Action Genre

Action Genre

For this assignment I have chose the action genre, Action films is a genre where physical action plays a main role in the storytelling of the film, The films often have continues action scenes including stunts, fighting and chases. The story's in action genre usually revolve around a goal the hero is trying to achieve but faces incredible odds to achieve. Apart from this being my favourite genre of films there are multiple reasons I chose this particular genre. I like the action genre because of the heavy use of special effects used in all action movies from the Xmen Series to Batman. Another reason I like the action genre is they often have the same high profile stars in such as Gerard Butler, Daniel Craig, Arnold schwarzenegger and Liev Schreiber.

300 Rise of an Empire

300 rise of an empire was released in cinemas in 2014. It had a budget of $110,000,000 and made over $45,000,000 on its opening weekend in the USA, Overall it has grossed over $106,000,000 as of the 2nd of May 2014. It was directed by Noam Murro and is based on Xerxes by Frank Miller. The film takes place before and after the events of the first 300. Greek general Themistokles assembles his troops to fend off the Persian army. Artemisia (Eva Green) assembles a fleet of ships and sets sail for war. Meanwhile former wife of Leonidas refuses to risk anymore spartan lifes in the war.

Captain America : The Winter Solider

Captain America The Winter Solider is the second instalment into the Captain America franchise and one of many films released as part of the Marvel Avengers Storys. It was released on the 4th April 2014 and had an estimated budget $170,000,000, It grossed over $95,000,000 on the opening weekend and in the first month of its release made over $235,000,000. It stars Chris Evans as Captain America and was directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. The film is based straight after the Avengers as Steve Rogers still struggles to settle down with modern day life and faces the hardest battle of his life against the soviet super solider known as the winter solider, But battling the winter solider brings up his life before he became Captain America.

The dark knight risesBatman The Dark Knight Rises (2012) is set 8 years after Batman (Christian Bale) stopped the Joker and Bruce Wayne must return to save Gotham City from Bane (Tom Hardy) and his ruthless mercenaries set out to completely destroy Gotham with a nuclear bomb, Batman forms an unlikely alliance with Catwomen (Anne Hathaway). The budget for this film was $250,000,000 Released on the 20th July 2012 the film was a huge box office success and made over $160,000,000 in the opening weekend and went over to gross over $450,000,000 by the end of 2012 it was the second highest grossing film of 2012 behind Marvels The Avengers and managed to beat Skyfall and The Hunger Games. Produced by Warner Bros and legendary Pictures for DC Entertainment.

intertextualityIntertextuality is when a film uses

something from another film such as quotes, characters, or scenes. An example of this would be Arnold Schwarzenegger saying “ill be back” which is one of his well known catch phrases in the first Terminator movie, He also uses the catch phrase in many of his other films such as The Expendables 2.

Action Genre Trailers

Promethius Trailer (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU

The Avengers 2 : Age Of Ultronhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzPa4PA2F_4

Star TheoryStar theory is when a certain actor or actress is staring in a film which encourages you to go and see a film because you belive they will make the film better. One of my favoured actors is Gerard Butler ever since watching 300 in 2007 I have been a fan of him and have watched all the films he has been in from P.S I Love You to Olympus has fallen both completely different films.

Reception theoryReception theory is the theory that while the audience of the film is viewing the film the story and the meaning of the film is communicated to them throughout the film. what the director or auteur of the film wants us to know about, there is also the meaning which the audience themselves will create As the film goes on. It is argued that contextual theory, the theory that the place, time, Sequence of events, are what effects reception theory and the movement of the Meaning of the film itself.