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About this video essay:
A critical video essay analyzing the state of modern action cinema.
Content:
00:00 The Aesthetics of Modern Action
01:48 Towards an Objective Ideal
05:53 The Problem with Previsualization
08:28 The Rise of Second Unit Directing
13:17 Lessons from Last Year’s Best Fight Scene
15:49 The Ever-Importance of Storytelling
19:00 Concluding Thoughts
Further Reading:
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Media included:
1917, Alex Cross, Ant-Man Quantumania, Atomic Blonde, Avengers Infinity War Endgame, Baby Driver, Birds of Prey, Black Panther, Black Widow, Bullet Train, Captain America Winter Soldier Civil War, Casino Royale, Children of Men, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Daredevil, Deadpool 2, Die Hard, Echo, Extraction 1 2, Fast Five, Fast X, Gladiator, Hanna, Hard Boiled, Heat, Hitman Agent 47, John Wick 1-4, Kate, Kingsman The Secret Service, Mission Impossible Fallout Dead Reckoning, No Time to Die, Oldboy, Parker, Police Story, RRR, Saving Private Ryan, Silent Night, Skyfall, Spectre, Suicide Squad, Taken 1 3, Terminator 2, The Accountant, The Bourne Identity, The Expendables 2, The Defenders, The Gray Man, The Hunger Games, The Killer, The Matrix, The Raid 1 2, The Wolverine, True Detective, Venom
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