A deep look into the action film genre

**Zeeboe** · 09-05-2012, 10:14 AM

Very likely, yes. I'd probably enjoy it too.

If I and a female MMA fighter were in a horror setting, me at 6'4, 245 would be cowering behind one of those MMA women as well. So yes, casting a chick in a violent role is totally possible. However, I could also take my shirt off at a public beach. Doesn't mean it's right. Catch my drift?

AND if a female MMA fighter went up against Kimbo Slice, and Kimbo had to fight for whatever reason, who do you honestly think would win?

Having said that, action movies these days are far softer than those in the 80s. Hollywood is less comfortable mindlessly blowing people away without first examining why the bad people are motivated to do what they do, and they need to get high audience figures and so the violence is toned down to get a lower rating. It's just a shame that we adult men can't have movies with lots of cursing, one-liners, and violence without chicks and kids screwing it up since Hollywood just has to consider their feelings when they should not be watching action films. When I was growing up, we little boys had our OWN action films.

Hollywood also casts good-looking people instead of rugged people way too often, which makes for a less gung-ho experience in my view.

"The Dark Knight Rises" however was awesome cause Bane was an old-school bad-ass. He looked tough and was tough. Nothing against Scarecrow and Joker - Love both those characters, but in a fist-fight, Batman could kill those guys, whereas Bane could hold his own against Batman - Both physically and mentally.

"The Expendables 2" was also a kick-ass film for obvious reasons.

In conclusion, I don't think all the newer action films are bad necessarily, just different, although sometimes I do crave a simpler time when the hero was muscular, didn't look like an average Joe, and was a man who was 35-years old or older, and he killed the bad guy who was also a man, brawny, scary-looking, 35-years old or older, and not an average Joe, and we didn't have to start wondering whether the heel of the movie was actually good deep down inside and whether the hero was going to be emotionally scarred by it all, and all that other ultra-liberal hand-wringing!

09-05-2012, 10:14 AM	#10
Zeeboe Posts: 6,269	Very likely, yes. I'd probably enjoy it too. If I and a female MMA fighter were in a horror setting, me at 6'4, 245 would be cowering behind one of those MMA women as well. So yes, casting a chick in a violent role is totally possible. However, I could also take my shirt off at a public beach. Doesn't mean it's right. Catch my drift? AND if a female MMA fighter went up against Kimbo Slice, and Kimbo had to fight for whatever reason, who do you honestly think would win? Having said that, action movies these days are far softer than those in the 80s. Hollywood is less comfortable mindlessly blowing people away without first examining why the bad people are motivated to do what they do, and they need to get high audience figures and so the violence is toned down to get a lower rating. It's just a shame that we adult men can't have movies with lots of cursing, one-liners, and violence without chicks and kids screwing it up since Hollywood just has to consider their feelings when they should not be watching action films. When I was growing up, we little boys had our OWN action films. Hollywood also casts good-looking people instead of rugged people way too often, which makes for a less gung-ho experience in my view. "The Dark Knight Rises" however was awesome cause Bane was an old-school bad-ass. He looked tough and was tough. Nothing against Scarecrow and Joker - Love both those characters, but in a fist-fight, Batman could kill those guys, whereas Bane could hold his own against Batman - Both physically and mentally. "The Expendables 2" was also a kick-ass film for obvious reasons. In conclusion, I don't think all the newer action films are bad necessarily, just different, although sometimes I do crave a simpler time when the hero was muscular, didn't look like an average Joe, and was a man who was 35-years old or older, and he killed the bad guy who was also a man, brawny, scary-looking, 35-years old or older, and not an average Joe, and we didn't have to start wondering whether the heel of the movie was actually good deep down inside and whether the hero was going to be emotionally scarred by it all, and all that other ultra-liberal hand-wringing! Last edited by Zeeboe; 09-05-2012 at 10:39 AM.