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    Action Films can take on a variety of hybrid forms, including: Sci-Fi Action Criminal-Action Drama Western action Drama action War action Character Development in Action Films Heroes must be strong willed, even if they have flaws, because they become the person the audience will cheer for and wants to succeed. The 1960's saw the rise of the modern-day action with the creation of The James Bond series.

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    Action Films can take on a variety of hybrid forms, including: Sci-Fi Action Criminal-Action Drama Western action Drama action War action Character Development in Action Films Heroes must be strong willed, even if they have flaws, because they become the person the audience will cheer for and wants to succeed. The 1960's saw the rise of the modern-day action with the creation of The James Bond series.

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    Action Films can take on a variety of hybrid forms, including: Sci-Fi Action Criminal-Action Drama Western action Drama action War action Character Development in Action Films Heroes must be strong willed, even if they have flaws, because they become the person the audience will cheer for and wants to succeed. The 1960's saw the rise of the modern-day action with the creation of The James Bond series.

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    The passage discusses the elements, themes, history and development of action films over time.

    The three E's of action films are escapism, entertainment, and empathizing.

    Some examples of hybrid action film genres discussed are sci-fi action, criminal-action drama, western action, drama action, and war action.

    Action Films

    and their Elements

    Elements of Action Films

    Themes of Action Films

    Three Es of Action Films


    Escapism, or the concept that the action in the film
    helps divert an audiences real life issues for the
    length of the film.

    Entertainment, or exciting and amusing the


    audience to the point of dragging them to the edge of
    their seat, wondering what will occur next.

    Empathizing, or creating a struggle between good


    and bad that the audience can identify with to a lesser
    degree.

    Hybrids of Action Films

    Action Films can take

    on a variety of hybrid
    forms, including:

    Sci-Fi Action
    Criminal-Action Drama
    Western Action
    Drama Action
    War Action

    Character Development in Action


    Films
    Protagonist (Hero) vs. Antagonist (Villain)
    Heroes must be strong willed, even if

    they have flaws, because they become


    the person the audience will cheer for
    and wants to succeed.

    Villains must be strong willed also, not


    necessarily physically strong, but must
    have the drive to chase the hero down
    and possibly defeat them.

    History of Action Films

    1920s 1930s

    The first action film,

    considered by many
    historians, was entitled The
    Great Train Robbery (1903).

    Action films in the 1920s

    1930s came to be known as


    Swashbuckling Films, or
    films involving sword fights set
    in the Middle Ages.

    History of Action Films


    1940s 1950s

    The next phase of action films

    came in the form of Western


    Films, or films portraying the trials
    and tribulations of cowboys.

    The use of guns, chase scenes on

    horseback, and pistol duels all


    changed the action film genre from
    swashbuckling with swords to
    gun fights.

    History of Action Films

    1960s

    The 1960s saw the rise of the


    modern-day action with the
    creation of the James Bond
    series.

    The James Bond film introduced

    the resourceful hero who used hitech gadgets to overcome the


    villain and his henchmen.

    Car chases, weapons, and fight


    scenes all were found in the
    James Bond series.

    History of Action Films

    1970s

    To compete with the James Bond


    popularity, new crime-actiondrama films involving cops were
    created.

    The 1970s also saw the rise of

    the Asian inspired Martial Arts


    films with actors Bruce Lee
    performing their own stunts.

    History of Action Films


    1980s 1990s

    Action films grew to

    enormous heights in the


    1980s 1990s during which
    time Sci-Fi Action films like
    Star Wars and Drama
    Action films like Indiana
    Jones received a cult like
    following.

    These films incorporated

    new technology to create


    locations and weapons
    previously thought
    impossible.

    History of Action Films

    2000s Present Day

    The new norm for action films


    today have become superhero
    based, with characters such as
    Spiderman, Batman,
    Ironman, etc.

    The use of green screens allows

    for locations to be recorded that


    do not exist or are impossible to
    film, creating a greater ability
    and horizon for where action can
    take place.

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