Action is what hurts the living

The term “action” appeared in our everyday life not so long ago and is a Russian transcription of the English “aktion” (action), so it can be unequivocally stated that action is an action.

There are action games, but more often we call films in which the action does not let us get bored. It doesn’t scare, like in a thriller or horror movie, but it doesn’t let you relax.

What is action in cinema?

Action - shoot accurately! Catch up with it faster (run away)! it sleight of hand and foot (the use of martial arts knowledge is encouraged). It destroys everything and everyone, even if the whole world is flying to hell! It turns out that action films are action movies.

Classics of the genre

The most classic of this genre is probably worth mentioning films about James Bond. The actors acting as agent 007 were changing: from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig (although many are still sweeter than Pierce Brosnan's heart), epochs, governments have changed, special effects have become more complicated, but the tricks were performed with the same dedication, and the purpose of the battles always justified the means. A worthy confirmation of the audience’s interest in the espionage theme and in action was, in particular, the success of the franchise about the memory-deprived prince. “The Bourne Identification”, which was followed by a very successful sequel “The Bourne Supremacy” (this film, by the way, was awarded three “technical” Oscars for the best sound, sound editing and simply for the best editing), the Bourne Ultimatum trikvel. The last part of “The Bourne Evolution” was no exception, where Jason Bourne himself was no longer present, but his spirit remained, so to speak. The Russian public was undoubtedly attracted by the fact that the shooting of the second part was carried out including in Russia, and even with the participation of our actors. “Mission Impossible” also consists of four parts, in each of which special agents carry out some super-sensitive task, threatening a political coup, a terrible epidemic or the death of humanity as a whole. But Ethan Hunt and his team with honor come out of any trouble. The best action, in the opinion of many, in this series was created by director John Wu, who directed the second part of "Mission". View these films: there will be no doubt, action - these are all James Bond films.

Worthy representatives

Building on all of the above, the very best actors in the action genre are Bourne's Matt Damon, as well as Tom Cruise, who embodied the image of Ethan Hunt in all four parts of the franchise. Jackie Chan with his tricks can be named among the top actors in this direction. We will call Tuxedo and all parts of Rush Hour, and it’s already clear what we’re talking about. One has only to admire how he manages to combine the application of knowledge and skills in the field of martial arts to the opponent with endless comic strips! Uma Thurman, in the role of the Black Mamba, perfectly owns a samurai sword specially forged for retribution, therefore the image of this fighting girl in the films “Kill Bill” and “Kill Bill-2” (especially in the mass scene of the fight with a whole bunch of Japanese killers) is quite “credible” »For the action genre. Judging by the last tapes that appeared on the screen, one can note the acting work of Guy Pearce. He was magnificent in the role of agent Snow, who, playfully, deals with the notorious villains-prisoners who escaped from a space prison in the fantastic action movie "Naprol", produced by Luke Besson. Watching the game of the above-mentioned actors, their charisma, pressure, you know, action is really something that does not leave you indifferent, hurts the living. There would be more action films, and lately, more and more from modern "masterpieces" have been dropping to sleep!