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Action, Representation, and Film Form in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)

Action, Representation, and Film Form in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) Assignment 3 A Isabella Meade VISA 1500 Professor Terryl Atkins November 27,…

Modern Action Cinema: Analyzing the Abu Dhabi Skyscraper Jump in “Fast and Furious 7”

The most recent action film I’ve watched is Fast and Furious 7 and decided to focus on one specific scene which is the Abu Dhabi skyscraper car jump….

Sylvester Stallones, Rambo, and the Evolution of Masculinity

The most recent Hollywood action film that I watched is Rambo First Blood. I chose a scene that happens towards the end of the movie where Rambo is…

Slowing Down the Action: How “Oldboy” Became a Hollywood Cult Classic

Park Chan-wook’s cult classic Oldboy has become an inspiration to many action films as a pioneer in its unique theatrical take on martial arts, creating an immersive experience…

John Wick: Chapter 4 – Mise en Scène, Violence and Contemporary Action Cinema

The scene I chose, portrayed in the screenshot above, is the Montmartre staircase fight in John Wick: Chapter 4. In the frame I captured, Wick is partway up…

Heroic Physique, Rapid Cuts, and Hit-Speed Danger: The Motorcycle Cliff Jump in Mission: Impossible

This screenshot is from one of the most breathtaking moments in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, where Ethan Hunt rides his motorcycle toward the edge of…

Comedy, Chaos, and Cloned Bodies: Analyzing a Key Action Moment in Playdate (2025)”

The screenshot I captured from Playdate (2025) shows one of the funniest and most chaotic action moments in the film, where Alan Ritchson fights side-by-side with a genetically…

Superhero

Female superhero

Two versions compared: 1. The early version of a female superhero from mainstream culture (e.g., a White, able-bodied, younger woman) 2. A more recent culturally-diverse version (e.g., a…

Becoming Unique: Trans Visibility and Authenticity in Glee

When Glee premiered, the show quickly became known for celebrating differences. The cast was full of teenagers from all different orientations, identities, and backgrounds, each navigating their own…

The Evolution of Aragon

Aragorn—introduced as the weathered ranger “Strider” and later revealed as Elessar Telcontar, king of the Reunited Kingdom—functions as a media archetype of the hidden heir, a leader who…