to them at all. If we're going to include it we'd have to start including war films, westerns, adventure films, the lot. This article would really have to be massively expanded and the whole focus changed. But if anyone violently disagrees they can always put it back in:
One of the most influential early films of the genre was The Seven Samurai, directed by Akira Kurosawa. Although the plot is more complex than many action movies today, the premise was very simple: set in Feudal Japan, the basically good, weak villagers are about to be attacked by a large horde of bandits. So, the villagers hire seven samurai to protect their village and train their people for the upcoming onslaught. This movie introduced basic, recurrent action film themes such as good vs. evil, sacrifice, the vigilante spirit of the protagonists, and the use of an action climax (which until then had been restricted to westerns).