Thursday, May 03, 2007

Action Films Vs. Adventure Films....


An action films generally involves a moral interplay between "good" and "bad" played out through violence or physical force. Popular sub genres are often; the buddy cop movie, or the heist/caper movie. Action films usually have higher death counts and are more graphic. The deaths usually involve established characters.

Some popular action movies are:
*Die Hard
*Beverly Hills Cop
*Miami Vice
*Bad Boys
*Mission Impossible







An adventure film generally involves danger, risk, and/or chance, often with a high degree of fantasy.
A lot of adventure movies usually take place in an undetermined period of time.
Sci Fi and fantasy films can often be sub genres of the adventure film. In adventure films such as Lord of the Rings the death counts can also be high but involve characters in which no name of face is of any importance.

Some popular adventure movies are:
*Indiana Jones
*Pirates of the Caribbean
*Star Wars
*Robin Hood
*The Mummy

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I find I enjoy action movies only on Fridays, which is the result of being at work all week. I apparently find enjoyment in all the gratuitous violence after being around people all week. Most of the time I prefer a good adventure movie...the fantasy concept is probably what gets it for me.