What exactly makes a great action movie, anyway?
When an action movie really works, there's nothing quite like it. On occasion, a gifted filmmaker presents us with characters we care about on top of high-octane, heart pounding scenes and amazing stunt work. There are such excellent examples of the filmmaking craft: Mad Max, Aliens, Fast and Furious, and even this year's mega-hitTop Gun: Maverick come to mind as among the finest action films ever made.
Every great film has a defining moment. It's the part of the movie that will make you cheer, cry and jump out of your seat.
For the action genre, that moment is particularly unique. That key segment is usually a remarkable fight, car chase, or jaw-dropping scene that makes the movie truly memorable
But did you know it wasn't always like that?
Action movies date back to the earliest days of film, but they haven’t always been as popular as they are today. In the 1930s, when modern Hollywood came to life, only a small fraction of the most popular American movies were part of the action genre. How things have changed, The last 80 years have witnessed the action genre’s inexorable rise. Action movies, which made up just 4% of the top films in the 1930s, encompassed over 34% of films thus far in the 2010! In addition, the action genre is considered to be the most expensive movie genre. The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean: “On Stranger Tide” had a net worth of 378.5 million dollars, Making it the most expensive movie of all time!
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