From JohnWick3 to MadMaxFuryRoad, here are some action flicks to get you through quarantine
When the Lumiere brothers terrified viewers with one of their earliest films,, which showed a train rolling into a station in the south of France in January, 1895, the shock was triggered by a new medium that could viscerally convey something no other expressive form could —! Suddenly, the movement of human beings, animals, vehicles and the forces of nature could be witnessed, and their beautiful as well as destructive potential captured and dramatized in a lifelike way.
Action films have always been with us and always will be. The degrees of realism have reliably increased over the decades to the point where special effects can make anything look real, and the boundaries of sensation keep expanding in ways that challenge filmmakers to deliver something new. “Action” in the broadest sense indeed is more prevalent and popular than ever.
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