30 Month: November 2024 (page 2 of 3)

Blood in Outer Space: Analysing Violence in “Dune: Part Two”

In 2024, with a worldwide box office revenue of $714,444,358 (Box Office Mojo 2024) and an 8/10 IMDb rating (IMDd 2024). Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part two,…

Depictions of Violence In Film: A24’s Civil War

Few films portray a modern civil war as eerily accurate as A24’s 2024 release of Civil War, directed and written by Alex Garland (A24, 2024). In April of…

Suki to Fast for, Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift

Suki too fast for fast and furious: Tokyo Drift The competition in Tokyo uses narrow, winding streets to increase tension and relevance for racers. The sequence uses fast…

Analysis of the best Hunger Games Film – Catching Fire (2013)

The Hunger Games films are one of the most renown dystopian action franchises in the business, and there is some debate about which of the movies is the…

Heroism and Chaos in The Batman (2022)

One of the most iconic sequences in The Batman (2022) shows Batman traversing the flaming remains of a car accident, his black form set against flickering flames. Following…

(Ross, The Hunger Games, 2012, screenshot, 1:14:10)

Analyzing Action and Power in The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross, is a well-known Hollywood action movie that depicts a dystopian and futuristic story of a young women’s journey through the Capital’s…

Analysis of John Wick: Chapter 4

The most recent Hollywood action film I watched is John Wick: Chapter 4. Known for its intense fight scenes, stylized violence, and striking visuals, this movie continues the…

Adrenaline in Frames: Examining Violence and Mise en Scène in John Wick: Chapter 4

The action film genre in Hollywood has always utilized violent actions and staged fights to entertain the viewers. The recent installment of the John Wick franchise, John Wick:…

How Pearl Harbour Changed the Action Movie Industry

How Pearl Harbour Shaped the Action Movie Industry Isabella Tiani Visual Culture 1500 Terryl Atkins November 25, 2024 In the 2001 film Pearl Harbour produced by Michael Bay…

Action and Emotion in Spiderman: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home is an American superhero action film directed by Jon Watts. The movie follows Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland) as he accidentally opens a…